Editing Ringo Starr (section)

== Career ==

=== First bands ===
{{see also|Rory Storm}}
Soon after Trafford piqued Starkey's interest in skiffle, the two began rehearsing songs in the manufacturing plant's cellar during their lunch breaks. Trafford recalled: "I played a guitar, and [Ritchie] just made a noise on a box ... Sometimes, he just slapped a biscuit tin with some keys, or banged on the backs of chairs."{{sfn|Spitz|2005|p=341}} The pair were joined by Starkey's neighbour and co-worker, the guitarist Eddie Miles, forming the Eddie Miles Band, later renamed Eddie Clayton and the Clayton Squares after [[Clayton Square Shopping Centre|a Liverpool landmark]].{{sfn|Spitz|2005|pp=341–342}} The band performed popular skiffle songs such as "[[Rock Island Line (song)|Rock Island Line]]" and "Walking Cane", with Starkey raking a [[thimble]] across a [[washboard (musical instrument)|washboard]], creating primitive, driving rhythms.{{sfn|Spitz|2005|p=342}} Starkey enjoyed dancing as his parents had years earlier, and he and Trafford briefly took dance lessons at two schools. Though the lessons were short-lived, they provided Starkey and Trafford with an introduction that allowed them to dance competently while enjoying nights out on the town.{{sfn|Spitz|2005|p=342}}

On Christmas Day 1957, Graves gave Starkey a second-hand drum kit consisting of a [[snare drum]], [[bass drum]] and a makeshift [[cymbal]] fashioned from a [[waste container|rubbish bin]] lid. Although basic and crude, the kit facilitated his progression as a musician while increasing the commercial potential of the Eddie Clayton band, who went on to book prestigious local gigs before the skiffle craze faded in early 1958 as American [[rock and roll]] became popular in the UK.<ref>{{harvnb|Clayson|2005|pp=37–38}}: The UK skiffle craze succumbed to American rock and roll by early 1958 {{harvnb|Spitz|2005|p=343}}.</ref>

In November 1959, Starkey joined [[Rory Storm|Al Caldwell]]'s Texans, a skiffle group who were looking for someone with a proper drum kit so that the group could transition from one of Liverpool's best-known skiffle acts to a full-fledged rock and roll band.<ref>{{harvnb|Clayson|2005|p=45}}: Starr joined Storm's band in November 1959; {{harvnb|Lewisohn|1992|p=58}}: Starr joined Storm's band in November 1959; {{harvnb|Spitz|2005|pp=324, 341–343}}.</ref>{{refn|group=nb|Starr had first drummed with the Texans on 25 March 1959, at the Mardi Gras club in Liverpool.<ref>{{harvnb|Clayson|2005|p=44}}; {{harvnb|Lewisohn|1992|p=58}}.</ref>}} They had begun playing local clubs as the Raging Texans, then Jet Storm and the Raging Texans before settling on Rory Storm and the Hurricanes shortly before recruiting Starkey.<ref>{{harvnb|Clayson|2005|pp=44–45}}; {{harvnb|Spitz|2005|pp=324, 341–343}}.</ref> About this time he adopted the stage name Ringo Starr; derived from the rings he wore and also because it implied a country and western influence. His singing solos were billed as ''Starr Time''.<ref>{{harvnb|Clayson|2005|pp=57–58}}: (secondary source); {{harvnb|Spitz|2005|pp=324, 341–345}}: (secondary source); {{harvnb|The Beatles|2000|p=39}}: (primary source).</ref>

By early 1960, the Hurricanes had become one of Liverpool's leading bands.<ref>{{harvnb|Clayson|2005|p=50}}; {{harvnb|Davies|2009|p=150}}.</ref> In May, they were offered a three-month residency at a [[Butlins]] holiday camp in Wales.{{sfn|Lewisohn|1992|p=58}} Although initially reluctant to accept the residency and end his five-year machinist apprenticeship that he had begun four years earlier, Starr eventually agreed to the arrangement.<ref>{{harvnb|Clayson|2005|pp=54–55}}; {{harvnb|Davies|2009|p=150}}; {{harvnb|Spitz|2005|pp=245–246}}.</ref> The Butlins gig led to other opportunities for the band, including an unpleasant tour of [[United States Air Force|US Air Force]] bases in France about which Starr commented: "The French don't like the British; at least I didn't like them."{{sfn|Davies|2009|p=150}} The Hurricanes became so successful that when initially offered a highly coveted residency in [[Hamburg]], they turned it down because of their prior commitment with Butlins.<ref>{{harvnb|Clayson|2005|p=54}}; {{harvnb|Davies|2009|p=150}}.</ref> They eventually accepted, joining [[the Beatles]] at [[Bruno Koschmider]]{{'}}s [[Kaiserkeller]] on 1 October 1960, where Starr first met the band.<ref>{{harvnb|Clayson|2005|p=63}}: Starr first met the Beatles in Hamburg; {{harvnb|Davies|2009|pp=150–151}}: Starr first met the Beatles in Hamburg; {{harvnb|Harry|2004|p=302}}: Bruno Koschmider; {{harvnb|Lewisohn|1992|p=23}}: arriving in Hamburg on 1 October 1960.</ref> Storm's Hurricanes were given top-billing over the Beatles, who also received less pay.<ref>{{harvnb|Clayson|2005|p=62}}: the Hurricanes were paid more than the Beatles; {{harvnb|Harry|2004|p=302}}: the Hurricanes were given top-billing over the Beatles.</ref> Starr performed with the Beatles during a few stand-in engagements while in Hamburg. On 15 October 1960, he drummed with [[John Lennon]], [[Paul McCartney]] and [[George Harrison]], recording with them for the first time while backing Hurricanes singer Lu Walters on the song "[[Summertime (George Gershwin song)|Summertime]]".<ref>{{harvnb|Clayson|2005|p=63}}: Starr recording with the Beatles for the first time; {{harvnb|Davies|2009|p=151}}: Starr performed with the Beatles during a few stand-in engagements while in Hamburg; {{harvnb|Lewisohn|1992|p=23}}: Starr recording with the Beatles for the first time.</ref>{{refn|group=nb|Of the nine [[Gramophone record|78-rpm discs]] that were cut, only one is known to have survived.{{sfn|Lewisohn|1992|p=23}}}} During Starr's first stay in Hamburg he also met [[Tony Sheridan]], who valued his drumming abilities to the point of asking Starr to leave the Hurricanes and join his band.<ref>{{harvnb|Clayson|2005|p=69}}; {{harvnb|Gould|2007|p=126}}.</ref>

=== The Beatles ===
{{Main|The Beatles}}

==== Replacing Best ====
[[File:Ringo Starr drumming.jpg|thumb|Starr performing with [[the Beatles]] in 1964]]
Starr quit Rory Storm and the Hurricanes in January 1962 and briefly joined Sheridan in Hamburg before returning to the Hurricanes for a third season at Butlins.<ref>{{harvnb|Clayson|2005|p=58}}: A second season with the Hurricanes at Butlins; {{harvnb|Clayson|2005|pp=81–82}}: Starr quit the Hurricanes and briefly joined Sheridan in Hamburg; {{harvnb|Gould|2007|p=126}}: Starr quit the Hurricanes and briefly joined Sheridan in Hamburg.</ref>{{refn|group=nb|Starr sat in for an ill Pete Best during two shows on 5 February 1962.{{sfn|Harry|2004|p=110}}}} On 14 August, Starr accepted Lennon's invitation to join the Beatles.{{sfn|Lewisohn|1992|p=59}} On 16 August, Beatles manager [[Brian Epstein]] fired their drummer, [[Pete Best]], who recalled: "He said 'I've got some bad news for you. The boys want you out and Ringo in.' He said [Beatles producer] [[George Martin]] wasn't too pleased with my playing [and] the boys thought I didn't fit in."{{sfn|Davies|2009|p=137}} Starr first performed as a member of the Beatles on 18 August 1962, at a [[horticultural society]] dance at [[Port Sunlight]].<ref>{{harvnb|Clayson|2005|p=87}}; {{harvnb|Harry|2004|p=110}}; {{harvnb|Lewisohn|1992|p=75}}.</ref> After his appearance at the [[The Cavern Club|Cavern Club]] the following day, Best fans, upset by his firing, held vigils outside his house and at the club shouting "Pete forever! Ringo never!"{{sfn|Harry|2004|p=110}} Harrison received a black eye from one upset fan, and Epstein, whose car tyres they had flattened in anger, temporarily hired a bodyguard.<ref>{{harvnb|Clayson|2005|pp=88–89}}: Harrison received a black eye; {{harvnb|Davies|2009|p=138}}: Epstein hired a bodyguard; {{harvnb|Harry|2004|p=110}} (tertiary source).</ref>

Starr's first recording session as a member of the Beatles took place on 4 September 1962.{{sfn|Lewisohn|1992|p=59}} He stated that Martin had thought that he "was crazy and couldn't play ... because I was trying to play the percussion and the drums at the same time, we were just a four-piece band".{{sfn|Everett|2001|p=126}} For their second recording session with Starr, on 11 September 1962, Martin replaced him with session drummer [[Andy White (drummer)|Andy White]] while recording takes for what would be the [[A-side and B-side|two sides]] of the Beatles' first single, "[[Love Me Do]]", backed with "[[P.S. I Love You (Beatles song)|P.S. I Love You]]".{{sfn|Harry|2004|pp=367–368}} Starr played tambourine on "Love Me Do" and maracas on "P.S. I Love You".{{sfn|Lewisohn|1992|p=59}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/3270136/love-me-do-1962/|title=Ringo Starr's Sad Tambourine Moment|last=Latson|first=Jennifer|date=11 September 2014|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|access-date=3 June 2021|archive-date=3 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603191212/https://time.com/3270136/love-me-do-1962/|url-status=live}}</ref> Concerned about his status in the Beatles, he thought: "That's the end, they're doing a Pete Best on me."{{sfn|Davies|2009|p=163}} Martin later clarified: "I simply didn't know what Ringo was like and I wasn't prepared to take any risks."{{sfn|Clayson|2005|p=96}}{{refn|group=nb|Martin chose 4 September version of "Love Me Do" with Starr on drums for the A-side and 11 September recording of "P.S. I Love You" with Starr on maracas for the B-side.{{sfn|Lewisohn|1992|p=59}}}}

By November 1962, Starr had been accepted by Beatles fans, who were now calling for him to sing.{{sfn|Clayson|2005|pp=89, 147}} He began receiving an amount of [[fan mail]] equal to that of the others, which helped to secure his position within the band.{{sfn|Clayson|2005|p=105}} Starr considered himself fortunate to be on the same "wavelength" as the other Beatles: "I had to be, or I wouldn't have lasted. I had to join them as people as well as a drummer."{{sfn|Clayson|2005|p=94}} He was given a small percentage of Lennon and McCartney's publishing company, [[Northern Songs]], but derived his primary income during this period from a one-quarter share of Beatles Ltd, a corporation financed by the band's net concert earnings.{{sfn|Clayson|2005|p=105}} He commented on the nature of his lifestyle after having achieved success with the Beatles: "I lived in nightclubs for three years. It used to be a non-stop party."{{sfn|Clayson|2005|p=112}} Like his father, Starr became well known for his late-night dancing and he received praise for his skills.{{sfn|Clayson|2005|p=112}}

==== Worldwide success ====
[[File:Ringo Starr NY 1964.png|thumb|upright|Starr at New York City's [[John F. Kennedy International Airport]] on 7 February 1964]]
During 1963, the Beatles enjoyed increasing popularity in Britain. In January, their second single, "[[Please Please Me (song)|Please Please Me]]", followed "Love Me Do" into the UK charts and a successful television appearance on ''[[Thank Your Lucky Stars (TV series)|Thank Your Lucky Stars]]'' earned favourable reviews, leading to a boost in sales and radio play.{{sfn|Lewisohn|1992|p=88}} By the end of the year, the phenomenon known as [[Beatlemania]] had spread throughout the country, and by February 1964 the Beatles had become an international success when they performed in [[New York City]] on ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'' to a record 73&nbsp;million viewers.{{sfn|Lewisohn|1992|pp=93, 136–137}} Starr commented: "In the States I know I went over well. It knocked me out to see and hear the kids waving for me. I'd made it as a personality ... Our appeal ... is that we're ordinary lads."<ref>{{harvnb|Clayson|2005|p=119}}: "we're ordinary lads"; {{harvnb|Clayson|2005|p=123}}: "I'd made it as a personality."</ref> He was a source of inspiration for several songs written at the time, including [[Penny Valentine]]'s "[[I Want to Kiss Ringo Goodbye]]" and [[Rolf Harris]]'s "[[Ringo for President]]".{{sfn|Clayson|2005|p=122}} [[Cher]] released her first single, "[[Ringo, I Love You]]" in 1964 under the pseudonym Bonnie Joe Mason.
[[File:Ringo Starr circa 1965.jpg|left|thumb|242x242px|Starr (far left) in 1965]]
In 1964, "I love Ringo" lapel pins were the bestselling Beatles merchandise.{{sfn|Clayson|2005|p=122}} The prominent placing of the [[Ludwig Drums|Ludwig]] logo on the bass drum of his American import drum kit gave the company such a burst of publicity that it became the dominant drum manufacturer in North America for the next twenty years.<ref>{{cite news
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 }}</ref> During live performances, the Beatles continued the "Starr Time" routine that had been popular among his fans: Lennon would place a microphone in front of Starr's kit in preparation for his spotlight moment and audiences would erupt in screams.{{sfn|Clayson|2005|p=123}} When the Beatles made their film debut in ''[[A Hard Day's Night (film)|A Hard Day's Night]]'', Starr garnered praise from critics, who considered his delivery of deadpan one-liners and his non-speaking scenes highlights.{{sfn|Clayson|2005|p=124–125}} The extended non-speaking sequences had to be arranged by director [[Richard Lester]] because of Starr's lack of sleep the previous night; Starr commented: "Because I'd been drinking all night I was incapable of saying a line."{{sfn|Clayson|2005|p=125}} Epstein attributed Starr's acclaim to "the little man's quaintness".{{sfn|Clayson|2005|p=124}} After the release of the Beatles' second feature film, ''[[Help! (film)|Help!]]'' (1965), Starr won a ''[[Melody Maker]]'' poll against his fellow Beatles for his performance as the central character in the film.{{sfn|Clayson|2005|p=148}}

During an interview with ''[[Playboy]]'' in 1964, Lennon explained that Starr had filled in with the Beatles when Best was ill; Starr replied: "[Best] took little pills to make him ill".{{sfn|Clayson|2005|p=128}} Soon after, Best filed a [[libel]] suit against him that lasted four years before the court reached an undisclosed settlement in Best's favour.{{sfn|Clayson|2005|pp=127–128}} In June, the Beatles were scheduled to begin their [[The Beatles' 1964 world tour|world tour]] of Denmark, the Netherlands, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Before the start of the tour,{{sfn|Lewisohn|1992|pp=160–161}} Starr was stricken with a high-grade fever, [[pharyngitis]] and [[tonsillitis]], and briefly stayed in a local hospital, followed by several days of recuperation at home.{{sfn|Clayson|2005|pp=128–130}} He was temporarily replaced for five concerts by 24-year-old session drummer [[Jimmie Nicol]].{{sfn|Babiuk|2002|p=132}} Starr was discharged from the hospital and rejoined the band in Melbourne on 15 June.{{sfn|Lewisohn|1992|pp=160–163}}{{refn|group=nb|Epstein then accompanied Nicol to the Melbourne airport where he gave him a cheque and a gold Eterna-Matic wrist watch inscribed: "From the Beatles and Brian Epstein to Jimmy – with appreciation and gratitude."{{sfn|Harry|2004|p=255}} Starr had his tonsils removed later that year during a Christmas holiday.{{sfn|Harry|2004|p=111}}}} He later said that he feared he would be permanently replaced during his illness.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rhythm|first=Johnny|title=The Beatles' Many Drummers|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/blogcritics/article/The-Beatles-Many-Drummers-3776938.php|work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer|date=9 August 2012|access-date=2 January 2013|archive-date=17 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817041745/http://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/blogcritics/article/The-Beatles-Many-Drummers-3776938.php|url-status=live}}</ref> In August, the Beatles were introduced to American songwriter [[Bob Dylan]], who offered the group [[cannabis]] cigarettes. Starr was the first to try one but the others were hesitant.<ref>{{harvnb|Gould|2007|p=252}}: Meeting Dylan in August; {{harvnb|Clayson|2005|p=137}} Starr was the first Beatle to smoke cannabis.</ref>

On 11 February 1965, Starr married [[Maureen Starkey Tigrett|Maureen Cox]], whom he had met in 1962.{{sfn|Harry|2004|pp=333–334}} By this time the stress and pressure of Beatlemania had reached a peak for him. He received a telephoned death threat before a show in Montreal, and resorted to positioning his cymbals vertically in an attempt to defend against would-be assassins. The constant pressure affected the Beatles' performances; Starr commented: "We were turning into such bad musicians ... there was no groove to it."{{sfn|Clayson|2005|pp=139–140}} He was also feeling increasingly isolated from the musical activities of his bandmates, who were moving past the traditional boundaries of rock music into territory that often did not require his accompaniment; during recording sessions he spent hours playing cards with their road manager [[Neil Aspinall]] and road manager [[Mal Evans]] while the other Beatles perfected tracks without him.{{sfn|Clayson|2005|p=147}} In a letter published in ''Melody Maker'', a fan asked the Beatles to let Starr sing more; he replied: "[I am] quite happy with my one little track on each album".{{sfn|Clayson|2005|p=147}}

==== Studio years ====
In August 1966, the Beatles released ''[[Revolver (Beatles album)|Revolver]]'', their seventh UK LP.{{sfn|Lewisohn|1992|p=350}} It included the song "[[Yellow Submarine (song)|Yellow Submarine]]", their only British number-one single with Starr as the lead singer.{{sfn|Clayson|2005|p=159}} Later that month, owing to the increasing pressures of touring, the Beatles gave their final concert, a 30-minute performance at San Francisco{{'s}} [[Candlestick Park]].<ref>{{harvnb|Clayson|2005|p=152}}; {{harvnb|Lewisohn|1992|pp=210, 230}}.</ref> Starr commented: "We gave up touring at the right time. Four years of Beatlemania were enough for anyone."{{sfn|Clayson|2005|p=152}} By December he had moved to a larger estate called Sunny Heights, {{cvt|3|acres}} in size, at [[St George's Hill]] in [[Weybridge]], [[Surrey]], near to Lennon.{{sfn|Clayson|2005|pp=142–144}} Although he had equipped the house with many luxury items, including numerous televisions, light machines, film projectors, stereo equipment, a [[billiard table]], [[go-kart]] track and a bar named the Flying Cow, he did not include a drum kit; he explained: "When we don't record, I don't play."{{sfn|Clayson|2005|pp=143–144}}

For the Beatles' seminal 1967 album, ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]'', Starr sang lead vocals on the [[Lennon–McCartney]] composition "[[With a Little Help from My Friends]]".{{sfn|Clayson|2005|pp=159–161, 179}} Although the Beatles had enjoyed widespread commercial and critical success with ''Sgt. Pepper'', the long hours they spent recording the LP contributed to Starr's increased feeling of alienation within the band; he commented: "[It] wasn't our best album. That was the peak for everyone else, but for me it was a bit like being a session musician ... They more or less direct me in the style I can play."{{sfn|Clayson|2005|pp=160–161}}{{refn|group=nb|Starr offered no suggestions for inclusion on the album's historic front cover.{{sfn|Clayson|2005|p=160}}}} His inability to compose new material led to his input being minimised during recording sessions; he often found himself relegated to adding minor percussion effects to songs by McCartney, Lennon and Harrison.{{sfn|Clayson|2005|pp=161–162}} During his downtime, Starr worked on his guitar playing, and said: "I jump into chords that no one seems to get into. Most of the stuff I write is twelve-bar".{{sfn|Clayson|2005|p=161}}

Epstein's death in August 1967 left the Beatles without management; Starr remarked: "[It was] a strange time for us, when it's someone who we've relied on in the business, where we never got involved."{{sfn|Clayson|2005|p=166}} Soon afterwards, the band began an ill-fated film project, ''[[Magical Mystery Tour (film)|Magical Mystery Tour]]''. Starr's growing interest in photography led to his billing as the movie's Director of Photography, and his participation in the film's editing was matched only by that of McCartney.{{sfn|Clayson|2005|pp=166–168}} In February 1968, Starr became the first Beatle to sing on another artist's show without the others. He sang the [[Buck Owens]] hit "[[Act Naturally]]", and performed a duet with [[Cilla Black]], "Do You Like Me Just a Little Bit?" on her [[BBC One]] television programme, ''Cilla''.{{sfn|Clayson|2005|pp=175–176}}

In November 1968, [[Apple Records]] released ''[[The Beatles (album)|The Beatles]]'', commonly known as the "White Album".{{sfn|Gould|2007|p=510}} The album was partly inspired by the band's recent interactions with the [[Maharishi Mahesh Yogi]].{{sfn|Harry|2000|pp=705–706}} While attending the Maharishi's intermediate course at his [[ashram]] in [[Rishikesh]], India, they enjoyed one of [[The Beatles in India|their most prolific writing periods]], composing most of the album there.{{sfn|Harry|2000|pp=108–109}} It was here that Starr completed his first recorded Beatles song, "[[Don't Pass Me By]]",<ref>{{harvnb|Everett|2001|pp=206–207: "Don't Pass Me By"}}; {{harvnb|Harry|2004|p=187: "Don't Pass Me By"}}</ref> but he left after 10 days and later compared his time there to a stay at [[Butlin's]].{{sfn|Gould|2007|pp=463–468}} The long-lasting health problems that began in his childhood had an impact on his time in India, causing him to experience allergies and sensitivities to the local food; when the band travelled there, he resorted to taking his own food with him.<ref>{{harvnb|Clayson|2005|p=171}}: (secondary source); {{harvnb|The Beatles|2000|p=284}}: (primary source).</ref>

Relations within the Beatles deteriorated during the recording of the White Album,{{sfn|Lewisohn|1992|pp=283–304}} and there were occasions where only one or two members were involved in the recording of a track.{{sfn|Clayson|2005|pp=182–184}} Starr had become tired of McCartney's increasingly overbearing approach, Lennon's [[passive-aggressive behaviour]], and the near-constant presence of Lennon's wife [[Yoko Ono]].{{sfn|Clayson|2005|pp=182–184}} After one particularly difficult session which included McCartney harshly criticising his drumming, Starr briefly quit the Beatles and went on holiday to [[Sardinia]], where he and his family stayed on a boat loaned to them by actor [[Peter Sellers]].<ref>{{harvnb|Clayson|2005|pp=183–184}}; {{harvnb|Harry|2004|pp=259–260}}.</ref> During a lunch there, the chef served octopus and Starr refused to eat it; an ensuing conversation with the ship's captain about the animal inspired Starr's song "[[Octopus's Garden]]" from the Beatles' album ''[[Abbey Road]]'', which he wrote using a guitar during the trip.<ref>{{harvnb|Everett|2001|pp=254–255: "Octopus's Garden"}}; {{harvnb|Harry|2004|pp=259–260: "Octopus's Garden"}}</ref> Two weeks later,{{sfn|Lewisohn|1992|pp=295–296}} he returned to the studio to find that Harrison had covered his drum kit in flowers as a welcome-back gesture.{{sfn|The Beatles|2000|p=312}}

Despite a temporary return to friendly interactions during the completion of the White Album, production of the Beatles' fourth feature film ''[[Let It Be (1970 film)|Let It Be]]'' and its [[Let It Be (album)|accompanying album]] further strained band relationships.{{sfn|Clayson|2005|pp=189–192}} On 20 August 1969, the Beatles gathered for the final time at [[Abbey Road Studios]] for a mixing session for "[[I Want You (She's So Heavy)|I Want You]]".{{sfn|Lewisohn|1992|p=331}} At a business meeting exactly one month later, Lennon told the others that he was leaving the band, effective immediately.{{sfn|Norman|2008|pages=622–624}} However, [[Break-up of the Beatles|the band's break-up]] would not become public knowledge until McCartney's announcement on 10 April 1970 that he was also leaving.{{sfn|Lewisohn|1992|pp=341, 349}}

=== Solo career ===

==== 1970s ====
[[File:The Last Waltz.jpg|thumb|alt=A black and white photo of about a dozen musicians performing on a stage.|Starr (rear centre) drumming with [[Bob Dylan]] and [[the Band]] in November 1976, from the concert film ''[[The Last Waltz]]'']]
Shortly before McCartney announced his exit from the Beatles in April 1970, he and Starr had a falling out due to McCartney's refusal to cede the release date of his [[McCartney (album)|eponymous solo album]] to allow for Starr's debut, ''[[Sentimental Journey (Ringo Starr album)|Sentimental Journey]]'', and the Beatles' ''Let It Be''.{{sfn|Doggett|2009|pp=120–22, 133}} Starr's album – composed of renditions of pre-rock standards that included musical arrangements by [[Quincy Jones]], [[Maurice Gibb]], George Martin and McCartney – peaked at number seven in the UK and number 22 in the US.<ref>{{harvnb|Harry|2004|pp=311–312: ''Sentimental Journey''}}; {{harvnb|Roberts|2005|p=479}}: peak UK chart position for ''Sentimental Journey''; {{harvnb|Rodriguez|2010|pp=22–23}}: peak UK chart position for ''Sentimental Journey''.</ref> Starr followed ''Sentimental Journey'' with the country-inspired ''[[Beaucoups of Blues]]'', engineered by [[Scotty Moore]] and featuring renowned [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] session musician [[Pete Drake]].{{sfn|Harry|2004|pp=311–12}} Despite favourable reviews, the album was a commercial failure.{{sfn|Ingham|2009|p=139}} Starr subsequently combined his musical activities with developing a career as a [[#Film career|film actor]].{{sfn|Ingham|2009|pp=139–40}}

Starr played drums on Lennon's ''[[John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band]]'' (1970), Ono's ''[[Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band]]'' (1970), and on Harrison's albums ''[[All Things Must Pass]]'' (1970), ''[[Living in the Material World]]'' (1973) and ''[[Dark Horse (George Harrison album)|Dark Horse]]'' (1974).{{sfn|Spizer|2005|pp=34, 222, 254, 264, 343}} In 1971, Starr participated in [[the Concert for Bangladesh]], organised by Harrison, and with him co-wrote the hit single "[[It Don't Come Easy]]", which reached number four in both the US and the UK.<ref>{{harvnb|Harry|2000|pp=298–300}}: the Concert for Bangladesh; {{harvnb|Roberts|2005|p=479}}: peak UK chart position for "It Don't Come Easy"; {{harvnb|Whitburn|2010|p=620: peak US chart position for "It Don't Come Easy"}}</ref> The following year he released his most successful UK hit, "[[Back Off Boogaloo]]" (again produced and co-written by Harrison), which peaked at number two (US number nine).<ref>{{harvnb|Roberts|2005|p=479}}: "Back Off Boogaloo" peak UK chart position; {{harvnb|Spizer|2005|p=297}}: produced and co-written by Harrison; {{harvnb|Whitburn|2010|p=620}}: peak US chart positions for "Back Off Boogaloo".</ref> Having become friends with the English singer [[Marc Bolan]], Starr made his directorial debut with the 1972 [[T. Rex (band)|T. Rex]] documentary ''[[Born to Boogie]]''.{{sfn|Harry|2004|pp=91–93}}

In 1973 and 1974, Starr had two number one hits in the US: "[[Photograph (Ringo Starr song)|Photograph]]", a UK number eight hit co-written with Harrison, and "[[You're Sixteen]]", written by the [[Sherman Brothers]].<ref>{{harvnb|Harry|2002|p=933}}: "You're Sixteen"; {{harvnb|Harry|2004|pp=268}}: "Photograph"; {{harvnb|Harry|2004|pp=372}}: "You're Sixteen"; {{harvnb|Roberts|2005|p=479}}: peak UK chart position for "Photograph" and "You're Sixteen"; {{harvnb|Whitburn|2010|p=620}}: peak US chart positions for "Photograph" and "You're Sixteen".</ref> Starr's third million-selling single in the US, "You're Sixteen" was released in the UK in February 1974 where it peaked at number four.{{sfn|Harry|2004|p=372}} Both tracks appeared on Starr's debut rock album, ''[[Ringo (album)|Ringo]]'', produced by [[Richard Perry]] and featuring further contributions from Harrison as well as a song each from Lennon and McCartney.{{sfn|Harry|2004|pp=281–282}} A commercial and critical success, the LP also included "[[Oh My My (Ringo Starr song)|Oh My My]]", a US number five.{{sfn|Harry|2004|pp=260: "Oh My My"}} The album reached number seven in the UK and number two in the US.<ref>{{harvnb|Roberts|2005|p=479}}: peak UK chart positions for "Oh My My" and ''Ringo''; {{harvnb|Harry|2004|p=280}}: peak US chart position for ''Ringo''.</ref> Author [[Peter Doggett]] describes ''Ringo'' as a template for Starr's solo career, saying that, as a musician first rather than a songwriter, "he would rely on his friends and his charm, and if both were on tap, then the results were usually appealing".{{sfn|Doggett|2009|pp=207–08}}

''[[Goodnight Vienna]]'' followed in 1974 and was also successful, reaching number eight in the US and number 30 in the UK.<ref>{{harvnb|Harry|2004|pp=206–207}}: ''Goodnight Vienna''; {{harvnb|Roberts|2005|p=479}}: peak UK chart position for ''Goodnight Vienna''.</ref> Featuring contributions from Lennon, [[Elton John]] and [[Harry Nilsson]], the album included a cover (suggested by Lennon) of [[the Platters]]' 1954 hit "[[Only You (And You Alone)]]", which peaked at number six in the US and number 28 in the UK, and [[Hoyt Axton]]'s "[[No No Song]]", which was a US number three and Starr's seventh consecutive top-ten hit.<ref>{{harvnb|Harry|2004|pp=206–207}}: ''Goodnight Vienna''; {{harvnb|Harry|2004|pp=262}}: "Only You"; {{harvnb|Harry|2004|p=257}}; {{harvnb|Roberts|2005|p=479}}: peak UK chart position for ''Goodnight Vienna'', "Only You" and "No No Song".</ref> The Elton John-written "[[Snookeroo]]" failed to chart in the UK, however.{{sfn|Madinger|Easter|2000|p=508}} In mid-November 1974, a music video for the song and promotional film for the album was filmed on the rooftop of the [[Capitol Records Building]] in Los Angeles, designed to resemble a stack of discs. Lennon provided a voiceover as Starr's spacecraft landed on the building and Starr boarded it before taking off over the city. Starr, Nilsson, and [[Keith Moon]] were among the cast, along with a forty-foot robot named 'Gort' placed on the building.<ref name=":202">{{Cite book |last=Shipton |first=Alyn |title=Nilsson: The Life of a Singer-Songwriter |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2013 |isbn=978-0-19-026354-6 |edition=First |pages=379, 381, 381 |language=English}}</ref> During this period Starr became romantically involved with [[Lynsey de Paul]].{{sfn|Harry|2004|pp=180–181}} He played tambourine on a song she wrote and produced for [[Vera Lynn]], "[[Don't You Remember When]]", and he inspired another De Paul song, "[[If I Don't Get You the Next One Will]]", which she described as being about revenge after he missed a dinner appointment with her because he was asleep in his office.{{sfn|Harry|2004|pp=180–181}}

Starr founded the record label [[Ring O' Records]] in 1975.{{sfn|Harry|2004|pp=279–280}}{{refn|group=nb|In November that year, Starr's hit singles and other tracks were compiled on the greatest-hits collection ''[[Blast from Your Past]]'', which was the last album released by Apple Records.{{sfn|Harry|2004|pp=87–88}}}} The company signed eleven artists and released fifteen singles and five albums between 1975 and 1978, including works by [[David Hentschel]], [[Graham Bonnet]] and [[Rab Noakes]].{{sfn|Harry|2004|p=280}} The commercial impact of Starr's own career diminished over the same period, however, although he continued to record and remained a familiar celebrity presence.{{sfn|Harry|2004|p=295}} Speaking in 2001, he attributed this downward turn to his "[not] taking enough interest" in music, saying of himself and friends such as Nilsson and [[Keith Moon]]: "We weren't musicians dabbling in drugs and alcohol; now we were junkies dabbling in music."{{sfn|Doggett|2009|p=237}} Starr, Nilsson and Moon were members of a drinking club, [[the Hollywood Vampires]].{{sfn|Rodriguez|2010|p=196}}

From the late 1960s until the mid-1980s, Starr and the designer Robin Cruikshank ran a furniture and interior design company, [[ROR (design company)|ROR]].<ref name="Starr2016">{{cite book|author=Michael Seth Starr|title=Ringo: With a Little Help|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ANGGDwAAQBAJ|date=1 September 2016|publisher=Backbeat|isbn=978-1-61713-632-0|page=207}}</ref> ROR's designs were placed on sale in the department stores of [[Harvey Nichols]] and [[Liberty of London]].<ref name="Starr2016"/> The company designed the interiors of palaces in Abu Dhabi and Oman, and the apartments of [[Paul Raymond (publisher)|Paul Raymond]] and Starr's friend Nilsson.<ref name="MEED">{{cite book|title=Middle East Economic Digest|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ceVHAAAAYAAJ|year=1982|publisher=Economic East Economic Digest, Limited|page=42}}</ref><ref name="Shipton2013">{{cite book|first=Alyn|last=Shipton|title=Nilsson: The Life of a Singer-Songwriter|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QZceAAAAQBAJ|date=8 August 2013|publisher=OUP USA|isbn=978-0-19-975657-5|page=146}}</ref><ref name="Willetts2013">{{cite book|first=Paul|last=Willetts|title=The Look of Love: The Life and Times of Paul Raymond, Soho's King of Clubs|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4OzLy7oujH0C|date=4 April 2013|publisher=Profile Books|isbn=978-1-84765-994-1|page=303}}</ref>
[[File:Beatle RINGO Starr & Director Ken RUSSELL (1975).jpg|thumb|Starr and film director [[Ken Russell]] in 1975]]
In November 1976, Starr appeared as a guest at [[the Band]]'s farewell concert, featured in the 1978 [[Martin Scorsese]] documentary ''[[The Last Waltz]]''.{{sfn|Madinger|Easter|2000|p=510}} Also in 1976, Starr issued ''[[Ringo's Rotogravure]]'', the first release under his new contract with [[Atlantic Records]] for the North American market and [[Polydor Records|Polydor]] for all other territories.{{sfn|Clayson|2005|p=264}} The album was produced by [[Arif Mardin]] and featured compositions by Lennon, McCartney and Harrison.{{sfn|Harry|2004|p=295}} Starr promoted the release heavily, yet ''Rotogravure'' and its accompanying singles failed to chart in the UK.<ref>{{harvnb|Clayson|2005|p=269}}: Starr promoted the release heavily; {{harvnb|Roberts|2005|p=479}}: peak UK chart positions for "A Dose of Rock 'n' Roll", "Hey! Baby" and ''Ringo's Rotogravure''.</ref> In America, the LP produced two minor hits, "[[A Dose of Rock 'n' Roll]]" (number 26) and a cover of "[[Hey! Baby]]" (number 74), and achieved moderate sales, reaching a chart position of 28.{{sfn|Harry|2004|p=295}} Its disappointing performance inspired Atlantic to revamp Starr's formula;{{sfn|Rodriguez|2010|p=186}} the result was a blend of [[disco]] and 1970s pop, ''[[Ringo the 4th]]'' (1977).{{sfn|Harry|2004|pp=294–295}} The album failed to chart in the UK and peaked at number 162 in the US.<ref>{{harvnb|Harry|2004|pp=294–295}}: peak US chart position for ''Ringo the 4th''; {{harvnb|Roberts|2005|p=479}} ''Ringo the 4th'' failed to chart in the UK.</ref> In 1978 Starr released ''[[Bad Boy (Ringo Starr album)|Bad Boy]]'', which reached number 129 in the US and again failed to place on the UK albums chart.<ref>{{harvnb|Harry|2004|pp=14–15}}: peak US chart position for ''Bad Boy''; {{harvnb|Roberts|2005|p=479}}: ''Bad Boy'' failed to chart in the UK.</ref>

In April 1979, Starr became seriously ill with intestinal problems relating to his childhood bout of peritonitis and was taken to the Princess Grace Hospital in [[Monte Carlo]]. He almost died and during an operation on 28 April, several feet of intestine had to be removed.<ref>The Ringo Starr Encyclopedia - Bill Harry</ref><ref name="airmail.net">{{cite web|url=http://web2.airmail.net/gshultz/bio2.html|title=Ringo Starr Biography - After The Beatles|website=web2.airmail.net|access-date=6 November 2018|archive-date=18 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418075934/http://web2.airmail.net/gshultz/bio2.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Three weeks later he played with McCartney and Harrison at Eric Clapton's wedding.<ref name="airmail.net"/> On 28 November, a fire destroyed his [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] home and much of his Beatles memorabilia.<ref name="airmail.net"/>

==== 1980s ====
On 19 May 1980, Starr and Barbara Bach survived a car crash in [[Surrey]], England.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liketotally80s.com/2016/08/john-lennon-ringo-starr-1980s-timeline/|title=John Lennon and Ringo Starr in the 1980s: A Timeline|date=16 August 2016|access-date=6 November 2018|archive-date=11 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211080307/http://www.liketotally80s.com/2016/08/john-lennon-ringo-starr-1980s-timeline/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Following [[Murder of John Lennon|Lennon's murder]] in December 1980, Harrison modified the lyrics of a song he had originally written for Starr, "[[All Those Years Ago]]", as a tribute to their former bandmate.{{sfn|Doggett|2009|p=273}} Released as a Harrison single in 1981, the track, which included Starr's drum part and overdubbed backing vocals by McCartney, peaked at number two in the US charts and number 13 in the UK.<ref>{{harvnb|George-Warren|2001|p=414}}; {{harvnb|Harry|2003|pp=17–18}}; {{harvnb|Roberts|2005|p=227}}: peak UK chart position for "All Those Years Ago"; {{harvnb|Whitburn|2010|p=288}}: peak US chart position for "All Those Years Ago".</ref> Later that year, Starr released ''[[Stop and Smell the Roses (Ringo Starr album)|Stop and Smell the Roses]]'', featuring songs produced by Nilsson, McCartney, Harrison, [[Ronnie Wood]] and [[Stephen Stills]].{{sfn|Harry|2004|pp=326–327}} The album's lead single, the Harrison-composed "Wrack My Brain", reached number 38 in the US charts, but failed to chart in the UK.<ref>{{harvnb|Harry|2004|p=369}}: peak US chart position for "Wrack My Brain"; {{harvnb|Roberts|2005|p=479}}: "Wrack My Brain" failed to chart in the UK.</ref> Lennon had offered a pair of songs for inclusion on the album – "[[Nobody Told Me]]" and "[[Life Begins at 40 (song)|Life Begins at 40]]" – but following his death, Starr did not feel comfortable recording them.{{sfn|Harry|2004|pp=326–327}} Soon after the murder, Starr and his girlfriend [[Barbara Bach]] flew to New York City to be with Lennon's widow Yoko Ono.{{sfn|Clayson|2005|p=301}}{{refn|group=nb|From 1981 onwards, Starr also worked on McCartney's solo recordings for the first time.{{sfn|Madinger|Easter|2000|p=263}} With Martin producing the sessions, Starr's playing appeared on the McCartney albums ''[[Tug of War (Paul McCartney album)|Tug of War]]'' (1982),{{sfn|Badman|2001|pp=280, 300}} ''[[Pipes of Peace]]'' (1983) and ''[[Give My Regards to Broad Street]]'' (1984).{{sfn|Madinger|Easter|2000|pp=270, 277}}}}

Following ''Stop and Smell the Roses'', Starr's recording projects were beset with problems. After completing ''[[Old Wave]]'' in 1982 with producer [[Joe Walsh]],{{sfn|Madinger|Easter|2000|p=522}} he was unable to find a record company willing to release the album in the UK or the US.{{sfn|Doggett|2009|p=283}} In 1987, he abandoned sessions in Memphis for a planned country album, produced by [[Chips Moman]], after which Moman was blocked by a court injunction from issuing the recordings.{{sfn|Madinger|Easter|2000|pp=525–26}} Starr narrated the 1984–1986 series of the children's series ''[[Thomas & Friends]]'', a [[Britt Allcroft]] production based on the [[The Railway Series|books]] by the [[W. V. Awdry|Reverend W. Awdry]].{{sfn|Harry|2004|p=322}} For a single season in 1989, Starr also portrayed the character Mr. Conductor in the American ''Thomas & Friends'' spin-off, ''[[Shining Time Station]]''.{{sfn|Harry|2004|p=314}}

In 1985, Starr performed with his son [[Zak Starkey|Zak]] as part of [[Artists United Against Apartheid]] on the protest song "[[Sun City (song)|Sun City]]",{{sfn|Harry|2004|p=328}} and, with Harrison and [[Eric Clapton]], was among the special guests on [[Carl Perkins]]' TV special ''[[Blue Suede Shoes: A Rockabilly Session]]''.{{sfn|Badman|2001|pp=359–60}} In 1987, he played drums on Harrison's Beatles pastiche "[[When We Was Fab]]" and also appeared in [[Godley & Creme]]'s innovative video clip for the song.{{sfn|Doggett|2009|p=292}}{{sfn|Madinger|Easter|2000|pp=470–71}} The same year, Starr joined Harrison, Clapton, [[Jeff Lynne]] and Elton John in a performance at London's [[Wembley Arena]] for the [[Prince's Trust]] charity.{{sfn|Harry|2003|pp=304–305}} In January 1988, he attended the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] ceremony in New York, with Harrison and Ono (the latter representing Lennon), to accept the Beatles' induction into the Hall of Fame.{{sfn|Badman|2001|p=402}}

During October and November 1988, Starr and Bach attended a [[Alcohol detoxification|detox]] clinic in [[Tucson, Arizona]]; each received a six-week treatment for alcoholism.{{sfn|Harry|2004|p=135}} He later commented on his longstanding addiction: "Years I've lost, absolute years ... I've no idea what happened. I lived in a blackout."{{sfn|Doggett|2009|pp=297–98}}{{refn|group=nb|Starr experienced his first [[Blackout (drug-related amnesia)|alcoholic blackout]] at the age of nine.{{sfn|Clayson|2005|p=24}}}} Having embraced sobriety, Starr focused on re-establishing his career by making a return to touring.{{sfn|Clayson|2005|pp=337–41}} On 23 July 1989, [[Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band]] gave their first performance to an audience of ten thousand in [[Dallas]], Texas.{{sfn|Harry|2004|p=136}} Setting a pattern that would continue over the following decades,{{sfn|Doggett|2009|p=298}} the band consisted of Starr and an assortment of musicians who had been successful in their own right at different times.{{sfn|Harry|2004|p=7}} The concerts interchanged Starr's singing, including selections of his Beatles and solo songs, with performances of each of the other artists' well-known material, the latter incorporating either Starr or another musician as drummer.{{sfn|Harry|2004|p=7}}

==== 1990s ====
The first All-Starr excursion led to the release of ''[[Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band (album)|Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band]]'' (1990), a compilation of live performances from the 1989 tour.{{sfn|Clayson|2005|p=345}}{{refn|group=nb|Since the early 1990s, Starr has continued to issue live albums from his All-Starr Band tours.<ref name="Erlewine/Liverpool8" /> Among these releases are ''[[Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Volume 2: Live from Montreux|Live from Montreux]]'' (1993){{sfn|Madinger|Easter|2000|pp=648–49}} and ''[[Live at the Greek Theatre 2008|Live at the Greek Theatre]]'' (2008).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/live-at-the-greek-theatre-2008-mw0002013992|title=Ringo Starr/Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band ''Live at the Greek Theatre 2008''|first=Stephen Thomas|last=Erlewine|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=20 January 2016|archive-date=25 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225084024/http://www.allmusic.com/album/live-at-the-greek-theatre-2008-mw0002013992|url-status=live}}</ref>}} Also in 1990, Starr recorded a version of the song "[[I Call Your Name]]" for a television special marking the 10th anniversary of John Lennon's death and the 50th anniversary of Lennon's birth. The track, produced by Lynne, features a supergroup composed of Lynne, [[Tom Petty]], Joe Walsh and [[Jim Keltner]].{{sfn|Harry|2004|p=226}}
[[File:Grazia 01.jpg|thumb|Starr during an interview in 1992]]
The following year, Starr made a cameo appearance on ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "[[Brush with Greatness]]" and contributed an original song, "You Never Know", to the soundtrack of the [[John Hughes (filmmaker)|John Hughes]] film ''[[Curly Sue]]''.{{sfn|Harry|2004|pp=315–316: "Brush with Greatness"; 178: ''Curly Sue'' and "You Never Know"}} In 1992, he released his first studio album in nine years, ''[[Time Takes Time]]'', which was produced by [[Phil Ramone]], [[Don Was]], Lynne and [[Peter Asher]] and featured guest appearances by various stars including [[Brian Wilson]] and Harry Nilsson.{{sfn|Harry|2004|pp=334–337}} The album failed to achieve commercial success,{{sfn|Madinger|Easter|2000|pp=534–35}} although the single "[[Weight of the World (Ringo Starr song)|Weight of the World]]" peaked at number 74 in the UK, marking his first appearance on the singles chart there since "Only You" in 1974.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/14301/ringo%20starr/|title=Ringo Starr|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=14 January 2016|archive-date=5 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505012525/http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/14301/ringo%20starr/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1994, he began a collaboration with the surviving former Beatles for the ''[[The Beatles Anthology|Beatles Anthology]]'' project. They recorded two new Beatles songs built around solo vocal and piano tapes recorded by Lennon and gave lengthy interviews about the Beatles' career.{{sfn|Everett|1999|p=286}} Released in December 1995, "[[Free as a Bird]]" was the first new Beatles single since 1970.<ref>{{harvnb|Harry|2000|p=428}}; {{harvnb|Everett|1999|pp=287–292}}.</ref> In March 1996, they released a second single, "[[Real Love (Beatles song)|Real Love]]". The temporary reunion ended when Harrison refused to participate in the completion of [[Now & Then (song)|a third song]].<ref>{{harvnb|Doggett|2009|p=319}}: Harrison refusing to record a third song; {{harvnb|Roberts|2005|p=54}}: release date for "Real Love".</ref> Starr then played drums on McCartney's 1997 album ''[[Flaming Pie]]''. Among the tracks to which he contributed, "Little Willow" was a song McCartney wrote about Starr's ex-wife Maureen, who died in 1994, while "[[Really Love You]]" was the first official release ever credited to McCartney–Starkey.{{sfn|Harry|2004|p=236: "Little Willow"; 275: "Really Love You"}}

In 1998, he released two albums on the [[Mercury Records|Mercury]] label. The studio album ''[[Vertical Man]]'' marked the beginning of a nine-year partnership with [[Mark Hudson (musician)|Mark Hudson]], who produced the album and, with his band the Roundheads, formed the core of the backing group on the recordings. In addition, many famous guests joined on various tracks, including Martin, Petty, McCartney and, in his final appearance on a Starr album, Harrison. Most of the songs were written by Starr and the band. Joe Walsh and the Roundheads joined Starr for his appearance on ''[[VH1 Storytellers]]'', which was released as an [[VH1 Storytellers (Ringo Starr album)|album under the same name]]. During the show, he performed greatest hits and new songs and told anecdotes relating to them.{{sfn|Harry|2004|p=358}} Starr's final release for Mercury was the 1999 Christmas-themed ''[[I Wanna Be Santa Claus]]''. The album was a commercial failure, although the record company chose not to issue it in Britain.{{sfn|Madinger|Easter|2000|p=568}}

==== 2000s ====
[[File:Ringo Starr.jpg|thumb|left|Starr (left) on stage in New York City in 2005|alt=Starr is on stage with two guitarists and two microphones. He is wearing sunglasses and a black and silver T-shirt, and both of his arms are raised. His right arm forms a V-shaped peace symbol.]]
Starr was inducted into the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame in 2002, joining an elite group of drummers and percussionists that include [[Buddy Rich]], [[Ludwig-Musser|William F. Ludwig Sr. and William F. Ludwig Jr.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pas.org/experience/halloffame.aspx |title=Percussive Arts Society: Hall of Fame |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091117234935/http://www.pas.org/experience/halloffame.aspx |archive-date=17 November 2009}}</ref> On 29 November 2002 (the first anniversary of Harrison's death), he performed "Photograph" and a cover of Carl Perkins' "[[Honey Don't]]" at the [[Concert for George]] held in the [[Royal Albert Hall]], London.{{sfn|Harry|2003|pp=138–139}} Early the following year, he released the album ''[[Ringo Rama]]'', which contained a song he co-wrote as a tribute to Harrison, "[[Never Without You]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/71858/hot-product|title=Hot Product: 'Rama' Lama Ding Dong|date=24 March 2003|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=14 January 2016|archive-date=5 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505044617/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/71858/hot-product|url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 2003, he formed Pumkinhead Records with All-Starr Band member Mark Hudson.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tourdates.co.uk/news/2008-ringo-starr-forms-new-label |title=Ringo Starr Forms New Label |publisher=Tourdates.co.uk |access-date=14 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807061438/http://www.tourdates.co.uk/news/2008-ringo-starr-forms-new-label |archive-date=7 August 2011 }}</ref> The label was not prolific, but their first signing was [[Liam Lynch (musician)|Liam Lynch]], who produced a 2003 LP entitled ''[[Fake Songs]]''.{{sfn|Harry|2004|p=241}}

Starr served as an honorary Santa Tracker and voice-over personality in 2003 and 2004 during the London stop in Father Christmas's annual Christmas Eve journey, as depicted in the annual [[NORAD Tracks Santa|NORAD tracks Santa program]]. According to NORAD officials, he was "a Starr in the east" who helped guide [[North American Aerospace Defense Command]]'s Santa-tracking tradition.<ref name="'Starr' helps NORAD track Santa">{{cite press release| last=Phillips| first=Michael| url=https://www.af.mil/News/story/id/123006125/| title='Starr' helps NORAD track Santa| date=2 December 2003| publisher=US Air Force| access-date=6 April 2012| archive-date=12 December 2012| archive-url=https://archive.today/20121212025913/http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123006125| url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:2004 - ringo thankspage thumb.jpg|right|thumb|alt=A colour photo of Starr, who is holding two fingers up in the style of a "peace sign". He is a wearing a dark beret, sunglasses and a grey windbreaker with several patches on the front.|Starr as an [[NORAD Tracks Santa|Honorary Santa Tracker]]]]
His 2005 release ''[[Choose Love (album)|Choose Love]]'' eschewed the star-guests approach of his last two studio albums<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/choose-love-mw0000211120|title=Choose Love – Ringo Starr|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=14 January 2016|archive-date=5 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205072850/https://www.allmusic.com/album/choose-love-mw0000211120|url-status=live}}</ref> but failed to chart in the UK or the US.{{sfn|Jackson|2012|p=261}} That same year, Liverpool's City Council announced plans to demolish Starr's birthplace, 9{{nbsp}}Madryn Street, stating that it had "no historical significance".<ref>{{cite news |title= Ringo birthplace to be bulldozed |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/merseyside/4229068.stm |work= BBC News |date= 9 September 2005 |access-date= 12 May 2013 |archive-date= 28 February 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210228225810/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/merseyside/4229068.stm |url-status= live }}</ref> The LCC later announced that the building would be taken apart brick by brick and preserved.<ref>{{cite news | last = Clover | first = Charles | title = Ringo Starr's old house to be taken down and stored as 11 streets are demolished | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1498706/Ringo-Starrs-old-house-to-be-taken-down-and-stored-as-11-streets-are-demolished.html | work = The Daily Telegraph | location = London | date = 19 September 2005 | access-date = 23 January 2008 | archive-date = 27 October 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131027035028/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1498706/Ringo-Starrs-old-house-to-be-taken-down-and-stored-as-11-streets-are-demolished.html | url-status = live }}</ref>

Starr released the album ''[[Liverpool 8]]'' in January 2008, coinciding with the start of Liverpool's year as the [[European Capital of Culture]].{{sfn|Jackson|2012|p=269}} Hudson was the initial producer of the recordings, but after a falling out with Starr, he was replaced by [[David A. Stewart]].<ref name="Erlewine/Liverpool8">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/liverpool-8-mw0000781146|title=Liverpool 8 – Ringo Starr|first=Stephen Thomas|last=Erlewine|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=15 January 2016|archive-date=7 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607003632/https://www.allmusic.com/album/liverpool-8-mw0000781146|url-status=live}}</ref> Starr performed [[Liverpool 8 (song)|the title track]] at the opening ceremony for Liverpool's appointment, but thereafter attracted controversy over his seemingly unflattering comments about his city of birth.{{sfn|Jackson|2012|pp=269–70}} Later that year, he was the object of further criticism in the press for posting a video on his website in which he harangued fans and autograph hunters for sending him items to sign.{{sfn|Doggett|2009|pp=334–35}}{{refn|group=nb|In the video, posted on 10 October 2008, Starr told fans that he was too busy and would not be signing autographs after 20 October.<ref>{{cite web | title = Ringo Starr to stop signing autographs | url = http://media.ringostarr.com/video//2008-10-10/2008-10-10.mov | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081030191142/http://media.ringostarr.com/video//2008-10-10/2008-10-10.mov | url-status=dead | archive-date = 30 October 2008 | publisher = RingoStarr.com | access-date = 14 October 2008 }}</ref>}}

In April 2009, he reunited with McCartney at the [[David Lynch Foundation]]'s "[[David Lynch Foundation#2009–2011|Change Begins Within]]" benefit concert, held at New York's [[Radio City Music Hall]]. Having played his own set beforehand, Starr joined McCartney for the finale and performed "With a Little Help from My Friends", among other songs.<ref>{{cite web |first=Frank|last= Scheck| title=Concert Review: Change Begins Within |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/music-reviews/concert-review-change-begins-within-1003959022.story |date=5 April 2009 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=23 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090409011855/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/music-reviews/concert-review-change-begins-within-1003959022.story <!--Added by H3llBot--> |archive-date=9 April 2009}}</ref> Starr also appeared on-stage during Microsoft's June 2009 [[Electronic Entertainment Expo 2009|E3]] press conference with Yoko Ono, McCartney and [[Olivia Harrison]] to promote ''[[The Beatles: Rock Band]]'' video game.<ref>{{cite web|first=Daniel|last=Terdiman|title=How 'Beatles: Rock Band' came together|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-10797_3-10256730-235.html|website=CNET|date=4 June 2009|access-date=26 August 2009|archive-date=24 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224040722/http://news.cnet.com/8301-10797_3-10256730-235.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==== 2010s ====
[[File:Ringo Starr and all his band (8470850644).jpg|left|thumb|Starr performing in 2013]]
In 2010, Starr self-produced and released his fifteenth studio album, ''[[Y Not]]'', which included the track "[[Walk with You]]" and featured a vocal contribution from McCartney.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ringo-starr-recruits-paul-mccartney-for-new-album-y-not-20091119|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|date=19 November 2009|title=Ringo Starr Recruits Paul McCartney for New Album 'Y Not'|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=21 July 2013|archive-date=16 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116163421/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ringo-starr-recruits-paul-mccartney-for-new-album-y-not-20091119|url-status=dead}}</ref> Later that year, he appeared during ''[[Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief]]'' as a celebrity phone operator.<ref name="usatoday-clooneyexplains">{{cite news | url = http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2010/01/george-clooney-explains-hope-for-haiti-celebrity-phone-bank/1 | title = George Clooney explains 'Hope for Haiti' celebrity phone bank | first = Ann | last = Oldenburg | work = USA Today | date = 22 January 2010 | access-date = 22 January 2010 | archive-date = 7 July 2012 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120707154533/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2010/01/george-clooney-explains-hope-for-haiti-celebrity-phone-bank/1 | url-status = live }}</ref> On 7 July 2010, he celebrated his 70th birthday at Radio City Music Hall with another All-Starr Band concert, topped with friends and family joining him on stage including Ono, his son Zak, and McCartney.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.undercover.fm/news/11204-ringo-starr-turns-70-with-a-little-help-from-his-friends | title = Ringo Starr Turns 70 with a Little Help From His Friends | publisher = undercover.com | last = Cashmere | first = Paul | date = 10 July 2010 | access-date = 11 July 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130512231146/http://www.undercover.fm/news/11204-ringo-starr-turns-70-with-a-little-help-from-his-friends | archive-date = 12 May 2013 | url-status=usurped | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

Starr recorded a cover of [[Buddy Holly]]'s "Think It Over" for the 2011 tribute album ''[[Listen to Me: Buddy Holly]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.listentomebuddyholly.com/|title=Year-Long Celebration of Holly's Music and Legacy Continues|publisher=Songmasters|access-date=4 August 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812224748/http://www.listentomebuddyholly.com/|archive-date=12 August 2013}}</ref> In January 2012, he released the album ''[[Ringo 2012]]''. Later that year, he announced that his All-Starr Band would tour the [[Pacific Rim]] during 2013 with select dates in New Zealand, Australia and Japan; it was his first performance in Japan since 1996, and his debut in both New Zealand and Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ringostarr.com/news/title/ringo-starr-his-all-starr-band-to-tour-the-pacific-rim-in-2013/ |title=Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band To Tour The Pacific Rim in 2013 |publisher=RingoStarr.com |date=17 October 2012 |access-date=26 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121224050516/http://www.ringostarr.com/news/title/ringo-starr-his-all-starr-band-to-tour-the-pacific-rim-in-2013 |archive-date=24 December 2012}}</ref>

In January 2014, Starr joined McCartney for a special performance at the [[56th Annual Grammy Awards]] in Los Angeles, where they performed the song "[[Queenie Eye]]".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/grammys/10598532/Grammys-2014-Beatles-Paul-McCartney-and-Ringo-reunite-on-stage.html|title=Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo reunite on stage|date=27 January 2014|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=29 January 2014|archive-date=28 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140128184534/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/grammys/10598532/Grammys-2014-Beatles-Paul-McCartney-and-Ringo-reunite-on-stage.html|url-status=live}}</ref> That summer he toured Canada and the US with an updated version of the Twelfth All-Starr Band, featuring multi-instrumentalist [[Warren Ham]] instead of saxophonist [[Mark Rivera]]. In July, Starr became involved in "#peacerocks", an anti-violence campaign started by fashion designer [[John Varvatos]], in conjunction with the David Lynch Foundation.<ref name="instyle7/14">{{cite web|last1=Faure|first1=Tiffany|title=Make Ringo Starr's Birthday Wish Come True – Post a Peace Sign Selfie For a Good Cause!|url=http://news.instyle.com/2014/07/07/make-ringo-starrs-birthday-wish-come-true-post-a-peace-sign-selfie-for-a-good-cause/|access-date=1 August 2014|quote=This charity fund, which is in support of the David Lynch Foundation, teaches Transcendental Meditation and other stress-reducing techniques to at-risk populations suffering from chronic stress and stress-related disorders that fuel crime, violence and costly medical expenditures.|archive-date=10 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810064404/http://news.instyle.com/2014/07/07/make-ringo-starrs-birthday-wish-come-true-post-a-peace-sign-selfie-for-a-good-cause/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=wwd>{{cite web|last1=Tran|first1=Khanh T. L.|title=John Varvatos Throws Ringo Starr a Birthday Bash|url=http://www.wwd.com/eye/parties/john-varvatos-throws-ringo-starr-a-birthday-bash-7786915|website=Women's Wear Daily|date=7 July 2014|access-date=1 August 2014|archive-date=12 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812041100/http://www.wwd.com/eye/parties/john-varvatos-throws-ringo-starr-a-birthday-bash-7786915|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2014, he won at the ''[[GQ]]'' Men of the Year Awards for his humanitarian work with the David Lynch Foundation.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Browne|first1=Amy|title=Former Beatle Ringo Starr amongst winners at GQ awards|website=Liverpool Echo|date=3 September 2014|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/former-beatle-ringo-starr-amongst-7711508|access-date=4 September 2014|archive-date=14 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140914113153/http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/former-beatle-ringo-starr-amongst-7711508|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Ringo Starr at the Beacon Theater (26674821609).jpg|thumb|Starr performing in 2017]]
In January 2015, Starr tweeted the title of his new studio album ''[[Postcards from Paradise]]''. The album came a few weeks in advance of Starr's induction into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]], and was released on 31 March 2015 to mixed to positive reviews.<ref>{{cite magazine|last= Shanahan|first= Rob|title= Ringo's still smiling after five decades of rock & roll life|url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/ringo-starr-postcards-from-paradise-20150331|magazine= Rolling Stone|issue= 1232|date= 9 April 2015|access-date= 10 September 2017|archive-date= 8 October 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171008035129/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/ringo-starr-postcards-from-paradise-20150331|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last= Winograd|first= Jeremy|title= Ringo Starr: Postcards from Paradise|url= https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/ringo-starr-postcards-from-paradise|journal= Slant Magazine|date= 28 March 2015|access-date= 21 April 2020|archive-date= 14 August 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170814065036/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/ringo-starr-postcards-from-paradise|url-status= live}}</ref> Later that month, Starr and his band announced a forthcoming Summer 2016 Tour of the US. Full production began in June 2016 in Syracuse.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2016/01/ringo_starr_to_kick_off_2016_tour_at_lakeview_amphitheater_in_syracuse.html|title=Ringo Starr to kick off 2016 tour at Lakeview Amphitheater in Syracuse|work=syracuse.com|date=25 January 2016|access-date=25 January 2016|archive-date=26 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126100756/http://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2016/01/ringo_starr_to_kick_off_2016_tour_at_lakeview_amphitheater_in_syracuse.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 7 July 2017 (his 77th birthday), Starr released "Give More Love" as a single, which was followed two months later by his nineteenth studio album, also titled ''[[Give More Love]]'' and issued by [[Universal Music Enterprises|UM<sup>e</sup>]].<ref name="RS070717">{{cite magazine|title=Ringo Starr Announces All-Star New LP 'Give More Love'|first=Daniel|last=Kreps|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=7 July 2017|access-date=9 July 2017|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ringo-starr-announces-all-star-new-lp-give-more-love-w491314}}</ref> The album includes appearances by McCartney, as well as frequent collaborators such as Joe Walsh, David A. Stewart, [[Gary Nicholson (singer)|Gary Nicholson]] and members of the All-Starr Band.<ref name="Variety 070717">{{cite magazine|title=Ringo Starr Reveals New Album Details, Celebrates 77th Birthday With David Lynch, Joe Walsh, Jenny Lewis|first=Steve|last=Marinucci|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=7 July 2017|access-date=9 July 2017|url=https://variety.com/2017/music/news/ringo-starr-new-album-birthday-peace-love-capitol-records-tower-1202489752/|archive-date=8 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708165242/http://variety.com/2017/music/news/ringo-starr-new-album-birthday-peace-love-capitol-records-tower-1202489752/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 13 September 2019, Starr announced the upcoming release of his 20th album, ''[[What's My Name (Ringo Starr album)|What's My Name]]'', to be released by [[UMe|UM<sup>e</sup>]] on 25 October 2019. He recorded the album in his home studio, Roccabella West in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jambase.com/article/ringo-starr-whats-my-name-album|title=Ringo Starr Announces New Album 'What's My Name' & Shares Single|website=JamBase|access-date=16 September 2019|archive-date=20 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191020204553/https://www.jambase.com/article/ringo-starr-whats-my-name-album|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== 2020s ====
In celebration of his 80th birthday in July 2020, Starr organised a live-streamed concert featuring appearances by many of his friends and collaborators including McCartney, Walsh, [[Ben Harper]], [[Dave Grohl]], [[Sheryl Crow]], [[Sheila E.]] and [[Willie Nelson]]. The show replaced his annual public birthday celebration at the [[Capitol Records Building]], which was cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/9414279/ringo-starr-big-birthday-show-how-to-watch|title=How to Watch Ringo Starr's 'Big Birthday Show' Featuring Paul McCartney, Gary Clark Jr. & More|date=7 July 2020|magazine=Billboard|access-date=29 August 2020|archive-date=19 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819192550/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/9414279/ringo-starr-big-birthday-show-how-to-watch|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 16 December 2020, Starr released the song "Here's to the Nights". An accompanying video was released on 18 December. The song of peace, love and friendship was written by [[Diane Warren]] and features a group of his friends, including McCartney, [[Joe Walsh]], [[Corinne Bailey Rae]], [[Eric Burdon]], [[Sheryl Crow]], [[Finneas]], [[Dave Grohl]], [[Ben Harper]], [[Lenny Kravitz]], [[Jenny Lewis]], [[Steve Lukather]], [[Chris Stapleton]] and [[Yola (singer)|Yola]]. The song was the lead single from his EP ''[[Zoom In]]'', which was released on 19 March 2021 via [[UMe]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bestclassicbands.com/ringo-starr-new-song-mccartney-12-18-20/|title=Ringo Starr's Great New Song, Featuring Paul McCartney: Watch|author=Best Classic Bands Staff|date=18 December 2020|access-date=20 December 2020|archive-date=21 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201221040602/https://bestclassicbands.com/ringo-starr-new-song-mccartney-12-18-20/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 16 March 2021, Starr stated in an interview with ''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]'' that it was unlikely that he would record another full-length album, preferring to release EPs instead.<ref>{{cite web|last=Light|first=Alan|url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/a35842463/ringo-starr-interview-zoom-in-ep-taylor-swift-here-comes-the-sun/|title=Ringo Starr Can't Bring Himself to Practice Alone|website=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]|date=16 March 2021|access-date=7 June 2022|archive-date=6 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606211428/https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/a35842463/ringo-starr-interview-zoom-in-ep-taylor-swift-here-comes-the-sun/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 24 September that year, he released the EP ''[[Change the World (Ringo Starr EP)|Change the World]]'', a sequel to the previous EP ''Zoom In''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Womack |first=Kenneth |date=24 September 2021 |work=Salon |title=Ringo Starr's mission to "Change the World" |url=https://www.salon.com/2021/09/24/ringo-starrs-mission-to-change-the-world/ |access-date=3 October 2022 |archive-date=16 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220916072536/https://www.salon.com/2021/09/24/ringo-starrs-mission-to-change-the-world/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 7 February 2022, Starr announced his intention to return to touring with his band for the first time since 2019. The tour was announced to run from 27 May to 26 June,<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Blistein |first1=Josh |title=Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Finally Set to Return to the Road This Spring |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ringo-starr-all-starr-band-tour-dates-2022-1296038/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=7 February 2022 |access-date=28 April 2022 |archive-date=14 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220514001355/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ringo-starr-all-starr-band-tour-dates-2022-1296038/ |url-status=live }}</ref> though several concerts held in June would end up being postponed till October due to two members of the band catching [[COVID-19]]. These postponed events were added to the band's previously announced tour to be held in September and October.<ref>{{citation |last=Peters |first=Mitchell |date=11 June 2022 |magazine=Billboard |title=Ringo Starr Postpones Summer Tour Dates After All Starr Band Members Test Positive for COVID-19 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/ringo-starr-all-star-band-tour-postponed-covid-19-1235086108/ |access-date=3 October 2022 |archive-date=3 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003123911/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/ringo-starr-all-star-band-tour-postponed-covid-19-1235086108/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On 1 October, he cancelled a concert at the [[Four Winds New Buffalo]] casino due to an unspecified illness affecting his voice. Another concert to be held at [[Mystic Lake Casino Hotel]] the following day was also postponed.<ref>{{cite news |last=Thania |first=Garcia |date=2 October 2022 |work=Variety |title=Ringo Starr Cancels Concert Due to Illness |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/ringo-starr-cancels-concert-illness-1235390736/ |access-date=3 October 2022 |archive-date=3 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003122925/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/ringo-starr-cancels-concert-illness-1235390736/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On 3 October, it was confirmed that Starr had tested positive for COVID-19, after which several shows in Canada were cancelled.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=3 October 2022 |journal=RTÉ |title=Ringo Starr gigs cancelled as former Beatle gets Covid |url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2022/1003/1326930-ringo-starr-gigs-cancelled-as-former-beale-gets-covid/ |language=en |access-date=4 October 2022 |archive-date=4 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004154402/https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2022/1003/1326930-ringo-starr-gigs-cancelled-as-former-beale-gets-covid/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=3 October 2022 |title=Ringo Starr cancels North American tour after catching Covid |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63121692 |access-date=4 October 2022 |archive-date=3 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003232334/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63121692 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 16 September 2022, Starr released the EP ''[[EP3 (Ringo Starr EP)|EP3]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/ringo-starr-ep3-four-new-tracks/|title=Ringo Starr Announces 'EP3' For September, Featuring Four New Tracks|work=uDiscoverMusic|date=29 July 2022|access-date=23 August 2023|archive-date=20 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172228/https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/ringo-starr-ep3-four-new-tracks/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 12 January 2023, Starr announced that he and the All-Starr Band would be touring in the US from 19 May to 17 June.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thebeatles.com/ringo-starr-and-his-all-starr-band-announce-spring-2023-tour|title=Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Announce Spring 2023 Tour|date=12 January 2023|website=[[The Beatles]]|access-date=23 August 2023|archive-date=21 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921085550/https://thebeatles.com/ringo-starr-and-his-all-starr-band-announce-spring-2023-tour|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/05/18/ringo-all-starr-band-2023-tour-beatles/70230041007/|title=Ringo Starr will keep on drumming, but forget about a memoir: 'I'm not doing a book'|last=della Cava|first=Marco|date=18 May 2023|website=[[USA Today]]|access-date=23 August 2023|archive-date=19 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230819225559/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/05/18/ringo-all-starr-band-2023-tour-beatles/70230041007/|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2023, a further series of tour dates was also announced, from 17 September to 13 October.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/ringo-starr-fall-2023-tour/|title=Ringo Starr's All Starr Band Announces Fall 2023 Tour|last=Rolli|first=Bryan|date=8 May 2023|website=[[Ultimate Classic Rock]]|access-date=23 August 2023|archive-date=23 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230823030425/https://ultimateclassicrock.com/ringo-starr-fall-2023-tour/|url-status=live}}</ref> Another EP by Starr, ''[[Rewind Forward]]'', released on 13 October.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/ringo-starr-rewind-forward-ep/|title=Ringo Starr Announces Next EP, 'Rewind Forward'|last=Rolli|first=Bryan|date=22 August 2023|website=[[Ultimate Classic Rock]]|access-date=23 August 2023|archive-date=22 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822220753/https://ultimateclassicrock.com/ringo-starr-rewind-forward-ep/|url-status=live}}</ref> Another, ''[[Crooked Boy]]'', was initially released as a [[Record Store Day]] exclusive in 2024,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Friedlander |first=Matt |date=8 April 2024 |title=Ringo Starr Shares News About the Lead Single from His Upcoming 'Crooked Boy' EP |url=https://americansongwriter.com/ringo-starr-shares-news-about-the-lead-single-from-his-upcoming-crooked-boy-ep/ |access-date=29 April 2024 |website=[[American Songwriter]] |language=en-US}}</ref> with digital and physical releases on 26 April and 31 May, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fuller |first=Eric |title=Ringo Starr Is Both A Beatle And A Crooked Boy |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericfuller/2024/04/25/ringo-starr-is-both-a-beatle-and-a-crooked-boy/ |access-date=29 April 2024 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> A country and [[Americana music|roots]] album, ''[[Look Up (Ringo Starr album)|Look Up]]'', produced by [[T Bone Burnett]], was released on 10 January 2025.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Hudak |first=Joseph |title=Ringo Starr Goes Cowboy for New Roots Music Album 'Look Up' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/ringo-starr-country-album-look-up-1235136122/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=25 October 2024 |date=18 October 2024}}</ref>

[[File:McCartneyO2101224 p2 (167 of 191) (54225060041).jpg|thumb|[[Paul McCartney]] and Ringo Starr playing together on 19 December 2024, in London]]