And it gave me a couple of miserable days, because I want to play. I was disappointed that the pandemic got in the way of my two tours this year. Who knew what this pandemic meant? We have got it on for next year, but we’ll have to wait and see. I want to go out on the road.” The first tour was May, but we didn’t cancel until March. Everybody’s moaning like me, “We want to go out. I would still be out there, but I’m afraid nobody’s out there. Until the pandemic, you’d been on tour non-stop all these years. Lenny Kravitz came on at the last minute. Dave Grohl, and Ben Harper were the first ones up. Joe Walsh, Sheryl Crow, Jenny Lewis, Chris Stapleton, Benmont Tench. And we’ve all had them with friends we won’t forget.Īll these people joined in and helped me out. Everybody I know, we’ve all had quite a few nights we don’t remember. It’s about us all coming together, so it seems appropriate for today. How did that happen?ĭiane Warren wrote it: “Here’s to the nights we won’t remember, with the friends we won’t forget.” So it has a beautiful sentiment. As Ringo says, “New Year’s Eve, they’ll all sing along with us, we hope.”Ĭongratulations on the new song. “Here’s to the Nights” is a wry sing-along with lyrics from Diane Warren. But as he always warned us, it don’t come easy. For one of rock & roll’s most beloved figures - and one of its most gregarious legends - it was a challenge to adapt to making music in the age of social distancing. Ringo worked in his home studio on a five-track EP set for March, with the timely title Zoom In.
He got a little help from his friends for “Here’s to the Nights.” The song has long-distance vocals from pals like Dave Grohl, Lenny Kravitz, Sheryl Crow, Chris Stapleton, Ben Harper, Ringo’s brother-in-law Joe Walsh, and many more - including a promising British bass player named Paul McCartney.
His new single, “Here’s to the Nights,” is a quintessential Ringo ode to peace and love, just in time to sing out the end of a 2020 where everybody had a hard year. The Beatle drummer kept busy making music this year, even though it was the first time in years he couldn’t hit the road with his long-running All-Starr Band. Ringo Starr might have just turned 80, but he can’t be accused of taking it easy.
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