![]() ![]() STARR: Well, the memory plays games, but it was a loving neighborhood. And then I went back, and there's all these really narrow streets. And the thrilling thing is that, you know, my memory of it - because I'd left it for years - was like, you know, this childhood memory that I had all these big avenues that we used to walk down. But, of course, it was my neighborhood as a child, and I have, you know, wonderful memories of it. ![]() It was just a dark neighborhood, you know? It was like they needed more streetlights at night. I remember being conscious from a very early age that I wanted to get out of there because it was dark. STARR: My neighborhood was real working-class. STARR: Well, I was born at a very early age. ![]() TERRY GROSS: Can we talk a little bit about life before The Beatles? Here's a conversation between Ringo Starr and Terry Gross recorded in 1995, the year of the ABC documentary miniseries "The Beatles Anthology." So in honor of his birthday and because The Beatles are still dipping into their recorded archives, we thought we'd do the same. He plans to be in Beverly Hills celebrating his birthday the way he has for the past 15 years - asking fans to say, think or post peace and love at precisely noon in their respective time zones. The man who was born as Richard Starkey in Liverpool in 1940 turns 83 years old today. Ringo is still releasing records as a solo artist and recently wrapped up his spring concert tour with Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band. ![]() Yet there's still at least one more new recording to come, featuring contributions from demo tapes or existing studio recordings by all four Beatles. Ringo Starr, as the drummer for The Beatles, released his first recordings with that group more than 60 years ago. I'm David Bianculli, professor of television studies at Rowan University, in for Terry Gross. ![]()
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