Ringo Starr Quotes

My occupation is syncopation. But, every time, my syncopation is different, because I can never play the same fill twice. I just can't, never have been able to.

Ringo Starr The Beatles

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• My occupation is syncopation. But, every time, my syncopation is different, because I can never play the same fill twice. I just can't, never have been able to.

  

  Ringo Starr The Beatles
  • Occupation
  • Syncopation