People think we woke up one morning & were (The) Beatles: Ringo Starr

“I like to support the artists. I heard a guy had 12 million streams, and he got a cheque for $5, which is not fair. I’m not talking about us. The Beatles are doing fine, and we have the power where we can make a deal upfront. For an artist starting off, there are no clubs for them to play in. The venues have gone down.

It’s very hard now. It’s easier to become a celebrity on a TV show as a band for four months than work solidly. People think it just happened — we woke up one morning and were (The) Beatles. That’s not true. We worked very hard with the venues and put in the time.”.