And it was full of like crazy British holidaymakers with “Kiss Me Quick” hats and a little out of their minds. And it was incredible because I went to see “Rock Around the Clock,” the movie. And now we came back to Liverpool and then my grandad took me to the Isle of Man island of Britain. And first of all, I went down to London with my stepdad and my mom to see his folks. I had TB, and I’d been there over a year, so I was doing pretty good. And I didn’t want to spend it in the hospital. I was still there when my 15th birthday was coming up. I had my seventh birthday in the hospital. I was just thinking about tracks for the EP and I went through my head about memories. Well, I was sitting here you know, I made an EP, I’m in the middle of it, and I love the EP because it’s four tracks, and I do it in this room. Why did you choose to cover “Rock Around the Clock?” You know what I love to this day? The Beatles are still out there. And we all said “No, no.” Well, I said, “George, we want to do this.” And they said, “We want to do ours.” And that’s how it happened. And we had a moment with George Martin, where he would bring great songs. Because in those days, you had the writer was like a separate gig. I mean, one of the biggest things The Beatles did was write the songs, and we’d all record them. How much has rock evolved from the 50s to now? Do you think the Beatles changed rock history? You include “Rock Around the Clock” on this project. “Chang the World” cover courtesy of Beautiful Day Media. That’s what I love about having them on the session and is very fast. And of course, he’s an incredible player. And I like the way he cries at the sessions, that’s very nice (laughs). But what qualities and inputs do you appreciate most from Steve Lukather? You have cooperated with many musicians during your career. So slowly, but surely, we’re like the pebble in the ocean. When I started the “peace and love” moment for my birthday in 2008, on the streets of Chicago, we had like, 100 people, and now we actually have “peace and love” moments in 28 countries around the world. What do you think about the status of your “peace and love” movement? Do they have kids? Do their kids have kids? So, I’d like to change the world for the kids. “Well, we can’t do that,” and I think we have to do a lot. Half the world is on fire, half of its underwater and people are still wondering (what to do). There are those people meeting in New York right now. Joy and the expression “Change the World.” We’re changing it for the kids. What would you like fans to take away from your new EP? But things have changed.During a media junket supporting the EP, Starr explained what he hopes will resonate with listeners, shared his favorite memory of the late Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, spoke of the progress of Peter Jackson’s expanded Disney+ Beatles miniseries “Get Back,” and explained the significance of using Bill Haley’s classic “Rock Around the Clock” on the EP. Two years ago we were at Capitol Records with a lot of guests playing for me and hundreds of people outside. I do have a mask here if anyone’s complaining,” he joked, pretending to reach inside his jacket for complimentary faceguards. “Actually, last year, at the height of the pandemic,” Starr said, “because we live here, just Barbara and I ran down here to do it, to keep the tradition up, by the hand. We were laughing in the car saying I’m 18 today because it’s 81 in reverse.”Īs it turned out, Starr and his wife Barbara Bach had stopped by the statue last year at this time, but without any fans or press in attendance, as attention turned toward the streaming special he presented in lieu of a live countdown. “Birthdays are birthdays, you know - you’ve got to live with it, you know?” he told Variety before posing with guests including in-law Joe Walsh and Toto guitarist Steve Lukather. He was turning 81 Wednesday, but said he didn’t pay any mind whether it was an odd number like that or last year’s major round number. (Last year, the event was online-only, and in other years, it’d been based at Hard Rock Cafes around the world.) Probably more fans were staking out the Capitol tower in Hollywood, where the star(r) led global “peace and love” shouts at noon Pacific time in 2014. Starr’s birthday gatherings are usually bigger, pre-announced affairs, with a lot more than the 20 fans who had sussed out the location and were watching from behind a barricade Wednesday.
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