Ringo

1. Ringo was born on the 7th July 1940.
2. His real name is Richard Starkey.
3. He wasn’t the healthiest child - he spent months in hospital, even falling into a coma at one point. Because of this, he could barely read or write at the age of fifteen.
4. He is left-handed - which some see as an explanation for his unusual drumming style.
5. At the height of Beatlemania, some fans actually ate grass that Ringo had walked on.
6. Before joining the Beatles, Ringo was in a band called Rory Storm and the Hurricanes.
7. Ringo was worried he would be permanently replaced by drummer Jimmie Nicol who filled in for him for a week in 1964 - Ringo had been rushed to hospital due to tonsillitis.
8. Ringo is also well-known for narrating Thomas the Tank Engine.
9. When he was a child, Ringo said that he wanted to be a hairdresser when he grew up.
10. Before she was famous, Cher - then known as Bonnie Jo Mason - sang a song about him called I Love You Ringo.