Ringo Starr drops his drumsticks on live TV....TWICE!!!

[@mechele38135]

Everyone can have a bad day, Ringo is still great at 76. He no longer drinks, smokes or does drugs. He is still touring and concerts are great.

[@tomassheva]

but this is not current, it's in 80's...you almost confused me, really... :D

[@jimmymalone9139]

Ohhhhj

[@MrEdongzki]

ringo looks older here than what he looks now

[@nyrichiek]

That was the Alcohol and Coke. He was a raging addict back then.

[@ErickNagaya]

The legend says he is making younger through the years

[@LeonThe4th]

A full bottle of brandy before he went on....without Coke....straight...Jeez

[@tomassheva]

LeonThe4th coke or coke? xD

[@mickavellian]

He was drunk like a fuck there.

[@Snoopy7666]

I really like Ringo... he's always been my favorite Beatle. He's real, approachable, has a solid sense of humor and terrific stamina... and he's a GREAT drummer.

[@professorpsoop]

Yes, darn it, he IS!! I know many people understand that but many other trolls say he sucks.

[@eddie054]

People can say whatever, but Ringo is one kick ass drummer and turned out pretty OK in his senior years. Many could only wish they they were so healthy ans cool later.

[@jmag579]

Charlie Brown when he hosted SNL he said “I AM A LEGEND” only someone with Kanye sized arrogance would say that. And he was a pretty good drummer in a legendary band.

[@VictorCardena3]

Joe Maggi if you experienced what he did during Beatlemania you would think you were a legend too.

[@therollingbeachfloyd645]

I think i know why Ringo dropped his drumsticks. He had blisters on his fingers!

[@trvrshoe4518]

nice

[@j7777777]

i think it was john who had ,blisters on his fingers , not ringo

[@trvrshoe4518]

j7777777 no it was Ringo

[@dominatrixs.]

j7777777 Ringo

[@therollingbeachfloyd645]

Bingo!

[@75DrummerBoy]

This was back when Ringo had a major drinking problem post Beatles. It was out of his depression over them breaking up!

[@LeonThe4th]

Sadly, Ringo WAS drunk. Someone who was there told me that Ringo drank an entire bottle of brandy before going on....everyone was amazed that he could even standup, let alone play drums.....albeit with obvious difficulty.

[@ahmadalsarray5293]

Of course you were.

[@LeonThe4th]

@@ahmadalsarray5293 Meaning?

[@kenkaneki8597]

I didn't drop my stick, not even once in all of my gig. But i never see myself as successful or good as Ringo. So no big deal, if he drop his stick twice or thrice, Ringo would still be Ringo. Hehe. You dont need to lash out and pick on others in order to make yourself feel better. Long Live Ringo!

[@eugenea4]

...but did not drop the beat :)

[@jnlhansonian]

+eugenea4 or at least his back up drummer didn't drop the beat

[@louissimoni271]

eugenea4 ((

[@sylyjoly]

He was still drumming as he picked up the stick, I found that so funny

[@L0REN0R2Z0RR0]

He was used to drink'n'drum.

[@tomassheva]

those comments :DD

[@richardtorres5513]

Making a recovery is what count's ! Being humans we all slip now and then , Does not change that Ringo is one of the greats.

[@pepewherrems1359]

Ringo plays the shuffle beat very nice, the drop stick dont be the main thing about his playing , call him bad drummer to him, that ridiculous, he is got the revolutionary swing of the beat.

[@stevenwilliam4500]

I've never seen Ringo post Beatles play drums live without another drummer playing at the same time with him on another kit

[@vitorbastos123]

Look for the Carl Perkins Special in 1986. Just Ringo. There have been other shows actually, look for him playing at Live Aid in 1993 with some group.

[@markgabriel5797]

Neither has he! But he is Ringo!

[@seres-de-luz]

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To me the first one was kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6vGdpWpiqqJers (the last pre-COVID-19 reunion of the surviving members of The Beatles).

[@TheSamtheman081]

@@vitorbastos123 live aid was 1985 not 1993.

[@Xcorgi]

He may have dropped them twice but you have to admit, he pick them up both times pretty gracefully without missing a beat. That would be pretty tough for any drummer to recover from.

[@roseblake5803]

Doesn’t matter he drops his sticks, still doesn’t miss a beat. Absolutely amazing!!!!

[@hoaxialcable]

lol that's because they have another drummer in the back 😂

[@patrickteto]

I think it's unbelievably funny that people actually have a comment about Ringo dropping a few frigging drumsticks.I came to look to see why it would even be posted.Ringo is absolutely the best ever minimalist player anyone has ever heard.Most people have no idea how hard it is to not bash away on a kit.Ringo was the reason why you were able to hear John,Paul and George ring out ! Try it one time and see if you don't agree...

[@rogerd3051]

I was at this show, I took some photos and after the show, I and Rrecy Kapri took Ringos drums sticks off the stage

[@javerygmailcom1212]

Plays better drunk than most people play sober

[@ryanlaking3033]

Smashed.

[@z512345]

Who cares if he dropped a dam stick, he's Ringo.

[@tonygiovingo6967]

The great Joe Morrello dropped a stick during his take 5 solo on the Conan O'Brien show. Shit happens. Then again Ringo was obviously shit faced here...

[@alejacome356]

tony giovingo Joe was blind

[@vincentzito3933]

Every drummer drops their sticks now and then... If you never ever drop a stick then you hold them way too tight... That said Ringo was drunk as fuck here and I probably wouldn't have even been standing...

[@jimfraser647]

This was in his drinking years. He was probably drunk.

[@altornadoathome]

+Jim Fraser Drunk as fuck

[@LeonThe4th]

He was drunk....he was an alcoholic back then...

[@genericgeorge]

I remember this episode from 1982. I think he was wired on coke

[@LeonThe4th]

Glenn Wheatcroft No....as already stated...he drank a bottle of brandy before he went on...he was an alcoholic back then....he was drunk...

[@genericgeorge]

I watched this telecast live. Being a Beatle fan I was really embarrassed. He was hyper, having trouble sitting still and talking fast and talking pretty much crap. Occasionally Parkinson would corner him with a question and he would sort of settle down and answer properly. He was not slurring his speech and talking slow as drunk would. I doubt he was only downing alcohol that day or during these years. He was living the jetset life and I still say he snorted a few lines to get himself up for the interview and to negate the effects of alcohol . Coke doesnt last too long so by the end he was probably coming down and the brandy was taking it's effect. Hence the drop sticks

[@longde]

Ringo is by far my favorite pop-rock drummer but here in this video he is completely drunk. Even his face looks not right at all. What a shame!

[@pierrepetry5734]

He drops his sticks but if he's drunk he's playing very well!

[@tomassheva]

Pierre Petry fuck yea haha :DDD

[@henryedwards4116]

@@pierrepetry5734 Are you people stupid? do you not see the other drummer behind him? He's the one you hear.

[@solalvarez180]

❤👩‍🌾❤thran you❤👰❤🎈

[@007KayElleKay]

The reason he dropped a stick was probably because like a lot of drummers, he’s had serious rotator cuff injuries to his shoulders that have required surgery - I’m a drummer , I’ve now wrecked both shoulders and had the tendons reattached and it affects your grip . Ringo uses his shoulders as left handed drummers playing right handed kits, often do because we can’t roll around a kit like a right handed drummer so a momentary lift of the shoulder creates enough “space” for us to get the left hand onto the tom tom. Give the guy a break - give him credit for what he’s achieved , not a couple of dropped sticks . He gave up alcohol years ago so he certainly wasn’t “ pissed” though he might be reading some of these comments.

[@katelyn6653]

God has blessed and helped him soo much❤️✝️🙏🏻

[@ryansams1268]

Ah, give him a break - he was pissed. Love Ringo. ☮️

[@mlgsoulz5191]

My left ear fucking enjoyed this

[@keitheddie5]

Does not miss a beat. does not lose his cool.

[@Ratelzwatel]

The backup drummer keeps the beat.

[@thomasbalas5774]

Rock solid beat

[@barlypop]

I don't get why so many people feel the need to knock Ringo Starr. He has never to my knowledge boasted or bragged about himself as a drummer. As a drummer myself I would love to have done a small amount of the large musical work he has been involved with. The reason so many top drummers credit him as an influence is because of his unique style of playing, being left handed but playing the kit right handed he produced many drum parts other drummers struggle to replicate.

[@timdeweese4085]

Yet never misses a beat!

[@danhansson409]

Episode #4.16 1982

[@tammyrouse7422]

He dropped his drum stick but still kept the beat . During Beatlemania they couldnt hear each other play but Ringo kept the beat and the show went on . He cant drum like the best , no doubt about that , but he has his own style and it really works well with Lennon songs . Listen to Lennons Well , Well , Well and how the drumming compliments the song. and I've been slapping my thigh for forty years .

[@burpvom]

he dropped the stick but did not drop the beat.

[@udsydean]

Only Ringo can make "dropping the sticks" look cool.

A thing for which every drummer should be prepared, having stick replacement close to him and know how to take them, never grab them from the floor , it looks very embarrassing

[@rohnakp2396]

Well if he had a backup drumstick, he'd not immediately grab them as he was too drunk :))

[@warrenh]

first drummer to drop his sticks!

[@tommyhaynes521]

+warrenh True , it never happened before this and hasn't happened since

[@warrenh]

+Tommy Haynes hahah!

[@chuckyoneil3820]

warrenh I'm a.drummer drop all the time , dont.lose.a beat, and.ringos one of.the best.if.not the best

[@eddie054]

Ringo is left handed and always played a right handed kit setup.

[@007KayElleKay]

Very much doubt it - nor the last .

2:24 He opens the hi-hat when hitting the snare 😮😮😮

[@zdvxgf]

yeah I think it's one of his signature technique. He used to do that with The Beatles especially with tracks from let it be

[@letsleepingdogslie2492]

An old pro man! Never missed a beat!

[@wmpopper]

SO SOLID.

[@patriciabarkley735]

I wish Ringo would have sung this! It would have been much better.

[@rohnakp2396]

He was drunk An entire bottle of Brandy rught before the show....... The fact he was able to stand and speak was itself great

[@mirrortime]

2 comments... #1 I wonder why people find it odd that Ringo was playing with another drummer. It'[s very common for him. Not always, but common. Even on his newer tours with the All- Starr band he has another drummer. He did on The Concert For Bangla Desh and even on some albums by himself and for other artist's, check out George Harrison's "Don't let me wait too long' From "Living in the Material World" #2 It looks to me as if maybe the hi- hat was not set at the right height. If this happens, sticks will fly.

[@ashburn47]

great!!

[@eldorado62]

I have seen Fleetwood Mac use two drummers in concert & I often wondered why they needed TWO drummers! I was surprised to say the least to see two drummers here!

[@fabiodolfi1050]

Mamma mia drop the drumstick twice!!! I think end of '70 and good part of '80 was his worst period... Playing drum very bad... No practice and alcohol problems... But I love and I always loved him... In all his periods... ;)

[@noneofyourbusiness2766]

I wonder if Ringo remembers the 80s?

[@rohnakp2396]

I don't think he remembers the 80s From what I have heard he said that he doesn't know what he did in the 70s and 80s because he was too drunk He played with The Beach Boys but doesn't remember anything Only 1 photograph is a proof that he played with The Beach Boys

[@neilpearce500]

In reply to Leon. Which is exactly what I was saying. Mitch was, indeed, an ultra talented drummer who could have played Jazz, easily. With flair, like you say. And if, as you say, McCartney preferred a rock solid drummer, then there is the proof that he was respected in The Beatles. Why there are folks about who disrespect Ringo, I just can't fathom. And for those not familiar with Mitch Mitchell who would prefer a different annalogy, then John Bonham would not have suited The Fab Four, either. Anymore than Phil Collins suited Led Zeppelin. Horses for courses, and all that.

[@PC4USE1]

Remember-Ringo still drank at that time,I believe so he could have had the drunken dropsies.

[@Earthtime3978]

In the later years he often had/has a back up drummer to carry him.

[@HankFinkle11]

AJ Steele not to "carry him," but to play when he is fronting the band. Ringo plays the drum parts on his records.

[@Earthtime3978]

Not entirely accurate. Yes, of course another drummer plays when he is fronting the band, but many times another drummer plays along side him. When this occurs, Ringo plays a standard 2/4 time beat while the other drummer plays the the fills and moves around the drum kit .

[@HankFinkle11]

AJ Steele the reason is that two drummers can't play fills together. You don't play, do you?

[@Earthtime3978]

Scott Reed Drummers playing the exact same fills wouldn't work well but even that's been done. Again, not accurate.

[@Earthtime3978]

Big

[@bungarenda5919]

If I can turn back the time, I will ask / beg Bonham to play a double drummers session with Ringo on 1 stage.

[@stallownedstallion825]

Im tired of droppin my stick on the floor, no thank you please...

[@simplesecretof]

That is style in itself - I have dropped sticks many times.....

[@NOWtheband]

Well, it's good he has a drummer with him keeping the beat then, isn't it? ;-)

[@drumzyful]

I don't feel so bad now because I'm always losing my sticks but have backups like he had and like him, I can usually recover without missing the main beat.

[@tonyrome3119]

+drumzyful true, but twice!!! he must of been really buzzing on the booze but he still is one the most underrated best drummer's in the rock and roll era...and with that time signature its not hard at all to recover when you fumbled a stick

[@Panufo]

I'll drop a stick tomorrow in church. Sober. Ringo rules.

[@SeltaebEht]

oh dear !!!

[@094340]

It happens.......I've dropped my sticks countless times, it depends a lot on the beat you are trying to keep. When you have to play 1/16th notes on the HH, you have hold the stick loosely to get the bounce, if you tried playing with your wrist only, you would not last the entire song. Give Ringo a break here, it's not an easy groove at all.

[@paulbadoo9326]

But when he has them, he plays the shuffle masterfully.

[@nexuxhdhdhd6713]

2:37 first 3:06 second

[@KilianMcCartney]

Legend

[@sethl.1593]

Why dose he have a backup drummer?

[@danielnava4788]

jajajaja Ringo was the best !

[@FMHammyJ]

Glen Shorrock should have never left LRB

[@mikekelly7679]

Even Buddy Rich has dropped a stick. Ain't no thing but a chicken wing.

[@davidc5762]

I don't think I've actually heard him in the mix during a performance since the Beatles played on the rooftop.

[@carlosacevedo9581]

Why does Ringo always have a backing drummer? Does he suffer from stage fright?

[@projectmoon13]

I own that same drum set! He’s on more drugs than Hendrix.

[@stevestewart-sturges2159]

pissed as a Lord...

[@mickavellian]

It is not if a drummer will drop a stick but how quickly can he recover and he did not miss a semi beat ..

[@KeithSpinneyMusic]

Drunk

[@AmpasaurusWrecks]

He still didn't miss a beat!!!

[@brent3760]

Unfortunately he was drinking heavily during this period. Ringo is the man!!!!

[@jawul]

..and Barbara Bach looks great..👍👍

[@ryanpatrick131]

& never missed a beat.

[@willtut2044]

Anyone know the song name?

[@bgrigg07]

Happens all the time to drummers. That's why he had spares at the ready on his kit. What will be your next video? Guitarist breaks a string while on stage? Singer falls off the stage?

[@gavinthorburn5385]

I miss his drunk years

[@2003sundancewig]

i hate you

[@mahkhyecheng5675]

The backup drummer at the back was doing most of the drumming. Rings is there to look pretty.... that’s why when he dropped the stick there is no break in the beat. Ringo probably hasn’t really played seriously for ages. He’s there as a celebrity. But he’s Ringo nothing more to be said. 😃

[@bonkeydollocks1879]

3:33 I thought they were naming the members

[@joet840]

Slippery little Devils!

[@alfaedu69]

ringo, he luckiest man in the world...

[@budwudd]

Who cares about chops when you can lay it down like Ringo. That shuffle was snappy as f..k.

[@SenorZorrozzz]

He hadn't warmed up on a kit which he had never played.

[@mgreen733]

Looks like someone was extra loose

[@davidburton2381]

Is there any drummer who has NOT dropped a stick? The first time here, yes it was the 2nd drummer who covered for him...and he used it to set himself up for a 2nd intro. The SECOND time, he did indeed keep the beat going on the snare as he retrieved his other stick. This was probably at the height of his drinking...and in this case that contributed to him fumbling. He seemed pretty wasted. But all drummers do it.

[@DeiseBlue98]

I GAHT BLISTAHS ON MAH FINGASSS

[@genez429]

Someone asked Ringo after the set ..."what happened?" Ringo's response? "Sorry... I was having a hard days night"

[@TheJoseph5117]

pissed up Ringo

[@ConfusedLoop]

i feel he was high! jsjsj siento que estaba drogado

[@909sickle]

There's some serious nightmare fuel going on here. This video must have been processed with AI or some crazy compression.

[@anotherDnightmare]

Guess it was good to have another drummer playing and doing the “heavy lifting”.

[@hanks5379]

That was Ringo's double, just look closely how his movement was, ringo never moved around so much like that, thats why he was dropping his sticks. ringo never drops his sticks

[@jerp1367]

It was him. He was simply drunk. You can clearly see it. Sad, but true, Ringo actually dropped em twice

[@spercoco]

Not only did he drop his stick but why was he even playing? The drummer behind him was playing. You could see sometimes Ringo wouldn't even hit the snare drum yet you still heard a snare drum. I think it was a recorded drum track too. That's why he's wearing head phones. He's just playing to a recorded track. But with all that said Ringo really was a solid drummer when he played with the Beatles.

[@mirrortime]

+Steve Percoco 100 percent positive this is NOT a fake.

[@spercoco]

Depends on what you call fake. I'm 100 percent positive he is not only playing to a track but there is another drummer playing in the background. You can clearly see that from this video can't you? There are a number of reasons why someone would play to a track but there would be no reason to be wearing headphones if he wasn't playing along to a pre-recorded track. I've been playing drums professionally for 35 years btw.

[@mirrortime]

Steve, Yes, there's another drummer. Can you see that every time Ringo hits something, it sounds like it looks. I've been a drummer since 1971.

[@spercoco]

Dean Prescott I'm not sure what your point is Dean. OK you've been a drummer since 1971 and I've been a drummer for about the same amount of time. Been playing professionally since 1978 and if you are questioning whether Ringo is playing to a backing track or not I guess you have just not done many gigs where you have to pay along to a click and wear cans on your head. I've done a few but never with two drummers; maybe a few times with another percussionist. So again; it's NOT all Ringo here. And yeah he seemed pretty fucked up dropping his sticks. Gee maybe that's why he had so much back up. Or maybe they just needed some instrumentation that was not there thus the need for the backing tracks.

[@mirrortime]

Gotcha. Yes, You are right. Sometimes messaging isn't the same as talking. It's hard to see what the other person is saying with Body language etc. So, Thanks Steve. I'm on board now. :)

[@phrosda]

I guess that's why he usually plays with another drummer.

[@rohnakp2396]

Nope he was too drunk here He's Fantastic When he's singing leads he has a backup Drummer

[@Pela305]

Shit happens.

[@robertbrown8362]

is ringi able to play drums in present day?

[@mrfester42]

Yes, our old friend was in the bag here BUT, being "The Greatest" that he was and is, he may have dropped his sticks but it made no difference whatsoever to his playing. If you had closed your eyes, you wouldn't have noticed the slightest glitch in his playing at all and, you wouldn't have known he had dropped them.

[@marcelojaviertwt]

PLAY BACK, PLAY BACK, HORRIBLE PLAY BACK!!!!! RINGO, PLEASE!!!!

[@nicobellic106]

There was another drumer

[@insanbiasa8780]

2:38 and 3:08

[@mickeye6428]

Ringo's mic isn't even live.

[@HankFinkle11]

Mickey E not true

[@TheJayson8899]

It obviously is. You can hear it clearly when he fucks up the first time

[@mickeye6428]

@@HankFinkle11 It is true.

[@johnnyM025]

glenn shorrock ? who he ?

[@LeonThe4th]

Glenn Shorrock was the lead singer (& songwriter ) for the ORIGINAL line up of the great LITTLE RIVER BAND....."Reminiscing"..."Help Is On Its Way"..."Lady"..."Cool Change"...."Man On Your Mind" etc....he was also the lead singer of top Aussie 60's groups Axiom and The Twilights (whose guitarist, Terry Britten, went on to write some massive hit records like Cliff Richard's "Devil Woman" and Tina Turner's "What's Love Got To Do With It" and "We Don't Need Another Hero'...etc)

[@robertterrell3065]

@@LeonThe4th Oh yeah! He looked so familiar but it's been quite the years since I've seen him on TV. I was a lonesome loser for a long ass time :)

[@ppjpgr]

oto ga ii ne !