Ringo Starr, Now 84 years old has had an amazing journey in the world of music. He was born, Richard Starkey in Liverpool England and became famous as the drummer for the Beatles. The Beatles changed music forever with their, incredible songs and performances’ But what caused the Beatles to break up over the years?

This Ringo has shared different reasons for the band’s breakup. But now at 84, he’s ready to talk openly about Yoko, Ono’s role in it all, So get ready for some surprising revelations, Ringo’s childhood. Richard Starkey known to many as Ringo Starr was born, on July 7th, 1940, in Dingle, and inner city area Liverpool. He was the only child of his parents, Richard Starkey, and LC Glee, who both worked as confectioners, His parents loved music and dancing.

Especially swinging, they often spent their free time and joining the local ballroom scene before, Ringo, whom they called. Richie was born. When Richie was born, his parents fun nights out. Came to a stop Elsie became very protective of her son almost to the point of being overly concerned about it. Meanwhile his father who was called, Big Richie started is interest in family life.

He chose to spend a lot of time in pubs drinking and dancing sometimes for several days in a row. This put a strain on the family in 1944 to save money. The family moved to another neighborhood in the dingle called admiral Grove shortly. After this move, Ringo’s parents separated and got divorced within the year Ringo. Later said that he didn’t have many memories of his father who didn’t try to stay in touch.

He only visited Ringo a few times. After the divorce, Elsie had a tough time making ends meet on her own. She got very little money from her ex-husband. So she took on several cleaning jobs before finally, finding work as a barmaid. She did this job for 12 years to support herself and her son. Ringo’s early, life was full of challenges when he was six, he had to have an appendectomy, a surgery to remove his appendix unfortunately he developed a serious infection called parathinitis. After the surgery, This made him very it. He even fell into a coma for a few days.

He had to stay in the hospital for a whole year to recover and he couldn’t live with his family during that time When Ringo finally left the hospital in May 1948. His mom, let him stay there before, so he missed a lot of school. By the time he was eight years old. He couldn’t read, or do math very well. This made him feel different from the other kids at school, and he often skipped classes to play at Sefton Park. Fortunately a kind neighbor named Marie McGuire Crawford who was like a big sister to Ringo started tutoring him twice a week. Thanks to our help Ringo began to catch up with his classmates.

However in 1953, he got sick again This time. With tuberculosis He had to stay in a sanatorium. A special hospital for people with long-term illnesses for two years to get better. Despite all these setbacks ring goes early, life experiences, shaped him into the resilient person. He became his love for music inherited from his parents stayed with him. Eventually this love led him to become. One of the most famous drummers in the world as a member of the Beatles.

A new fascination during his stay at the hospital. The medical staff wanted to help the kids stay active and not get too bored. They encourage the patients to join the hospital band. This is covered percussion instruments. He didn’t have a real drum, so he used to make shift, mallet made from a cotton bobbin to tap on the cabinet’s next to his bed. This simple activity sparked, his interest in, drumming Not long. After Ringo’s interest in, drumming grew even more, A kind neighbor named Crawford, gave him a copy of the Allen.

Ainsworth, song, bedtime for drums, as a gift to help him recover Ringo. Later said, I was in the hospital band, That’s where I really started playing. I never wanted anything else from there on even though his grandparents gave him other instruments like a mandolin, a banjo and a harmonica and there was a piano at home. He wasn’t interested in any of them. They only thing he wanted to play was the drums. Ringo went to Saint Silas.

A church of England. Primary school near his house is classmates nicknamed him Lazarus because he had been so sick and that got better Later. He attended Dingle Vale, secondary, modern school here. He was good at art and drama and he also liked practical subjects like mechanics. However, because he had spent so much time in the hospital. He fell behind in school and couldn’t take the 11 plus. Qualifying exam needed to go to grammar school on April, 17th.