30 quotes from Ringo Starr for his 72nd birthday

Ringo Starr, born Richard Starkey in 1940 in Liverpool, England, became one-fourth of the most famous band in the world when he performed his first show as the drummer for the Beatles in 1962, fifty years ago this year. After the band broke up, Starr recorded albums that included "Beaucoups of Blues," "Ringo," and "Stop and Smell the Roses." Starr also toured multiple times with other musicians such as Levon Helm, Clarence Clemons, Peter Frampton, John Entwistle, his son Zak Starkey, and others under the name Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band. Last January, he released his latest album titled "Ringo 2012." Here are 30 quotes from Starr on his birthday.

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1. What matters

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"I think the most exciting thing is that you expect people our age to know the music, but actually a lot of kids know the music, and if anything is left, we have left really good music. And that`s the important part, not the mop-tops or whatever."

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