Remaining dates on the tour had been planned for California and Mexico. 'The rest of the tour is off,' he added, signing off with his trademark 'peace and love.' SEE ALSO | Ringo Starr ill: Former Beatle postpones New Buffalo, Michigan show after testing positive for COVID On Thursday, however, the 82-year-old told fans: 'I'm sure you'll be as surprised as I was I tested positive again for COVID.' On October 3, the musician postponed several tour dates across Canada and the US after being diagnosed with COVID-19, before tweeting Monday that he was 'on the road again' following a negative test. The former Beatles drummer tweeted Thursday that he was 'surprised' by his positive test result. Ringo Starr has canceled the remainder of his North American tour after testing positive for COVID-19 again, CNN reported. So when I did end up in this rehab, it was like a light went on and said, ‘You’re a musician, you play good.Is Ringo Starr sick? The former Beatle postponed a show in New Buffalo, Michigan due to an illness. I couldn’t play sober, but I also couldn’t play as a drunk. ‘I don’t know how you do anything if you’re not drunk.’ That’s where I ended up. I don’t know what happened - I said yes! And then I realized I didn’t have a band so I thought, ‘Well, I’m just gonna call up old friends and they can sing and I’ll sing and we’ll all play together.’ That’s how the first one got started.” Former Beatle Starr says age really is just a numberįoremost of all, the Photograph singer credits his good health to getting help in the late 1980s for the alcoholism he was mired in from his Beatles days.Īs he told Rolling Stone in 2019, “I was afraid at the beginning. and asked if I’d like to put a band together and go on tour. Speaking to Billboard in 2019 about how the band got its start, Starr recalled, “For me (the band) was one of those magical moments because it’s something you don’t plan. Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band wrap 2016 tour but promise new music is on the horizon /7HPVgvy5Pj- Los Angeles Times July 4, 2016 Starr has remained musically active, and has mainly stayed in the public eye through his Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band concert tours featuring, of course, the drummer along with other big names.Īmong those who have joined the Yellow Submarine singer on tour since he started the effort in 1989 have been former Eagle guitarist (and Starr’s brother-in-law) Joe Walsh, saxophonist Clarence Clemons, Bruce Springsteen, Andy Summers of The Police, percussionist Sheila E., and many more. “As my brother Paul said, The Beatles always stood for equal rights&justice and I’ve never stopped working for peace&love ever since,” Starr said in his 2020 post. “#blacklivesmatter, #peaceispossible - I send my peace love & continuous support to everyone marching & speaking up for justice & a better world.” The drummer hasn’t stopped performing Starr used the star-studded event to benefit causes important to him, including the David Lynch Foundation, MusiCares, WaterAid and Black Lives Matter Global Network, as he tweeted at the time. The music and chat Starr spoke of included his friends and big names in music such as Paul McCartney, Sheryl Crow, Gary Clark Jr., Sheila E., and Ben Harper. But we’re putting this show together – an hour of music and chat. There’s no big get-together, there’s no brunch for 100.

“This year is going to be a little different. Thanks to the pandemic, what would normally have been a big bash was still a big bash – just from a distance, as the musician told Rolling Stone at the time.

The former Beatle drummer celebrated his 80th birthday last year in a slightly different way than usual. Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Starr turned 80 in 2020 Ringo Starr speaks onstage during the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards at Los Angeles Convention Center on Main Los Angeles, California | Here’s how Ringo says he keeps himself looking so well. The musician, who turned 80 in 2020, shocked many with his hale, hearty, and youthful appearance. At last night’s Grammy Awards broadcast, most of the attention was on the award winners: Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, and Billie Eilish.īut at the evening’s final award of Record of the Year, all eyes - and slacked jaws - were on presenter Ringo Starr.

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