Former drummer for The Beatles, Ringo Starr, has revealed the secret to “staying young” and maintaining high energy levels. Speaking to music and pop culture magazine Rolling Stone, Starr commended his vegetarian diet for helping him stay “so young and active.”
Ringo Starr has issued his traditional video message in advance of his annual Peace & Love birthday event, which will feature performances by the Silversun Pickups and others.
The former Beatle and his wife Barbara Starkey will be joined in Los Angeles on Thursday July 6, Starr’s 83rd birthday, by family and friends to deliver his “Peace and Love” exclamation at noon local time. Notable contributors include Joe and Marjorie Walsh, Edgar Winter, Gregg Bissonette, Sheila E, Richard Marx, Jim Keltner, Benmont Tench, Mike Campbell, Ed Begley Jr, Diane Warren, Roy Orbison Jr. and others.
Sir Ringo Starr turns 83-years-old on July 7 this year and has shared a special request with his fans in a new video. The Beatles drummer looked decades younger as he greeted viewers with his birthday wish. Dressed in a white jacket and standing in front of some greenery, Sir Ringo said: “Good morning, good afternoon, good evening!”
NASA, which continues to help spread the message beyond the earth, will send a pre-recorded message from Ringo into the universe, also at noon PST, from the Barstow, California-based station in the Deep Space Network. Leading up to this, artists including the Silversun Pickups, Blake Mills, and King Tuff, will perform Ringo’s music. Starr begins his next US tour with the All Starr Band on September 15, with dates going through to October 13.
(Source: Udiscovermusic)
