Ringo Starr’s New Country Sound With ‘Look Up’ Album | Billboard News

Ringo Starr is back with a fresh sound! The Beatles star tackled country music in his new album, Look Up, and he’s sharing the details on how he returned to the genre. 

What do you think of Ringo Starr’s new country sound? Let us know in the comments!

Ringo Starr:

They knew they just wanted to like rock. He didn’t want to hear his country sh*t, yeah. 

Melinda Newman:

But people want to hear your country sh*t. 

They do!  This sounds like me, and I love it.

Tetris Kelly:

Ringo Starr is back, and he’s got a brand new country album. The Beatles star talked with our very own Melinda Newman all about it, like, where his country roots began. 

I did a little country from before I was in the band. And we got plenty of it in Liverpool because of the lads who were in the merchant navy would bring, not only Rock and Roll over, but country. And when the country bands went on tour in England, they always played Liverpool. We always used to say, Liverpool is the capital of country music, you know, in England. 

Tetris Kelly:

And with his new single, he captured the country spirit. 

The wife’s left, the dog’s dead, and I don’t have any money for the Jukebox. 

A truck won’t start.

You know, well, if you listen to a lot of my songs, not only the country, the pop songs. The last verse is always an up, you know, just for me, that’s what I want to present. So, you know, there’s a break in the clouds and the light comes through. 

Tetris Kelly:

And he trusted producer T Bone Burnett to get it done.

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