The Beatles fans just learn why Ringo Starr always wears dark glasses
Beatles fans are only just realising why Ringo Starr is always seen wearing dark glasses.
Starr, who gained international fame as the drummer for the legendary band, is known for sporting dark glasses or sunglasses. However, the reason behind this is not very well-known.
A lot of fans assume the glasses are just part of Starr’s look but this isn’t the case. Charlie Brown, a user on Quora, the American social question and answer website, has shed some light.
In his answer to the question ‘Why is Ringo Starr always wearing sunglasses?’ Charlie said: “According to numerous sources over the decades that have addressed this popular fan question about the celebrated drummer of The Beatles…
"Sir Ringo is usually seen in dark glasses (or ‘sunglasses’) because his eyes have an acute sensitivity to light - and he has occasionally cited that reason himself when asked about it. I’ve never heard an official reason for that to have developed as Ringo has aged (he’s now 81), but given the serious illnesses he lived through as a child - the light sensitivity his eyes developed as he matured might be related to his childhood health challenges.”
Starr, also known as Sir Richard Starkey, was born on July 7, 1940 in Liverpool. He spent a year in the hospital with complications from a burst appendix when he was six years old, according to Brittanica.
Source: express.co.uk/Rahima Miah
