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Ringo Starr remembers the murder of John Lennon
An archive classic from 2019.
Ringo Starr remembers the time when John Lennon was shot. The musician was murdered by an obsessed fan on December 8, 1980. Mark Chapman killed Lennon up close before his residence in Manhattan-the Beatles star was executed with four balls.
Ringo Starr remembers the time when his friend and colleague, Beatles musician John Lennon, was murdered
In one Interview with the US rolling stone Starr now opened as he perceived this time: “When John left us, I was on the Bahamas. I got a call from my stepchildren in LA, who said something happened to John,” he said. “And then they called and said:” John is dead “. And I didn’t know what to do.”

Starr is still “becoming sick at the thought” that “some Bastard has killed John”. The 79-year-old continued to see his experiences immediately after John’s death: “I only said:” We have to go to the plane. ” We got a plane to New York and you don’t know what you can do, ”he recalled.
“And that’s what we did. You think:” What are you doing now? “
“We went into the apartment.” Can we do something? And yoko (Ono) Just said: just play with Sean (Lennon, John’s son). Keep Sean happy. “The drummer continues:” And that’s what we did. You think: “What are you doing now?”
Ringo Starr covert John Lennon: “Grow Old With Me”
Most recently, rigid John Lennon’s “Grow Old With Me” covered on his new album “What’s My Name”. The Beatles drummer: “It was very emotional for me. I did the best I could.”

