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I mean, I was born the day wa...

I mean, I was born the day war broke out, but I don't remember all the bombs though they did actually break up Liverpool, you know. I remember when I was a little older, there was big gaps in all the streets where houses used to be. We used to play over them.

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Being in The Beatles was a sh...

Being in The Beatles was a short, incredible period of my life. I had 22 years leading up to it, and it was all over eight years later.

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And I came back and it was gr...

And I came back and it was great, 'cuz George had set up all these flowers all over the studio saying welcome home. So then we got it together again. I always felt it was better on the White one for me. We were more like a band, you know.

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People only look at me as a B...

People only look at me as a Beatle, but my friends look at me as a whole person. That's how life works, but it's not bugging me anymore.

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First and foremost I am a dru...

First and foremost I am a drummer. After that, I'm other things... But I didn't play drums to make money.

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George was getting alot of in...

George was getting alot of independence for himself in those days. He was writing more, and wanted things to go his way - where, when we first started things basically went John and Paul's way. You know, 'cuz they were the writers.

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Drumming is my middle name. ...

Drumming is my middle name.

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Gene Autry was the most. It m...

Gene Autry was the most. It may sound like a joke - Go and have a look in my bedroom, It's covered with Gene Autry posters. He was my first musical influence.

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When they come here, the Engl...

When they come here, the English make a choice: New York or L.A. L.A. suited me better, I just feel comfortable here.

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I feel the older I get, the m...

I feel the older I get, the more I'm learning to handle life. Being on this quest for a long time, it's all about finding yourself.

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The second side of Abbey Road...

The second side of Abbey Road is my favorite.

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I've never been able to sit r...

I've never been able to sit round on my own and play drums, practice in the back room, never been able to. I've always played with other musicians. It's how I play, there's no joy for me in playing on my own, bashing away. I need a bass, a piano, guitar, whatever, and then I can play.

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At the end of the day, I can ...

At the end of the day, I can end up just totally wacky, because I've made mountains out of molehills. With meditation, I can keep them as molehills.

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I am a big Beatles fan. And, ...

I am a big Beatles fan. And, you know, unbeknownst to anyone, I used to be one. But I have no problems of putting titles and lines from other songs in my songs, because they're great lines and great titles.

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And in a marriage you can't T...

And in a marriage you can't TRY and be married. You're married or you're not married... as far as I'm concerned.

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I think the most exciting thi...

I think the most exciting thing is that you expect people our age to know the music, but actually a lot of kids know the music, and if anything is left, we have left really good music, and that's the important part, not the mop-tops or whatever.

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I don't collect any memorabil...

I don't collect any memorabilia. I wish I'd have kept everything I had. But who knew you had to keep it. Just gave it away. And we lost so much and we didn't look after a lot of it.

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I couldn't put my finger on o...

I couldn't put my finger on one reason why we broke up. It was time, and we were spreading out. They were spreading out more than I was. I would've stayed with the band.

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That's when we decided to sto...

That's when we decided to stop in '66. Everyone thought we toured for years, you know, but we didn't. I joined in '62, and we'd finished touring in '66 to go into the studio where we could hear each other... and create any fantasy that came out of anybody's brain.

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I mean, women are very import...

I mean, women are very important to me. I don't know, they just drive me crazy.

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