How did you come to sing “Rock Around the Clock”? The new record has a flashback to your Fifties roots. I haven’t really been out because of the pandemic at all. I love it because I can also say hi to the dogs, hi to Barbara, have a cup of tea, whatever, and we’re safe. Then in the bedroom, there’s three amplifiers and two kits of drums. All the keyboards, all the mics are here. We’re in this room here - what is it, lads, 15-by-12? All the equipment is here. Yeah - I can’t tell you what the song is, but Eddie Vedder was over the other day with his files. I wanna, I wanna, I wanna!” Now we can send the files around.
It saves my life, saves my ass, because some days I’m in there going, “Oh, I’m fed up with this - I want to be on tour. We have nothing better to do some days, so we write a song. Bruce Sugar is the engineer here - also known as a producer. “Just the Way” is a reggae track, with Tony Chen and Fully Fullwood. And who else are you going talk to besides Trombone Shorty? He’s like a whole brass section. We thought, “Let’s put a trombone on it,” so we sent it to New Orleans. On this EP, I’m working with a lot of people I’ve never worked with before, like Linda Perry, who is so great. Luke’s playing guitar on it, but it’s also got a bit of brass, so it’s got body. I love that - it’s Steve Lukather and Joe Williams. The lead single, “Let’s Change the World,” is so great and timely. I thought, “I don’t want to make another album.” Ten songs is like a job - a good job, I love to play, but now I’m just going to do fours, because I was a big fan of EPs anyway. That’s because I’m putting it out in increments. You’re putting out so much new music this year - you’re the hardest-working man in show business. Ringo Starr Announces New 'Change the World' EPĬongratulations on C hange the World. Paul McCartney Details Songs Featured in Upcoming 'Lyrics' Book The Unheard 'Let It Be': An Exclusive Guide to the Beatles' New Expanded Classic (His ringtone is a weird mix of circus organ and slide whistles - “to remind me, ‘Yes, it’s your phone.’”) (Eilish’s greeting: “What’s up, Ringo?”) Halfway through this chat, his phone goes off with a call from his son Zak, longtime drummer for the Who. When his engineer assists him in setting up his Zoom mic, he spontaneously sings the Beatles’ classic “Help!” He had the big moment at this year’s Grammys, giving Billie Eilish her award for Record of the Year. As he says, with one of his wall-shaking laughs, “We have nothing better to do some days, so we write a song.” But these days, he’s fighting the pandemic blues by making music in his home studio, with a little help from his friends. Starr is used to spending each year out on the road, touring with his All-Starr Band. The Beatle drum legend is getting ready to drop his second EP of the year, Change the World. Ringo Starr might be the most beloved figure in the music world - or any other world. Ringo-Aug-2021-w-Peace-sign-by-Scottt-Robert-Ritchie - Credit: Scott Robert Ritchie*
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