\u201c<\/span>He had a writer \u2014 very good writer, great reputation, and he wrote it great, but it had nothing to do with Maureen and I,\u201d Starr reported. \u201cThat\u2019s not how we were. I\u2019d say, \u2018We would never do that.’\u201d<\/p>\nThe concerns were resolved when the pair met in London \u2013 but Starr expressed doubts over Mendes being able to meet the deadlines attached to the four-movie project. \u201cBut he\u2019ll do what he\u2019s doing, and I\u2019ll send him peace and love,\u201d the drummer said.<\/p>\n
He and Maureen Cox married in 1965 and had three children together, including former Who drummer Zak Starkey. They divorced in 1975 and she went on to marry Hard Rock Cafe co-founder Isaac Tigrett, and died of cancer in 1994, aged 48.<\/p>\n
Why Ringo Starr\u2019s Songwriting Made The Beatles Laugh<\/h3>\n
In the same article, Starr joked about trying to write songs for the Beatles, saying: \u201cIt\u2019s hard to come to the front when you\u2019ve got John and Paul. I\u2019d say, \u2018I\u2019ve got this song.\u2019 And halfway through they\u2019d all be laying on the floor laughing, because I wasn\u2019t writing new songs. I was writing new words to old songs!\u201d<\/p>\n
Surviving colleague McCartney observed of their lifelong friendship: \u201cWith John and George not here, I think we realize nothing lasts forever. So we grasp onto what we have now because we realize that it\u2019s very special.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cIt\u2019s something hardly anyone else has\u2026 There\u2019s only me and Ringo, and we\u2019re the only people who can share those memories.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The Stories Behind Every Beatles LP Cover<\/h2>\n\n
In some ways, the Beatles’ album art could be just as fascinating as the music inside.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Gallery Credit: Nick DeRiso<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n