It's strange how young people who have been addicted to substances, when they get older they look young. My theory is, if you take loads of substances, Clapton, for instance, you have spent most of your life not using many facial expressions. You are so out of it, totally unaware of worries, that they spend their life in a repose state. Where the rest of us, worry about wages, kids, food, bastard husbands and get worry lines, frown lines etc. They don't give a shit cos they're out of it.
@Fools On The Hill I think he takes every day as it comes, a blessing for itself, as he knows he is truly blessed to be here having experienced years in hospital in early childhood. He also was always true to himself, natural, take it or leave it. And I think I'm going to take it.😍
@@Mozart1220 who says I want to be worshipped? You, him, and I are nothing but specks flowing through a sandstorm. I "worship" his music myself. I adore his art. It doesn't mean I must validate everything about him. Or are you just the typical sheep looking for a shepherd?
Well, I think they all were torn up with John's death. They all had real emotion but depending on how you grieve that emotion can appear in different ways.
when he said “he’s waiting up there for me to play the kit” and “he’s up there with Hendrix and Elvis, because they’re the ones who stay up all night” that touched
That was the saddest time for me as a teenager, it was official that the Beatles would never get back together, thanks to the low-life that murdered John. can't wait till that bastard meets his demise.
See that gray hair on the right side of his head? He's had that since he was a kid but it was covered up when he grew his hair longer with the Beatles. He was so sick as a kid that part of his hair went gray. If you look at pictures of him from the 1950s when he had his hair combed like this, you can see it, the gray stripe. It;s amazing how that happens. Same thing happened to my Grandfather when he fought in WW2, he came back and had a gray stripe in his hair even though he was 21. Fear did it
Emily Borlase it happens either through genetics or loss of skin pigment in that area. You probably have a halo mole, a benign mole which your body attacked and destroyed the pigment in skin cells around it. This means the hair follicles have no pigment
@Chris Anagn. Unfortunately, yes. They had a falling out in the mid-70s that they never really hashed out before John was killed. From the various things I've read, it kind of started when John was supposed to perform at the Concert for Bangladesh and pulled out last minute. I think they made amends after that, but then John flaked out on him again in '74 when George flew to NYC to sign the Beatles' final "break-up" documents. When George's autobiography I Me Mine came out a few months before John's murder, he said in an interview he was very hurt by the fact that George didn't mention him once in the whole book (not sure if that's true or not).
@@sliat1981 I was talking about George and John, not Ringo and John. @Chris Anagn. asked if George and Lennon had any arguments. As far as sources go, Lennons Playboy interview is a start.
this was painful to watch. to see the pain and sadness ringo suffered, to hear how aware he was of it. i'm consoled by knowing he's still alive and well today at 80 years old, but man this hits hard.
“But I’m sure he’s ok.” - yes he is. He really is. I believe that. Elvis is the artist of my life. I was born a few years after Elvis died and a year before John was murdered. Elvis. The Beatles. These people changed music. During my depression their albums Elvis and the Beatles and John and Paul’s music on their own really saved me from falling down a dark hole of suicide. Isn’t it amazing the power of music? Ringo is truly heart breaking here.
6:23 "Here I am, as a human being ... let's start from here". But Barbara Walters was unhappy, and so she imprisoned Ringo in her futuristic, multicoloured floating TV prison - and sent him into the depths of space to float alone .. forever.
I've always loved this man just from his expression, which tends to feel so loving and kind, and he also seems to have a wonderful sense of humor and sensitivity. Ringo, I wish I DID have an opportunity to know you as a person. It is sad to me that you say what so many who have been famous entertainers say regarding that, but you are not available to be my friend. No fair! We both lose, for sure. Just know that there are MANY others like me who wish the situation was otherwise. I not only admire you as a musician but as a man. I know you now miss George, as well. We all do, but we will always love you....... no matter WHAT you do with your time and energy. (hug) Just know. Thanks for posting this video, galaxies...appreciate it much.
Oh Ringo❤ you were and are the heart of that group, you are so tender hearted!❤ I'm cry every time I see this footage, I'm so sorry you had to go through this! My prayers are with you, I pray the Lord blesses you with his joy and peace, because in this world its only temporary, I pray you come to know him, and learn of him, the Lord loves you, and I love you, always did, ever since I knew you❤ love you Ringo❤
Didn't Barbara Walters realize the heartache she was causing with that interview? If I miss John and George also did she actually think that Ringo (Richard) was devastated by the horrific murder of John?
I remember reading something that said, before John’s death, he said that he wanted to go back to England to play with the other Beatles. Now he’ll never get that chance.
(Paraphrasing) - How can you just be Ringo and not "the Beatle"? "I'll never be able to be that." That's deep. Think about it. I get chills. Just one more reason the Beatles are the single greatest band of all time. ✌
Sorry Yoko, but saying Ringo didn't know John as much as she did was cruel. The Beatles met as teenagers and saw all of life before she came along. It's a bit of a kick in the teeth to Ringo. You will see him again Ringo. Peace & Love.
Oh my god, seriously? please grow up. John himself said he had a stronger connection with Yoko than anyone else in his life, furthermore she didn't say he didn't know John like her, simply that he didn't know how she felt, Yoko and John lived together through the majority of the 70's and were very close at the time of his passing, John only saw bits and pieces of Ringo in the 70's, so no doubt the pain would have been worse for Yoko. Furthermore you're getting bitter at the reactions of an incredibly recent and raw widow, have some bloody respect and instead of just carelessly uttering the words peace and love why don't you try to embody them.
michelle88960 I know! That was very rude to say, I mean they've been friends since 1960. John was close to Ringo, too, that's not the right thing to say to someone after their friend of maybe 20 has just died. That was an awful thing to say to Ringo. Peace and Love
+LAS Kids Yeah grieving widows are the bloody worst for manners aren't they, well luckily we have the widow police like yourself to criticise and make sure that the women who are grieving over their dead husbands are adhering to strict social ethics like the rest of us! Thanks LAS Kids and Michelle, you bloody saints.
My best friends are few...but they are the Best. I've known them since high school and before. My wife is also my best friend. We've been together for over twenty years. I guarantee you she knows more about me than I know about myself at times. When you're in a daily connection with a person, they take in everything about you and you them. Now those other friends might know a bit she doesn't...but it's only a bit. I dare say she knows what counts. I can see what Yoko meant. Was it right to say then? I don't know.
Eventhough I like seeing this emotional side of Ritchie, it's not fair for him to be pushed like that. I hate it when the media take advantage of people's sadness and pain, making clouse-ups so that everyone can see the tears in his eyes, pushing all his buttons to make him break down, that's not fair for anyone, doesn't matter how famous he is, HE'S STILL A HUMAN BEING. Slap her Ritch!!
@@ElvarMasson Ringo's real name is Richard and the name Richard has the nickname Ritchie/Richie/Richy. Ringo's first wife, Maureen, use to call him Richie and only Richie, so I think that nickname has rubbed off onto others. Fans, nonfans, it's just a cool nickname
I know his real name. Ringo Starr is known by people (outside his family) as Ringo Starr. Why would you call him something that people don't know him by ? Do you call Cliff Richard by his real name; Harry (Roger) Webb ? Do you call Elton John by his real name; Reginald Kenneth Dwight (or Reg Dwight) ? Seems odd...unless you know Ringo Starr personally ?
"They still call me 'One of the lads...one of 'them'..."(Richie...'we' call you that because to us you're special and we know some part of you will never 'grow-up & move on' because you are 'enchanted magic' to all of us...we all think of you as an 'ageless Merlin with a drum-kit' and we can't see you any other way because our love as 'Beatle' fans won't allow it!) The magic is so powerful we can't escape it and don't want to...we know in our minds what the truth is, but our hearts deny any change for you...you will always be 'Beatle Ringo the 'Mop-Top' to all of us...the 'coolest' of the 'Fab Four' (to me anyway!)To you "It were a grand thing to be a Beatle ya' know...we were really somethin' in the 'old days" ...but for us those 'old days' never ended! (in the land of memory...the time is always 'now' and it's always Feb. 9th., 1964)
Good on you Ringo, you have a great heart of gold cos you not only saw John just less than a month before but also stopped everything & went out of your way to see Yoko & Sean the day after?... an absolute heart of gold, Ringo you're the best!👍
Ringo always said he grew up an only child and then he got three brothers through being in The Beatles; and he lost a brother on December 8 1980. John and Ringo were the oldest two Beatles, both being born in 1940.
All these interviewers and talking heads are heartless soulless piles of garbage. That is how they get the job. She didn't care about any of this other than how her hair looked and that she got to ride the wave of what happened to John.
There are some people who come into our lives as friends, but live and leave as our brothers and sisters. This is a painful interview to watch, and all I can say is that if the world could've brought John back we would have, that's how much John Lennon meant to the world and how much he is still missed to this day.
The reason why death hurts so much because it is final. We know deep down we will never see our loved ones again. Thats why it hurts so much. R.I.P Mr. Lennon.
When he mentions it’s all about the music he stares into the camera and points his finger I wonder who that was directed to hard to see him this way still he and John were true friends.
i can't stand Yoko Ono either but i get why she said what she did back than to Ringo. true they didn't see each other that much Ringo admitted that much but that doesn't mean they weren't close i mean they were like brothers for god's sake. so i'm glad he got to in a way say goodbye to him without knowing it of course. i think she could have said it a different way but than when it's all fresh and all that i can also see why she said it. as close as her and John were she was his world in a way, i have never understood what he saw in her and i don't think anyone alive or dead will understand that at all. but Ringo wasn't bitter about her comment either cause he did also understand where she was coming from too. true she could have said it a bit better but when it comes to shit like that it's harder to express to someone how they feel or why you can't begin to understand how they feel. for example my uncle no joke killed himself in (2007) i wasn't close to him at all sadly, but i'd say i dunno how my aunt my marriage felt but they were separated at the time so i dunno how she felt either. but my grandmother it hit pretty damn hard too... and i can say i have an idea on how she must feel but than i'd be lying cause i've never had a killed do that before so i wouldn't begin to understand how one would feel when that shit does happen. he wasn't my kid so if i was told i wouldn't understand they would be in the right in telling me that. i can say like i said i think i have an idea but that's all i can say and though i may i clearly don't have an idea what they are going through. also it's odd seeing Ringo with Gray Hair since he's got none now my guess is he dyes/colors it. but than he was/is an alcoholic that has since gotten sober so that and with lennon getting killed he looked 20 years older than he actually was at the time he was interviewed
4:01 Not to play armchair psychologist, but I think the reason Ringo said "this band" with such disdain was because he hated what "the band" did to all their friendships. John's death probably made him realize that all the fighting and bickering in "the band" was stupid and wasteful... John's death probably reminded him of what is important in life, and probably made him wish that everyone in "the band" could go back in time and not take each other for granted.
I kind of get what Yoko was saying but for her to say that to Ringo when he was grieving as well was just wrong. He and John had still been friends for years, so yeah he'd have a right to be upset.
Yoko wanted John completely for herself and that included all the grief apparently. I heard some outtakes of them in the studio and she says to John 'They don't understand your music, John." She has now put her name onto Imagine as the first songwriting credit. So history will record that she wrote it. She really is an f-ing piece of work. Julien had to buy his own dad's letters at auction when Yoko sold them. That's how disgusting she is.
This is pond life journalism. When Ringo said about stopping, they should have. But people like this woman are waiting for the tears, to get better viewing figures. Nowadays Ringo would have had walked off. But he was going through the grieving process and was too distraught to demand they stop. Don Henley's song Dirty Laundry comes to mind watching this.
4:30 . 5:01 ...and the band is growing...this is a statement only a musician can understand..(I am convinced that Mrs Walters didn't DIG ) I will go and join the band for a session, or just listen to the masters when it is my time...YAY!
Ringo knew John since teenagers and lived, played and toured for close to a decade, Yoko lived with John for a decade ( not counting there years of separation) they were also music and business partners as John with the Beatles, so the difference was that besides that they were married and had a child, so yes, the bond was even closer to John, but love is love. And she was wrong to say what she said. Both lost one of the biggest people in their lives.
peace and love, Ringo and John knew each other since very early 20s. Paul and George knew each other since childhood. John, Paul, and George knew each other since they were teens. Ringo is very sad here. Tough time.
I am angry that Yoko took him to such a dangerous place. He made many enemies before with the government and his views on religion. The weeks before he wanted to go home. Very sad. He thought New York was great and private. New York is a hole.
+simon watts I think John was more than ready to leave England for NYC. He loved the place. It's ironic that George Harrison was so close to being murdered in his own home in peaceful Henley-Upon-Thames, England. Just some food for thought.
John loved NY too. It wasn't NY, it was the creep who traveled to NY to kill him. He could have traveled to the UK too, just like George Harrison had someone stab him. So don't blame NY or Yoko. Blame the creep
I don't really like this Barbara Walters after seeing this interview: She used a special way to get Ringo crying, looking at him like that, having long pauses, speaking in a certain way. No wonder Ringo had tears in his eyes, she did it on purpose.
Don’t slam Barbara. She was the best. She got the interview, she got this documented, she was able to get Ringo to open up. This is history, and it’s bigger than any one person or one moment.
Having said that... this is before he got sober. He’s clearly had a belt or two. It’s like sitting with him at a pub after a few pints. Great interview.
@@interstateelectronicsystem7012 ...thanks for the reply. Don't you just hate the "Hypocrisy" of youtube? IE: I type in "Light my Fire" by the Doors...1 video isn't available because it violates and yet I can find another upload of the exact same video and...no problems.
This is a hard watch. I'd hate to be famous. "The boys" That seems to have annoyed them all. I read one of Michael Palins diary books and he said George Harrison also really resented being called one of "The boys" too.
It’s a miracle how Ringo nowadays looks better than he used to 40 years ago
I think it's because he was addicted to drugs, but he's really fixed himself up after rehab
Olly G well idk about that, he looks pretty damn good here if I may say
It's strange how young people who have been addicted to substances, when they get older they look young. My theory is, if you take loads of substances, Clapton, for instance, you have spent most of your life not using many facial expressions. You are so out of it, totally unaware of worries, that they spend their life in a repose state.
Where the rest of us, worry about wages, kids, food, bastard husbands and get worry lines, frown lines etc. They don't give a shit cos they're out of it.
@Fools On The Hill I think he takes every day as it comes, a blessing for itself, as he knows he is truly blessed to be here having experienced years in hospital in early childhood.
He also was always true to himself, natural, take it or leave it.
And I think I'm going to take it.😍
His hair's a lot less grey nowadays
"I didn't come to see a Beatle, I came to see my friend". really bring it home that they were friends first and members second.
It´s hard to see him this way, but he´s got the most beautiful blue eyes in the world ,even full of tears, and the sweetest heart too. I just love him
Tears? He's drunk.
And today he looks great especially since he quit smoking and drinking.
@@chipgaasche4933 he was going threw so much.... don't be a dicl
He was sober at this point.
By the way...
Ringo is humbled and a kind human. Thank you for being a good person.
I cried my eyes out watching this interview. My heart truly goes out to Ringo. God bless you, Mr. Starkey and God bless Mr. Lennon.
Uhhh That Lennon fool was his own god.
@@alexandergrande8310 well the angels must have been around when he wrote his unbelievable and unearthly music.
@@alexandergrande8310 And he will be forever worshiped...unlike you.
@@Mozart1220 who says I want to be worshipped? You, him, and I are nothing but specks flowing through a sandstorm. I "worship" his music myself. I adore his art. It doesn't mean I must validate everything about him. Or are you just the typical sheep looking for a shepherd?
I just wanna hug him :(
if i were there I wold hug him
The fact he flew there immediately and runs through the crowd into the house to see her and the boy .... legend. Wish I had a friend like that.
thats the first time i've seen another beatle actually show real emotion and sadness talking about john's death, made me cry :(
pamelllakaye he’s a Cancer. He’s an emotional soul.
@@Gigiroo star signs don't mean shit
Well, I think they all were torn up with John's death. They all had real emotion but depending on how you grieve that emotion can appear in different ways.
I'm sure John was like a brother to Ringo.
The three others had always looked up to Ringo. Ringo was truly the 'adult' of the group.
@@duffbaker9554 Source? I thought it was the opposite
Hahahahaha your funny
Ringo was the only child from his parents. Of course his other family was The Beatles, so sure they were all his brothers. He had just lost one here.
They were all mates 😞
Jeeze. This made me cry. Its unbelievable that Paul, John, and George were scared of him when they first met. He has the biggest heart. So sweet. Wow.
when he said “he’s waiting up there for me to play the kit” and “he’s up there with Hendrix and Elvis, because they’re the ones who stay up all night” that touched
AW Poor Ringo :( He Needs a hug!
the last sentence is just breathtaking. So is the whole interview, actually.
Beatles would not have been the phenomenal success story they were without Ringo. Fact.
Ringo Starr - a lad who lives. Bless you Ringo.
"He's up there with Jimi Hendrix and Elvis and he just waiting for the day I can be up there and play the kit. The big band in the sky." :,(
I remember John's death announced on MNF. I went to my room, listened to the radio hoping it wasn't true. Afterwards, I played Help.
That was the saddest time for me as a teenager, it was official that the Beatles would never get back together, thanks to the low-life that murdered John. can't wait till that bastard meets his demise.
Sounds hauntingly familiar
And no 'Help', was on it's way.
See that gray hair on the right side of his head? He's had that since he was a kid but it was covered up when he grew his hair longer with the Beatles. He was so sick as a kid that part of his hair went gray. If you look at pictures of him from the 1950s when he had his hair combed like this, you can see it, the gray stripe. It;s amazing how that happens. Same thing happened to my Grandfather when he fought in WW2, he came back and had a gray stripe in his hair even though he was 21. Fear did it
Nonsense. Just genetic it runs in family’s, I have one
I have a grey strip in mine, didn't know it could come from sickness but I did get really ill so maybe hey.
Emily Borlase it happens either through genetics or loss of skin pigment in that area. You probably have a halo mole, a benign mole which your body attacked and destroyed the pigment in skin cells around it. This means the hair follicles have no pigment
Him and Lennon are the only ones who never had a falling out
THEY PROBABLY argued but in BUT DON'T WANT HARM to be DONE TO TO A FRIEND
Chris Anagn. I honestly can’t think of one 🤔
@Chris Anagn. Unfortunately, yes. They had a falling out in the mid-70s that they never really hashed out before John was killed.
From the various things I've read, it kind of started when John was supposed to perform at the Concert for Bangladesh and pulled out last minute. I think they made amends after that, but then John flaked out on him again in '74 when George flew to NYC to sign the Beatles' final "break-up" documents. When George's autobiography I Me Mine came out a few months before John's murder, he said in an interview he was very hurt by the fact that George didn't mention him once in the whole book (not sure if that's true or not).
Colin Heddle references please.
Did you see the interview? He even said last time they met shortly before they died they had a great time together
@@sliat1981 I was talking about George and John, not Ringo and John. @Chris Anagn. asked if George and Lennon had any arguments. As far as sources go, Lennons Playboy interview is a start.
Ringo is the man. An amazing unique drummer, a true brother and a lovely guy.
poor baby ringo
Poor baby :(
This crushes me every time I listen to it. Ringo is heartbroken. Much like the whole world still is over the senseless death of our dear Johnny
this was painful to watch. to see the pain and sadness ringo suffered, to hear how aware he was of it. i'm consoled by knowing he's still alive and well today at 80 years old, but man this hits hard.
“But I’m sure he’s ok.” - yes he is. He really is. I believe that. Elvis is the artist of my life. I was born a few years after Elvis died and a year before John was murdered. Elvis. The Beatles. These people changed music. During my depression their albums Elvis and the Beatles and John and Paul’s music on their own really saved me from falling down a dark hole of suicide. Isn’t it amazing the power of music? Ringo is truly heart breaking here.
So sad... it's awful painful losing a very good friend... Especially when it was murder....
WHAT A tragedy and this vulture a PARASITE is pressing HIM FOR CASH BLOW me
6:23 "Here I am, as a human being ... let's start from here". But Barbara Walters was unhappy, and so she imprisoned Ringo in her futuristic, multicoloured floating TV prison - and sent him into the depths of space to float alone .. forever.
I've always loved this man just from his expression, which tends to feel so loving and kind, and he also seems to have a wonderful sense of humor and sensitivity. Ringo, I wish I DID have an opportunity to know you as a person. It is sad to me that you say what so many who have been famous entertainers say regarding that, but you are not available to be my friend. No fair! We both lose, for sure. Just know that there are MANY others like me who wish the situation was otherwise. I not only admire you as a musician but as a man. I know you now miss George, as well. We all do, but we will always love you....... no matter WHAT you do with your time and energy. (hug) Just know. Thanks for posting this video, galaxies...appreciate it much.
Just about 40 years ago. I was so lucky to have been young when the Beatles came to America.
All these years it hurts it will always hurt thank God for Ringo
Watch Bawbwa trying to squeeze a tear out of Ringo.
A CUNT OF THE FIRST ORDER
She sucks at interviewing!
God bless you Ringo. We all miss John as you do. Peace and love ❤️
Damn Barbara this is a mere couple of months since John's passing. Can she have some respect?!
How she ever got a job is beyond me. Dumb questions, lispey voice, no empathy.
@@johnnyrotten6753 She's terrible. He asked to stop tape; she said "no" and then she said "you were mobbed" He said no but she kept going with it.
the beatles were really just a bunch of boys .. truly sweet and humble
Oh Ringo❤ you were and are the heart of that group, you are so tender hearted!❤ I'm cry every time I see this footage, I'm so sorry you had to go through this! My prayers are with you, I pray the Lord blesses you with his joy and peace, because in this world its only temporary, I pray you come to know him, and learn of him, the Lord loves you, and I love you, always did, ever since I knew you❤ love you Ringo❤
Didn't Barbara Walters realize the heartache she was causing with that interview? If I miss John and George also did she actually think that Ringo (Richard) was devastated by the horrific murder of John?
She actually said "no" when Ringo says "You want to stop now?"(or something to that effect).
wow YOKO how DARE you say that to ringo ! :( they been close friends for years! poor ringo, ringo is a sweetheart :(
I remember reading something that said, before John’s death, he said that he wanted to go back to England to play with the other Beatles. Now he’ll never get that chance.
So sad it brings tears to my eyes listening to this
I love you Ringo
(Paraphrasing) - How can you just be Ringo and not "the Beatle"? "I'll never be able to be that." That's deep. Think about it. I get chills. Just one more reason the Beatles are the single greatest band of all time. ✌
John is a beautiful angel in Heaven❤️✝️
Agreed :)
Sorry Yoko, but saying Ringo didn't know John as much as she did was cruel. The Beatles met as teenagers and saw all of life before she came along. It's a bit of a kick in the teeth to Ringo. You will see him again Ringo. Peace & Love.
Oh my god, seriously? please grow up. John himself said he had a stronger connection with Yoko than anyone else in his life, furthermore she didn't say he didn't know John like her, simply that he didn't know how she felt, Yoko and John lived together through the majority of the 70's and were very close at the time of his passing, John only saw bits and pieces of Ringo in the 70's, so no doubt the pain would have been worse for Yoko. Furthermore you're getting bitter at the reactions of an incredibly recent and raw widow, have some bloody respect and instead of just carelessly uttering the words peace and love why don't you try to embody them.
michelle88960
I know! That was very rude to say, I mean they've been friends since 1960. John was close to Ringo, too, that's not the right thing to say to someone after their friend of maybe 20 has just died. That was an awful thing to say to Ringo. Peace and Love
+LAS Kids Yeah grieving widows are the bloody worst for manners aren't they, well luckily we have the widow police like yourself to criticise and make sure that the women who are grieving over their dead husbands are adhering to strict social ethics like the rest of us! Thanks LAS Kids and Michelle, you bloody saints.
My best friends are few...but they are the Best. I've known them since high school and before. My wife is also my best friend. We've been together for over twenty years. I guarantee you she knows more about me than I know about myself at times. When you're in a daily connection with a person, they take in everything about you and you them. Now those other friends might know a bit she doesn't...but it's only a bit. I dare say she knows what counts. I can see what Yoko meant. Was it right to say then? I don't know.
Peace and love (☮️♥️)
God bless you rings, RIP John and George, the greatest group of all time.
Eventhough I like seeing this emotional side of Ritchie, it's not fair for him to be pushed like that. I hate it when the media take advantage of people's sadness and pain, making clouse-ups so that everyone can see the tears in his eyes, pushing all his buttons to make him break down, that's not fair for anyone, doesn't matter how famous he is, HE'S STILL A HUMAN BEING. Slap her Ritch!!
Ritchie ?
@@ElvarMasson Ringo's real name is Richard and the name Richard has the nickname Ritchie/Richie/Richy. Ringo's first wife, Maureen, use to call him Richie and only Richie, so I think that nickname has rubbed off onto others. Fans, nonfans, it's just a cool nickname
I know his real name. Ringo Starr is known by people (outside his family) as Ringo Starr. Why would you call him something that people don't know him by ? Do you call Cliff Richard by his real name; Harry (Roger) Webb ? Do you call Elton John by his real name; Reginald Kenneth Dwight (or Reg Dwight) ? Seems odd...unless you know Ringo Starr personally ?
@@ElvarMasson I understand from where you're coming from but I guess people prefer real names over nicknames etc
You mean like Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, Declan Patrick McManus, Paul Hewson and George O'Dowd (to name but a few) ?
"They still call me 'One of the lads...one of 'them'..."(Richie...'we' call you that because to us you're special and we know some part of you will never 'grow-up & move on' because you are 'enchanted magic' to all of us...we all think of you as an 'ageless Merlin with a drum-kit' and we can't see you any other way because our love as 'Beatle' fans won't allow it!) The magic is so powerful we can't escape it and don't want to...we know in our minds what the truth is, but our hearts deny any change for you...you will always be 'Beatle Ringo the 'Mop-Top' to all of us...the 'coolest' of the 'Fab Four' (to me anyway!)To you "It were a grand thing to be a Beatle ya' know...we were really somethin' in the 'old days" ...but for us those 'old days' never ended! (in the land of memory...the time is always 'now' and it's always Feb. 9th., 1964)
BEAUTIFUL THOUGHT FRIEND BLESS YOU 🙏🤝🤝🏼💞🤙🤙🤙😃😎
Ringo’s beautiful eyes are now always covered with shaded lenses in his glasses. Show us your eyes, Ringo!
he has very sensitive eyes to light, so he wears colored eyeglasses.
he has very sensitive eyes to light, so he wears colored eyeglasses.
The only Beatle that showed emotions for John Lennon. This is moving.
Good on you Ringo, you have a great heart of gold cos you not only saw John just less than a month before but also stopped everything & went out of your way to see Yoko & Sean the day after?... an absolute heart of gold, Ringo you're the best!👍
Great Interview! Thanks for posting...
Ringo always said he grew up an only child and then he got three brothers through being in The Beatles; and he lost a brother on December 8 1980. John and Ringo were the oldest two Beatles, both being born in 1940.
Nice one Fingo
Barbara Walters was always a horrible interviewer.
the worst but thats all of the media probably the stupidest people get the top jobs in the news
Chip Gaasche
She always wanted people to cry, so emotionally manipulative...
She's still better than David Hartman.
She's decent at interviewing, but a terrible greedy person
All these interviewers and talking heads are heartless soulless piles of garbage. That is how they get the job. She didn't care about any of this other than how her hair looked and that she got to ride the wave of what happened to John.
He lost a older brother it hit him hard and heavy. I was born in the fifthys and his life was alone til his wife was there to bring him back up.mg.
Welcome to the club MASTER GUNNY SGT USMC RET BLESS YOU FRIEND
I've lost A COUPLE of FRIENDS but WE CARRY on MASTER GUNNY SGT USMC RET so SAD
There are some people who come into our lives as friends, but live and leave as our brothers and sisters. This is a painful interview to watch, and all I can say is that if the world could've brought John back we would have, that's how much John Lennon meant to the world and how much he is still missed to this day.
We've all seen Ringo's Beatles side, now we get to see his human side. He certainly misses John Lennon.
The reason why death hurts so much because it is final. We know deep down we will never see our loved ones again. Thats why it hurts so much. R.I.P Mr. Lennon.
Did I hear her right?? When Ringo said 'D'you wanna stop that now?' she said 'No'?
Yep you heard right.
Ringo looks so hungover. These were the the heavy drug and alcohol days for Ringo.
I'm not so sure about hungover...I think it's more about grief and sadness. Reliving the horrible feeling of losing a loved one. He just looks numb 😞
Never watched Babba Waawaa back then, because she always made people cry
RINGO BEAUTIFUL SOUL.
likeable chap
When he mentions it’s all about the music he stares into the camera and points his finger I wonder who that was directed to hard to see him this way still he and John were true friends.
Jason papciak
I’ve played that but a few times and thought about it... I think it’s directed to the public. To the people.
VERY TRUE FRIEND BLESS YOU
I believe this is a nod to all the legal wrangling over money.
i can't stand Yoko Ono either but i get why she said what she did back than to Ringo. true they didn't see each other that much Ringo admitted that much but that doesn't mean they weren't close i mean they were like brothers for god's sake. so i'm glad he got to in a way say goodbye to him without knowing it of course.
i think she could have said it a different way but than when it's all fresh and all that i can also see why she said it. as close as her and John were she was his world in a way, i have never understood what he saw in her and i don't think anyone alive or dead will understand that at all.
but Ringo wasn't bitter about her comment either cause he did also understand where she was coming from too. true she could have said it a bit better but when it comes to shit like that it's harder to express to someone how they feel or why you can't begin to understand how they feel.
for example my uncle no joke killed himself in (2007) i wasn't close to him at all sadly, but i'd say i dunno how my aunt my marriage felt but they were separated at the time so i dunno how she felt either. but my grandmother it hit pretty damn hard too... and i can say i have an idea on how she must feel but than i'd be lying cause i've never had a killed do that before so i wouldn't begin to understand how one would feel when that shit does happen.
he wasn't my kid so if i was told i wouldn't understand they would be in the right in telling me that. i can say like i said i think i have an idea but that's all i can say and though i may i clearly don't have an idea what they are going through. also it's odd seeing Ringo with Gray Hair since he's got none now my guess is he dyes/colors it. but than he was/is an alcoholic that has since gotten sober so that and with lennon getting killed he looked 20 years older than he actually was at the time he was interviewed
4:01 Not to play armchair psychologist, but I think the reason Ringo said "this band" with such disdain was because he hated what "the band" did to all their friendships. John's death probably made him realize that all the fighting and bickering in "the band" was stupid and wasteful... John's death probably reminded him of what is important in life, and probably made him wish that everyone in "the band" could go back in time and not take each other for granted.
How nasty for Yoko to think she knew him better than men who grew up with him.
But she was probably right. I think Ringo accepted what she said.
It's like they were brothers
Yoko had a child with him they were one together she lost half of herself she lost a lot but maybe she could of kept her pain to herself
143 Ringo!!!!
I kind of get what Yoko was saying but for her to say that to Ringo when he was grieving as well was just wrong. He and John had still been friends for years, so yeah he'd have a right to be upset.
Yoko wanted John completely for herself and that included all the grief apparently. I heard some outtakes of them in the studio and she says to John 'They don't understand your music, John." She has now put her name onto Imagine as the first songwriting credit. So history will record that she wrote it. She really is an f-ing piece of work.
Julien had to buy his own dad's letters at auction when Yoko sold them. That's how disgusting she is.
This is pond life journalism. When Ringo said about stopping, they should have. But people like this woman are waiting for the tears, to get better viewing figures. Nowadays Ringo would have had walked off. But he was going through the grieving process and was too distraught to demand they stop. Don Henley's song Dirty Laundry comes to mind watching this.
4:30 . 5:01 ...and the band is growing...this is a statement only a musician can understand..(I am convinced that Mrs Walters didn't DIG ) I will go and join the band for a session, or just listen to the masters when it is my time...YAY!
- Do you feel you're in touch with John?
- No, no right now.
totally sincere, human... Ringo was and is totally honest
Such a profound tragedy
5:56 hahaha "other way! Other way!!" 😂😂😂😂
I love watching RIngo's interviews but I had to skip this one midway
I UNDERSTAND HERE.
YES MAM HE'S HEART BROKEN why press🙄🙏😑🤝🏼🙏💞
"It's like Barbara fucking Walters in here...."-Ringo
I wish John was still here dammit
Bless you Ringo, you are a mans man.
Fuck the part where he says "they're all up there" got me
Nov 15th 1980 was on a Saturday.
IT WAS DECEMBER 8 1986
@@carlosvazquez3263 what
Ringo knew John since teenagers and lived, played and toured for close to a decade, Yoko lived with John for a decade ( not counting there years of separation) they were also music and business partners as John with the Beatles, so the difference was that besides that they were married and had a child, so yes, the bond was even closer to John, but love is love. And she was wrong to say what she said. Both lost one of the biggest people in their lives.
peace and love, Ringo and John knew each other since very early 20s. Paul and George knew each other since childhood. John, Paul, and George knew each other since they were teens. Ringo is very sad here. Tough time.
I wish people wouldn`t be so tough on Barbara, she seemed a sweet lady and Ringo did agree to the interview.
AGREED SHE'S A INVESTIGATED REPORTER
im so angry what yoko said to ringo!! they were friends for so long! :( I never forget what yoko did sorry I cant, how dare say that to ringo
Hahahahaha!
Beautiful woman Barbara Walters even today
Edgard Agosto she always looked like Barry Manilow in drag to me. 🤣
Back when she was still menstruating.
I am angry that Yoko took him to such a dangerous place. He made many enemies before with the government and his views on religion. The weeks before he wanted to go home. Very sad. He thought New York was great and private. New York is a hole.
+simon watts I think John was more than ready to leave England for NYC. He loved the place. It's ironic that George Harrison was so close to being murdered in his own home in peaceful Henley-Upon-Thames, England. Just some food for thought.
John loved NY too. It wasn't NY, it was the creep who traveled to NY to kill him. He could have traveled to the UK too, just like George Harrison had someone stab him. So don't blame NY or Yoko. Blame the creep
AGREED BUT YOU DON'T WANT HARM TO COME to a FRIEND BLESS YOU
I don't really like this Barbara Walters after seeing this interview: She used a special way to get Ringo crying, looking at him like that, having long pauses, speaking in a certain way. No wonder Ringo had tears in his eyes, she did it on purpose.
Don’t slam Barbara. She was the best. She got the interview, she got this documented, she was able to get Ringo to open up. This is history, and it’s bigger than any one person or one moment.
Having said that... this is before he got sober. He’s clearly had a belt or two. It’s like sitting with him at a pub after a few pints. Great interview.
@beatlegirlno1 I'd give him a hug :)
AGREED FRIEND 🤝🤝🏼🙏💞💝🤙🤙🤙
Part 1?
Mark Ash-Petta UA-cam delete it a few years ago for a copyright claim. I may repost it one day.
@@interstateelectronicsystem7012 ...thanks for the reply. Don't you just hate the "Hypocrisy" of youtube? IE: I type in "Light my Fire" by the Doors...1 video isn't available because it violates and yet I can find another upload of the exact same video and...no problems.
"Up there"........sure........👍🥴
This is a hard watch. I'd hate to be famous. "The boys" That seems to have annoyed them all. I read one of Michael Palins diary books and he said George Harrison also really resented being called one of "The boys" too.
Ringo is clearly off his face here on whatever substances he has taken
Do you hear him say at 0.26 it's a drag cause it's William but I'm sure he's ok?
William? The Paul replacement?
Yes, Paul died in 1966, William Shepherd was his replacement
@@lennyanders1639hahahahahaha not, William Campell, what a b sht
@greetlesday13 You forgot The King...
@ninenine909 Crap. Oops...and Elvis Presley. Hey, but I put ECT. on it!
*ETC.
I can't find part 1, can someone help ?
Unfortunately part one was taken down a few years ago for some copyright infringement. Perhaps one day I will re upload it.
@@galaxies352 thank you, what a pity euh :)
ua-cam.com/video/YkXQiZobJUs/v-deo.html
Ok am I the only one that noticed the booger pick and check at the end.
Yes I went there.
Ringo looks destroy after the death of John Lennon, only time can heel that.
nice emotional interview, yoko being Japanese make it difficult for sure she's asian
« No, not right now »...
Remember when Ringo farted at George’s funeral and then said «all things must pass»
- what a legend
Did that actually happen or am I missing the joke?