History YMMV / RingoStarr

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Ringo believes the drumming he did on the Beatles song "Rain" is the best he ever recorded.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Right from the early days in Liverpool when he replaced [[ThePeteBest Pete Best]], resulting in brawls between Pete's many fangirls and those who preferred him. The argument now is more about his exact level of skill, since, [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation depending on who you ask]], he ranks anywhere from "the best and most influential drummer in music history" all the way down to "[[BornLucky a fortunate no-talent who got scooped up by the other three at the last possible second because he was there]]."

* CoveredUp: "The No-No Song", by Hoyt Axton originally.
** To a lesser extent, from his Beatle days, "Act Naturally" (originally sung by Buck Owens) and "Boys" (a girl-group song by the Shirelles!)

* MemeticBadass
* UnpopularPopularCharacter: Many fans adore him simply ''because'' he's not as mainstream as John and Paul, though he has his share of detractors.
** Other fans love him because he's easily the most humble and approachable of the group. John, Paul, and even George are these epic gods of rock, while Ringo is the sort of guy you'd like to hang out and have a beer with.

* TheWoobie

* AwardSnub: Music/JohnLennon, Music/PaulMcCartney, and Music/GeorgeHarrison were all inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for their solo careers in addition to Music/TheBeatles being inducted as a group. Ringo was given the "Award for Musical Excellence," which is generally given to side men.

** Other fans love him because he's easily the most humble and approachable of the group. John, Paul, and even George are these epic gods of rock, while Ringo is the sort of guy you'd like to hang out and have a beer with. Rock critic Robert Christgau summed it up as "Ringo is our representative on The Beatles".

** Other fans love him because he's easily the most humble and approachable of the group. John, Paul, and even George are these epic gods of rock, while Ringo is the sort of guy you'd like to hang out and have a beer with.

* BaseBreaker: Right from the early days in Liverpool when he replaced [[ThePeteBest Pete Best]], resulting in brawls between Pete's many fangirls and those who preferred him. The argument now is more about his exact level of skill, since, [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation depending on who you ask]], he ranks anywhere from "the best and most influential drummer in music history" all the way down to "[[BornLucky a fortunate no-talent who got scooped up by the other three at the last possible second because he was there]]."
** Musicologists and musicians tend to agree that Ringo was a good drummer, on the grounds of his mastery of subtle things like tempo and timbre control; he was ''constantly'' retuning and messing with his kit in order to get different sounds out of it, he [[GenreSavvy always tailored his part for each song]], and while drummers in popular culture are expected to be CrazyAwesome, Ringo disliked showing off.[[note]]There is at least one academic paper by a musicologist and drummer which goes into serious detail about Ringo's technique and why he's so underrated.[[/note]] He only has one drum solo in the entire Beatles discography, on [[Music/AbbeyRoad "The End"]], and even then he had to be persuaded to take it. The reason why the general public isn't unanimously agreed that he was a good drummer is that these are not the kind of drumming skills that impress non-musicians.

* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: When John Lennon died, it was Ringo and his wife who flew to New York to keep Music/YokoOno company.

* AwardSnub: Music/JohnLennon, Music/PaulMcCartney, and Music/GeorgeHarrison were all inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for their solo careers in addition to TheBeatles being inducted as a group. Ringo was given the "Award for Musical Excellence," which is generally given to side men.

** Musicologists and musicians tend to agree that Ringo was a good drummer, on the grounds of his mastery of subtle things like tempo and timbre control; he was ''constantly'' retuning and messing with his kit in order to get different sounds out of it, he [[GenreSavvy always tailored his part for each song]], and while drummers in popular culture are expected to be CrazyAwesome, Ringo disliked showing off.[[note]]There is at least one academic paper by a musicologist and drummer which goes into serious detail about Ringo's technique and why he's so underrated.[[/note]] He only has one drum solo in the entire Beatles discography, on [[Music/AbbeyRoad "The End"]], and even then he had to be persuaded to take it. The reason why the general public isn't unanimously agreed that he was a good drummer is that [[ViewersAreMorons these are not the kind of drumming skills that impress non-musicians]].

* AwardSnub: JohnLennon, PaulMcCartney, and GeorgeHarrison were all inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for their solo careers in addition to TheBeatles being inducted as a group. Ringo was given the "Award for Musical Excellence," which is generally given to side men.

** Musicologists and musicians tend to agree that Ringo was a good drummer, on the grounds of his mastery of subtle things like tempo and timbre control; he was ''constantly'' retuning and messing with his kit in order to get different sounds out of it, he [[GenreSavvy always tailored his part for each song]], and while drummers in popular culture are expected to be CrazyAwesome, Ringo disliked showing off.[[note]]There is at least one academic paper by a musicologist and drummer which goes into serious detail about Ringo's technique and why he's so underrated.[[/note]] He only has one drum solo in the entire Beatles discography, on "The End", and even then he had to be persuaded to take it. The reason why the general public isn't unanimously agreed that he was a good drummer is that [[ViewersAreMorons these are not the kind of drumming skills that impress non-musicians]].

* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: When JohnLennon died, it was Ringo and his wife who flew to New York to keep YokoOno company.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: "I'm the Greatest", which JohnLennon wrote for Ringo's first solo album, contains the lyrics "I looked in the mirror / I saw my wife and kids / And you know what they told me, I was great." It's adorable and upbeat until you read about how [[TearJerker his marriage crashed and burned only a few years later]].
* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Ringo was by far, the most popular Beatle in America. John once stated that he got more fanmail than the other three combined. [[TheSimpsons And Marge Simpson used to have a crush on him.]]

** Other fans love him because he's easily the most humble and approachable of the group. John, and Paul, and even George are these epic gods of rock, while Ringo is the sort of guy you'd like to hang out and have a beer with.

** To a lesser extent, from his Beatle days, "Act Naturally" (originally sung by Buck Owens) and "Boys" (originally a girl-group song by the Shirelles!)

** Musicologists and musicians tend to agree that Ringo was a good drummer, on the grounds of his mastery of subtle things like tempo and timbre control; he was ''constantly'' retuning and messing with his kit in order to get different sounds out of it, he [[GenreSavvy always tailored his part for each song]], and while drummers in popular culture are expected to be CrazyAwesome, Ringo disliked showing off.[[note]]There is at least one academic paper by a musicologist and drummer which goes into serious detail about Ringo's technique and why he's so underrated.[[/note]] He only has one drum solo in the entire Beatles discography- namely "The End," the last song they recorded). The reason why the general public isn't unanimously agreed that he was a good drummer is that [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny these are not the kind of drumming skills that impress non-musicians]].

** Musicologists and musicians tend to agree that Ringo was a good drummer, on the grounds of his mastery of subtle things like tempo and timbre control; he was ''constantly'' retuning and messing with his kit in order to get different sounds out of it, he [[GenreSavvy always tailored his part for each song]], and while drummers in popular culture are expected to be CrazyAwesome, Ringo disliked showing off.[[note]]There is at least one academic paper by a musicologist and drummer which goes into serious detail about Ringo's technique and why he's so underrated.[[/note]] The reason why the general public isn't unanimously agreed that he was a good drummer is that [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny these are not the kind of drumming skills that impress non-musicians]].

** Musicologists and musicians tend to agree that Ringo was a good drummer, on the grounds of his mastery of subtle things like tempo and timbre control; he was ''constantly'' retuning and messing with his kit in order to get different sounds out of it, he [[GenreSavvy always tailored his part for each song]], and while drummers in popular culture are expected to be CrazyAwesome, Ringo disliked showing off.[[hottip:*: There is at least one academic paper by a musicologist and drummer which goes into serious detail about Ringo's technique and why he's so underrated.]] The reason why the general public isn't unanimously agreed that he was a good drummer is that [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny these are not the kind of drumming skills that impress non-musicians]].

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: "I'm the Greatest", which JohnLennon wrote for Ringo's first solo album, contains the lyrics "I looked in the mirror / I saw my wife and kids / And you know what they told me, I was great." It's adorable and upbeat until you read about how his marriage crashed and burned only a few years later.

* UglyGuyHotWife: His wife Barbara Bach was a freakin' BondGirl! Then again, few ladies have ever really seen him as ugly...

* UglyGuyHotWife: His wife Barbara Bach was a freakin' BondGirl! Then again, few ladies have ever really seen his as ugly...