Why Recording at Ringo Starr's House Was Torture for Visiting Musicians
Ringo Starr grew up in a poor section of Liverpool and became an international star because of his drumming talent. Artistic honors and musical halls of fame inductions followed for The Beatles’ timekeeper. Ringo made the most obvious statement when he said his life was like a fairy tale. Yet recording at Ringo’s house was hardly a dream come true for visiting musicians.
Barbara Bach (left), Ringo Starr, and their dogs pose on the lawn outside their house in 1981.
Ringo’s London apartment was like a playground for his friends. Paul McCartney recorded music there. Jimi Hendrix rented it. John Lennon and Yoko Ono shot the cover art for Two Virgins there.
The Beatles’ drummer eventually moved out and became neighbors with John. Later, Ringo bought John’s house — named Tittenhurst Park — (and burned all his leftover possessions) after the Fab Four finally fractured, but he rarely stayed there. The timekeeper lived in Monaco, crashed with John in Los Angeles, and jetted around the globe in the 1970s.
When Ringo and his wife, Barbara Bach, decided to settle down at Tittenhurst, it made using the estate’s home studio torture for visiting bands.
Source: Jason Rossi/cheatsheet.com
