- by Jason Gregory
- Thursday, November 27, 2008
- Photo by: WENN
- filed in: Pop
Sir Paul McCartney has defended his former Beatles bandmate Ringo Starr's decision not to sign autographs.
Starr was widely criticised in October after he told fans to stop sending him memorabilia because he was too busy.
In a video message on his website, Starr said anything sent after October 20th would be “tossed”
McCartney told reporters in London that the drummer had taken the decision because it was “his life”
“Ringo’s always been like that, God bless him. We love Ringo because he just says what he thinks. If he doesn’t want to sign anything anymore then he doesn’t have to,” McCartney said.
“And yeah, he gets in trouble occasionally, but as anyone who has known Ringo as long as I have knows that’s what he’s like. I think it’s a good quality; it’s called honesty actually."
As previously reported on Gigwise, Starr unveiled a competition in the wake of the controversy where fans could win a signed drum head.
CLICK HERE for a full feature with Sir Paul McCartney.
(The rare Beatles shots appear courtesy of theCBS’ exhibition, which is on display at the Beatles Story until November.)
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