Why is Ringo Starr in the Beatles? Ringo Starr - biography, information, personal life

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The drummer of The Beatles was born on July 7, 1940. Ringo Starr . He is considered the most unknown of the Beatles, the only one of the Fab Four about whom no biographical books have yet been written.

Ringo is called, if not the heart of The Beatles, then at least a connecting link that managed to unite completely different musicians: melancholy Harrison, sweet-voiced McCartney and caustic Lennon. Best characteristic for Starr, the phrase of his colleague John became: “Each of us brought something different to the group... Paul was the face, I was the brains, George with his mysticism was the spirit, and Ringo was the heart.”

Ringo Starr as a child. Photo: www.globallookpress.com

A child with no promise

The future rock star was born in 1940 in the family of an ordinary baker, who, by the way, left the family when his son was only three years old. Ringo Starr's real name is Richard Starkey, as a child he did not shine with talent and, according to all canons, should not have become a legend. The boy grew up as a weak child: he spent a lot of time in hospitals, where one day he received his first drum as a gift. Despite the fact that it was an ordinary children's toy, it determined his future fate.

Starr missed entire years of school due to poor health and did not even graduate from school. At the age of 15, he got a job as a steward on a railway ferry that ran between Liverpool and Wales. Like all his peers, the teenager was interested in new American music. In order to become a normal hooligan, he was in too poor health, but he was just right for drums.

Best in town

Like the other one famous participant"The Beatles" John Lennon, admired Ringo in his youth musical style skiffle Which is not surprising, because in the 50s of the last century, the records of Lonnie Donegan, who performed music in the British folklore traditions and American country and western style.

In order to play skiffle, performers did not require any special education or expensive instruments. Regular acoustic guitar, banjo, harmonica- that's all that was needed. Inspired by his colorful musical style, Ringo Starr, together with his friends Roy Trafford and Ed Clayton, organized an amateur skiffle group, The Ed Clayton Skiffle Group. It turned out that the young man had an excellent sense of rhythm, and already in 1958 he joined the group Rory Storm And The Hurricanes." It was this group that contributed to Ringo’s rise to the musical Olympus, where he was first noticed and began to be considered one of the five best drummers in Liverpool.

Stable striker

Ringo was the last Beatle to join the group. His debut with The Beatles took place in August 1962. Gradually Music band was gaining momentum, for which John Lennon later attributed much of the credit to Starr, and Paul McCartney even called him the most reliable and stable drummer.

Everyone who worked with the musician especially noted two of his qualities: conscientiousness and reliability. Even during rehearsals, Ringo played every double take. And when the Beatles recorded one of the roughest songs in the hard rock genre, “Helter Skelter,” the drummer in charge worked twenty-one takes without a break, shouting at the very end: “I have blisters on my fingers!” The band decided not to delete this desperate cry and included it in the version of the song selected for the album.

Ringo was not only a drummer, but also a vocalist. In total, his voice is heard in 10 songs by The Beatles, including the famous “Yellow Submarine,” and he wrote two of them, “Don’t Pass Me By” and “Octopus’s Garden,” himself. In addition to musical abilities, as it turned out, Starr had acting talent; he starred in many films that, unfortunately, did not become a phenomenon in cinema: “Candy”, “The Magic Christian”, “200 Motels”, “Blindman”.

After The Beatles

Over time, the relationship between the Beatles began to deteriorate, and in 1968, during the recording of the new album “The White Album,” McCartney had a fight with Starr, calling him a “primitive drummer.” In response, he even left the group for a while, acting in films and doing advertising.

After the breakup legendary group in 1970, its members went on a “solo voyage”; Starr, of course, was no exception. His first album, “Sentimental Journey,” which consisted of simple reworkings of pop hits from the 20s to the 50s, was torn to smithereens by critics. They measured the former Beatles by the standards of a supergroup, which individually the stars did not reach. In general, Ringo’s entire work of the 70s cannot be called outstanding, but with the help of other successful musicians (most of all George Harrison), he managed to release successful records. However, in 1983, British and American record companies first turned down Starr when he wanted to record a new album, Old Wave. The Beatle had to release his disc in Canada, Brazil and Germany.

Ringo's acquaintances, journalists and representatives of record companies, stopped calling him. Career failures were not the only problem in the life of a rock star: in 1975, after 10 years life together he divorced his first wife Maureen Cox. The couple has three children, the eldest of whom is Zach Starkey, like his father, became a successful drummer. Starr's second marriage turned out to be more successful: with American actress, model Barbara Bach Ringo has been alive for over 30 years.

Ringo Starr with his wife Barbara Bach. Photo: www.globallookpress.com

In 1989, the former member of The Beatles released a collection of his best songs, Starr Struck, assembled an all-star ensemble and went on a successful tour of America and Japan. In 1998, Starr gave two brilliant concerts in Russia.

Ringo is sometimes called the happiest man in music: he once received a winning ticket - he was invited to join The Beatles. But Starr owes the title of rock star solely to his hard work. And at 77 years old, the legendary drummer is incredibly vigorous and active, his eighteenth studio album, Postcards from Paradise, was released just a couple of months ago. And in 2012, Ringo was recognized as the richest drummer in the world.

It is worth noting that Starr has not only a huge fortune, an excellent sense of rhythm, but also an excellent sense of humor. Once in an interview he was asked how he felt about Ludwig van Beethoven, the musician replied: “He’s cool. Especially his poems."

On November 9, 1966, the lead singer and guitarist of The Beatles died in a car accident. It was decided to replace Paul with a double. This is one of the most popular conspiracy theories surrounding the cult British group.

Album cover for “Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"

In the lower right corner of the album cover is a bass guitar made of white roses. The instrument belongs to Paul, since McCartney was left-handed and it is clear that the guitar is left-handed. In addition, the symbolic bass guitar has 3 “strings” (with the usual number of 4), which symbolizes the remaining three participants.

Lookalike competition in 1966

After the death of Paul McCartney, they decided to hold a look-alike competition so that the group would remain a four-member group. A few months after the tragedy, a competition for McCartney's double took place.

According to one version, the winner was William Campbell, who disappeared almost immediately.

According to another version, Paul McCartney was replaced by Billy Shears, whom the Beatles introduced in the song “Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" with the line "So let me introduce to you The one and only Billy Shears And Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"

Abbey Road album cover

Iconic album cover " Abbey Road" indicates the death of Paul McCartney. The band members are dressed as a priest (John Lennon), an employee funeral home(Ringo Star) and the undertaker (George Harrison).

Paul McCartney is out of step with everyone else (the rest of the band starts with his left foot), walks barefoot, and in many countries people bury their dead barefoot. In addition, he holds a cigarette in right hand, which cannot be, since McCartney is left-handed.

Songs, lyrics and hints

The Beatles themselves repeatedly hinted at the death of Paul McCartney in their songs. In the composition “A Day in the life” there are the lines “He blew his mind out in the car, he did not notice that the lights had changed” (“He broke his head and the car, he did not notice that the light had changed”), which is an accurate description of the incident in which he died McCartney.

Most of the references to the death of the band’s lead singer can be found in the “White” album.

“Don’t Pass Me By” contains the lyrics “I’m sorry I doubted you, I was so unfair. You were in a car accident and you lost your hair...” (I’m sorry that I doubted you...I was so unfair. You were in a car crash, and you lost your hair...). Listening back to the ending of I'm So Tired gives "Paul is dead, man, I miss him, I miss him."

Relationships with people

Another proof of the replacement of McCartney with a double was the destruction of the friendly relationship between him and John Lennon. After 1966, numerous conflicts began to arise, which became one of the reasons for the collapse of the Fab Four.

The relationship between the double and Paul's fiancée Jane Asher did not work out. After McCartney's death, the couple quickly separated, and in 1969 the singer married Linda Eastman.

Live sound and live performances

It is curious that after 1966 The Beatles did not give a single live concert. The group's work focused on recording studio albums. During the same period, experiments with sound began. The group records many songs with changed track playback speed. The style of the famous Beatles is changing dramatically.

“Interview” with Ringo Star about the death of Paul McCartney in the Hollywood Inquirer

In March 2015, the Hollywood Inquirer magazine published an interview with the drummer famous The Beatles, in which he admitted that the rumors about Paul's death in 1966 were true. “When Paul died, we panicked,” Starr said in his confessional. “We weren't sure what to do, and then Brian Epstein, our manager, suggested we temporarily replace Paul with Billy Shears. He was supposed to last no more than a couple of weeks in the group, but none of our listeners or journalists, as it turned out, noticed the substitution. Then we decided to make Shears a permanent member of the group." published

Childhood

At the age of 15, Ringo Starr went to work, he got a job as a steward on a railway ferry that ran between Wales and Liverpool. At that time, like all his peers, Ringo was interested in American music, but did not even think about stage fame.

Ringo Starr and The Beatles

Ringo Starr owns almost all the drums and percussion in The Beatles' compositions. All few songs are exceptions. This is “Within You Without You” where the part was performed by Indian percussionists, in “Back in the U.S.S.R.” Paul McCartney played instead of Ringo; in the song “Dear Prudence” he also performed McCartney’s part, as in “The Ballad Of John And Yoko”. Ringo Starr sang lead vocals on one song on every Beatles record (but on White on two). The musician was not involved in this role only in the albums “Let It Be”, “A Hard Day’s Night” and “Magical Mystery Tour”.

Among other things, the artist acted as the author of two Beatle songs, “Don’t Pass Me By” and “Octopus’s Garden,” and also co-wrote the composition “What Goes On.” Ringo Starr's voice can also be heard in some songs in the general choir, as well as in the final part of the song called "Helter Skelter". It is he who shouts the phrase “I’vegotblistersonmyfingers,” which translated means “I have blistered fingers.”

However, if the musician’s vocals can be heard quite rarely in audio recordings, then in videos about the legendary The Beatles, Ringo constantly played a leading role. By the way, it is believed that Starr of the four Beatles was the most best actor with the greatest talent. And after the collapse of the Fab Four, Ringo appeared in several more films.

In 1968, the time came when the relationship between the band's musicians began to deteriorate. This was just during the work on the White Album. Suddenly, Paul McCartney had a fight with Ringo Starr and called him a “primitive drummer.” In response to such an offensive phrase, Ringo simply left the group. He began doing advertising and acting in films.

Solo career

Starr’s work in the 70s cannot be called outstanding, but not without the help of other musicians, for example, the same George Harrison, Ringo was able to release quite successful albums.

In 1971, Ringo Starr participated in the Concert for Bangladesh. World-famous celebrities such as Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, Leon Russell and Badfinger worked with him.

In 1983, Ringo planned to record his album entitled “Old Wave”, but was unable to do so because American and English producers refused to do so. record companies. Therefore, the record had to be released in Germany, Brazil and Canada. Later, journalists and employees of recording companies stopped calling the musician altogether. And it ended with Ringo and his second wife being recognized as chronic alcoholics. They later managed to get rid of the addiction, and the family returned to active life. In 1989, the artist released a selection best compositions"Starr Struck", collected star team from Dr. John, Billy Preston, Levon Helm, Nils Lofgren, Joe Walsh, Rick Danko, Jim Keltner, Clarence Clemons. With the ensemble, Ringo went on tour in America and Japan, which, by the way, was quite successful. After which he released a live album and video. By the way, the composition of the team was constantly changing, and this became a tradition. At the end of the summer of 1998, Ringo Starr, together with his All-Starr Band, gave two concerts in Russia.

Ringo Starr on video

The first was in the capital's Rossiya State Conservatory, and the second in Oktyabrsky in St. Petersburg. By the way, this was the first time in history that one of the Beatles musicians set foot on the territory former USSR. Ringo Starr's visit to Russia was repeated in 2011. Then the musician with his next version of the All-Starr Band performed in Moscow and St. Petersburg as part of a summer European tour. Then the team also visited Riga and Kyiv.

At the end of August 2012, Celebritynetworth.com recognized Ringo Starr as the richest drummer on the planet. At that time, his fortune was estimated at $300 million.

Personal life of Ringo Starr

Concert in Moscow

Ringo's son Zack Starkey was born on September 13, 1965. He became a drummer like his father. Since 1996, the young man has been a member of The Who. Zach also played in the once popular band Oasis. He married Sarah Menicaids in 1985. In 1985, Zach had a daughter, Tatia, the granddaughter of Ringo Starr.

Ringo's second child, Jason Starkey, was born on August 19, 1967. He has been married since 1998 to a girl named Flora. The family also has a child - son Louis, who was born in 1999.

In 1981, Ringo Starr married an actress named Barbara Bach for the second time.

A number of media outlets published news about the shocking interview former member The Beatles by Ringo Starr, in which the musician stated that Paul McCartney died back in 1966, and all these years a double performed under his name. Oddly enough, this version is very popular among conspiracy theorists, Vesti ru reports.

“When Paul died, we panicked. We weren't sure what to do, so Brian Epstein, our manager, suggested we temporarily replace Paul with Billy Shears. He was supposed to last no more than a couple of weeks in the group, but none of our listeners or journalists, as it turned out, noticed the substitution. Then we decided to make Shears a permanent member of the group, since he was perhaps a more professional musician than Paul,” the British edition quotes an interview with Ringo Starr, allegedly published in the Hollywood Inquirer...

These rumors arose even when The Beatles did not think of breaking up, that is, in the 1960s. Fans, who analyzed in detail the lyrics of each song of their idols, several times found in them the supposedly inaudibly sung “Paul is dead.” For example, in the song "While my guitar gently weeps", performed by George Harrison, at the end something like "Oh... Oh..." is sung, but fans decided that George was singing "Oh, Paul, Paul...", mourning the death of the latter.

People who believe in the theory of Paul's death and the subsequent conspiracy of the musicians to cover it up provide the following evidence of the substitution:

McCartney's face changed very little until 1966, but then he suddenly changed and became unlike himself.
Also, the shape of the head itself was subjected to careful analysis (it could not have changed in any way) and theorists claim that there are some differences in the shape of the skull and the structure of the face.

McCartney was the same height as John Lennon, as seen on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1965. But in the photographs for the album “Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", released in 1967, Paul is noticeably taller than John.

On the famous cover of the Abbey Road album, all members of The Beatles cross the road in shoes, and for some reason only McCartney walks barefoot. Upon reflection, fans came to the conclusion that this was another hint at Paul’s death: in the traditions of some countries, the burial of the deceased occurs in clothes, but barefoot.

Abbey Road album cover photo

But the most favorite argument of the replacement theorists is the color of McCartney's eyes. In the photo before 1966, they are dark brown, almost black. Later and to this day, the eyes look green. Perhaps the fault for this lies with the quality of the filming, which in the 1960s, of course, left much to be desired compared to modern ones. But still the difference is too significant...

By the way, in 1969, The Beatles issued a refutation of these speculations and subsequently repeatedly made fun of the “Paul is dead” legend. But they still failed to completely convince their distrustful fans. They have many more arguments, but this story is unlikely to have any basis, given the fact that during his career Paul McCartney wrote a huge number of excellent songs, including world hits, and talent is definitely impossible to replace .

Fifty years after the British Invasion completely transformed pop culture, the most underrated of the Beatles appears to have become the most beloved. Ringo Starr is no longer haunted by crowds of fans, but almost the whole world is at his service. He is recording songs for a new album, ready to go to new tour with the All-Starr Band, releasing books - and sowing seeds of peace and love everywhere.

Despite the fact that Ringo is the eldest of the two Beatles alive today, at 73 he looks 20 years younger: apparently, thanks to his rock and roll genes. There are no wrinkles on his face, and he walks with a confident, springy gait.

At a benefit concert held on January 20 at the El Rey Theater in Los Angeles, Ringo was presented with an award from David Lynch's Living in Peace and Love Foundation. Ringo flitted around the stage like Peter Pan, and among the musicians around him - such as Peter Frampton and Joe Walsh - he looked like a boy.

“Everyone loves Ringo!” Lynch proclaimed before the start of the show, in the finale of which all his friends appeared on stage famous drummer, including Jim Carrey and Jeff Lynne to sing “With a Little Help From My Friends.”. This event was just one of many that have taken place over the past year around the great four: this year marks the 50th anniversary of the Beatles' first arrival in America and their legendary appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. January 26 Paul McCartney and Ringo, remaining good friends, accepted the Grammy Award, which recognizes musical achievements throughout their career. The next day, the celebration continued: the Los Angeles Convention Center hosted the gala “The Evening That Changed America: The Grammys Welcome the Beatles.” This program will be shown on February 9 on CBS: half a century ago on this day, the Beatles first set foot on the American stage. ground and were greeted by thousands of fans.

"That was incredible!" - Ringo recalls. - “Americans don’t understand what it means for the British to come to America, where all our favorite music comes from. A couple of years before that, I even tried to emigrate to Houston to be closer to my idol, bluesman Lightning Hopkins. But the paperwork turned out to be too complicated for an 18-year-old guy like me."

Ringo first settled in Los Angeles in 1976, when he bought a house here: “Ask anyone - I love L.A., I love its relaxed atmosphere, and I have a lot of friends here and a lot of great musicians. And I have a video for that.” city ​​suitable.

In a city where celebrities are everywhere, fans prefer to keep their distance: “I can hang out all over Los Angeles, all over Monte Carlo, all over London,” Ringo says of the three “residences” he calls home. . - It’s always interesting in London: I always hear from taxi drivers: “Hey, what are you doing here?” However, they know that when I’m nervous, I don’t give autographs—it’s easier to say, “Hello, how are you?” and move on. I go shopping, to the cinema, and generally wherever I want.

By the way, Ringo goes to the cinema in the company of his wife, former actress Barbara Bach. Unlike other stars, they prefer regular cinemas to “closed screenings”: the Beatles drummer’s favorite this season was “Lone Survivor,” but the film “Prisoners” seemed “strange” to him: “Of course we saw “The Scam in American,” we laughed for a long time and immediately fell in love with this film. And DiCaprio in “The Wolf of Wall Street” is absolutely inimitable.”

Ringo never misses an opportunity to show the "Peace and Love" sign - the perfect symbol of peace and love. This formula appears on the first page of his official website and is an important part of his image. If “the love you receive is equal to the love you give,” then Ringo has enough karma for another life. He attributes his excellent health to a vegetarian diet. "I think it helps," he said during an interview at a Hollywood rental store. musical instruments Sir. - “And I work tirelessly.” He visits a trainer three times a week and meditates during the day: he became addicted to this in the “summer of love” of 1967, after the Beatles met Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. By the way, Maharishi is also involved with the Lynch Foundation, giving lectures on the benefits of transcendental meditation to schoolchildren and war veterans.

"If you listen to my last three discs, it becomes clear that main topic they have peace and love," says Ringo. He has been talking about them since his first solo works, and if you doubt it, listen to the first song from his latest album." This is the Anthem//Peace and Love//To which we should strive //And don't give up"

It is even more amazing to watch Ringo knowing that as a child he was dangerously ill and because of this he barely finished school. He subsequently had to endure a battle with alcohol, which he won in 1989 and has been sober since then. And this, in turn, gave him the idea of ​​touring, which he still goes on to this day.

“I didn’t drink or take drugs for six months,” recalls Ringo. “And I almost went crazy. Then someone from Pepsi offered to sponsor my tour, and I agreed.” Now he's ready for a new tour with the All-Starr band, although the last one just ended on Thanksgiving Day. "We'll be back in the summer with the same lineup we've had for two years. recent years"The band now includes, among others, Todd Rundgren, Toto's Steve Lukather and ex-Santana keyboardist Greg Rowley. The North American tour includes 30 cities, kicking off in Ramah, Ontario on July 6 and concluding on July 19 July at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles.Judging by the stars that surround him and have surrounded him, his famous “With a Little Help From My Friends” has long ago turned from a song into a kind of mission.

“The coolest thing about this whole thing is playing with musicians that you otherwise would never get on stage with,” says Eagles member Joe Walsh, who played in the first two All-Starr Bands with Nils Lofgren, Clarence Clemmons, Rick Danko and Levon Helma from The Band, as well as super-sessionists Billy Preston and Jim Keltner. - “This was the best group in my life, not counting the current one.”

Capitol Music Group CEO Steve Barnett notes that Ringo's post-Beatles career was very successful: "He had gold and platinum albums, seven of his hits entered the top ten, and two reached number one. Many believe that after the breakup of the group, Ringo found himself abandoned to the mercy of fate, but this is not so - he was the first of the Beatles to release a solo album - “Sentimental Journey” was released in the fall of 1969. And before the end of 1970, while the rest were worried about the breakup, he released the single “Journey”, included “top ten” of the British charts, and the country album “Beaucoups of Blues.”

In addition, he became the only Beatle who never had disagreements with the others; he gladly participated in their recordings - and they paid him the same. Remember John Lennon's "Plastic Ono Band" or main post George's “All Things Must Pass,” co-written with Harrison, “It Don't Come Easy,” or the Bangladesh live album, which reached number four in the UK charts.

With all the hype surrounding the Grammy Awards, Ringo and Paul's friendship is stronger than ever. “When we find ourselves in the same city, we certainly meet,” says Ringo. “Paul is the only one who can share the memories of the Beatles with me, and the rest of our lives will be enough for us to find mutual language: I guested on his recordings, he guested on mine. This does not mean that we no longer work together, we just prefer not to advertise it."

In addition to the new tour, Ringo is preparing a new album and has already recorded 14 rough tracks in his home studio in Los Angeles. Despite Ringo being named the world's richest drummer in 2012, with an estimated net worth of $300 million, the studio itself isn't exactly lavish: "It's really a home studio. There's Pro Tools and a desk in my bedroom." two installations, and you can use the kitchen."

Ringo's reputation remains strong: his Grammy Museum exhibit, “Ringo: Peace and Love,” which opened last July, attracted 19 percent more visitors than any other exhibit in the museum's five-year history. "We've had three Beatles exhibitions, and Ringo's was the most popular," marvels executive director Robert Santelli. And in November, the British publishing house Genesis published a chic “leather” collection of photos and memorabilia, “Photograph,” which sold out quite quickly. And on February 4, a book for children, “Octopus’s Garden,” will be published, based on a song sung by Ringo on last album group "Abbey Road".

Ringo is hardly the most technical drummer in rock and roll, but his role in both the development of the style and the Beatles cannot be overstated. The Beatles only became a group with his arrival - and even then he was considered the most experienced of them, playing in Rory Storm's group in Hamburg's red light district and the Cavern club.

Blue Note label head, producer and musician Don Waz has worked with Ringo on numerous occasions and considers him the most underrated musician in rock, who "changed the way rock drummers approach music." Joe Walsh says the same thing. "Ringo was overshadowed by his fellow songwriters, especially Lennon and McCartney, who often took the lead, and his drumming skills became less of a focus as the band concentrated on studio work in 1966. became more and more conceptual and inventive with each album. And this was at a time when groups like “The Who”, Jimi Hendrix Experience and Led Zeppelin conquered stadiums, and their drummers could show themselves in all their glory.

“There’s nothing more important than ensemble playing,” adds Wose. “The Beatles were great group, because they listened to each other and reacted as only jazz bands. And to do this, you need to forget about the “ego” and feel like part of the whole, which is perfectly demonstrated by the example of the Beatles.

Robert Santelli goes even further, proclaiming Ringo to be rock's most important drummer. “Of course, there were rock and roll bands before him - but who knows the name of any of the drummers of that time? When Ringo came along, everything changed: thanks to his bright personality and irresistible humor, he became the first person we knew by name.”

Anyone familiar with the music of the Beatles remembers his playing style perfectly: the famous roll-intro to “She Loves You,” the tense cymbal chime of early hits, the impressively free manner in the song “Rain,” the rapid cadences and “crunchy” sound. the snare drum “Sexy Sadie”, the ghostly, film-like “Long, Long, Long” line with its rich texture and the impressive, “off-the-cuff” crescendo on “ The End” on “Abbey Road.”

"That's what I learned when I started working with him," Walsh recalls. "He came in and I said, 'Do you want to know the structure of the song?' - “No, give me the words.” While playing, he responds to the singer - and this is perfectly audible in the Beatles' Something: his fills there are a musical response, he plays the way a guitarist plays, so that even the notes can be heard."

Ringo himself admits that his contribution to the group was his excellent sense of rhythm and openness to experimentation. So, he started putting towels on the drums: “They dampen the sound and give it depth. Then I got maple drums: the skin on them allowed me to achieve the desired depth of sound. In “(She Came in Through the) Bathroom Window” and “Polythene Pam" they sound like I'm playing a tom solo.

In October and November, Ringo played several concerts in Latin America and is now resting in his most “Western” home. "I'm in Los Angeles now. I like the weather, I like the unexpected, and I have a home studio. And if you can play and one day ring my doorbell, get ready to hear yourself on tape!"