Ringo Credits Paul McCartney for the Beatles Being So Prolific

Nearly 60 years after the Beatles first touched down in the U.S. in February 1964, legendary drummer Ringo Starr reflects on what made the Beatles a great band and how he continues to create music with “peace and love.” In this exclusive AARP interview, Starr reflects on everything the Beatles packed into less than a decade, from joining the band in 1962 to their split in 1970. He highlights the working dynamic of the “Fab Four” that included himself, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison. Starr attributes their prolific growth to Paul McCartney’s relentless efforts to record new music, which pushed them to release 12 studio albums (broken up into 17 in the U.S.) in seven years, including “Please Please Me” (1963), “A Hard Day’s Night” (1964), “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” (1967), “The Beatles” (“The White Album”) (1968), “Abbey Road” (1969) and “Let It Be” (1970). Starr looks back on his unconventional introduction to music while hospitalized for illness during his child