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Who made you a Starr?
Oct 19 2008 by Ken Oxley, Sunday Sun
MEMO to Ringo Starr . . .
Hey there superstar! Peace and love, brother, peace and love. Just thought I’d mention how incredibly obnoxious and self-absorbed you sounded on that silly little video clip you posted on your website.
You know the one I mean . . . where you so arrogantly point out that you’re fed up with all the fan mail you receive and that, after October 20, it’s all going in the bin.
The fact that you keep repeating the phrase “peace and love” while effectively telling your fans to sod off makes it all the more contemptuous.
Has it ever occurred to you that you ought to be grateful people still care enough to make such requests?
No offence, but it’s something of a mystery to me that you’re still so revered. Macca I can understand because he is a supremely talented songwriter and performer.
You, on the other hand, were an average drummer who just happened to be in the right place at the right time.
Be honest Ringo, you’re quite possibly the luckiest bloke alive.
You have led a charmed life thanks to your allegiance with three genuinely gifted musicians while contributing . . . erm, what exactly did you contribute? Oh yes, Octopus’s Garden.
Peace and love brother, peace and love.
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