Ringo Starr talks birthday, box set plans in exclusive radio interview
Radio shot host Chris Carter said July 3 his “Breakfast With the Beatles” Sunday morning show on KLOS-FM in Los Angeles received a call from a special guest. It was none other than Ringo Starr. The call came right after Carter played two Ringo Starr tracks including “Cookin' [In the Kitchen of Love]” from “Ringo's Rotogravure” album.
“Yeah, push the right button, Chris. Good morning.” Ringo, who was on the phone, said as the call began. Carter asked him if he remembered the recording session from the album track he had just played. “I do. It was so much fun,” Ringo said with a smirk.
Ringo and his All-Starr Band closed out their summer tour Saturday night with a show at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. “So are you happy or sad when the tour ends?,” Carter asked Ringo. “You're absolutely both,” Ringo replied. “And you know you keep up your energy the whole month I've been touring, and now it's like, AAAAAH!, you can breathe out. You have to get used to being normal not living in hotels or traveling around. Suddenly, I go, 'Whoa, what am I going to do with all this time?”
Carter noted Ringo used to switch All-Starr Bands around, but he seemed very happy with the current lineup. “Well, the original concept was we'd put a band together, we'd tour America, maybe Europe,” Ringo said. “And suddenly, then we were touring America, maybe Japan, then Australia. Then after 18 months, I would switch it around. And now with this band, as Todd keeps telling everybody, it's over four years.” “He's very proud, you know,” Carter replied.
By: Steve Marinucci
Source: AXS
