The Hole in the Fence
A word of advice for Barbara Bach: if the American-born actress is wondering about a Christmas present for her husband, she could do worse than buy him a thick pair of long johns. He’ll need them where he’s going. Not because he has become enfeebled by age or excess, far from it: at 67, Richard Starkey, a.k.a. Ringo Starr, the oldest member of the Beatles and — despite a notorious bout of overindulgence — one of the band’s two survivors, seems unstoppable. His musical output is prodigious. Next month, Ringo releases his 16th solo studio album of songs written and sung by him, and underpinned by his unmistakable drumming. And he’s also halfway through writing a musical, The Hole in the Fence, a meditation on childhood, with former Eurythmic Dave Stewart.
Read more: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1693751,00.html#ixzz1dARJiosr
Photo by Dave Stewart working in the studio with Ringo Starr
Tags: beatles, movie, RINGO STARR
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