Why Ringo Starr's "No Signing" video is OK

Ringo Starr has released an interesting video of himself asking fans to stop sending items to him for Ringo to sign. Ringo's Official site is here: http://www.ringostarr.com/home.php. The movie is here: http://media.ringostarr.com/video//2008-10-10/2008-10-10.mov

The video has spread like wildfire throughout the internet tubes - with much emotion on many different perspectives on his thoughts.

What's my take? Ringo Starr is one of the most famous living persons on the planet. He has been in the public eye for almost 5 decades. He has been under the glare and glow of fans' scrutiny for more than 40 years. What would you do if you got thousands of items (letters, pictures, other) in your mailbox every week - and you had to sign them and answer them?


Ask yourself this: If you had no privacy and all fame for more than 40 years, and the world (who does not truly know you or what you need time to do) expects you to be super-human and everyone's perfect celebrity, what would you do?

Ask yourself: Have you ever been a Beatle? An Elvis? An Elton John? Do you *really* know what it is like to always be under a microscope?

I say, let's all enjoy his music and relax. Just let him live. He's already given us uncountable and unimaginable lifetimes of sonic gifts. Whether or not some fans understand his video is irrelevant. Ringo Starr touched my life with his music. I can only be grateful for his gifts.

Live and let live. Let the music speak for itself. Let Ringo live his life like the admirable person that he is.

Just relax, world.

Thank you, Richard Wright

Richard Wright, both as an individual musician and a member of Pink Floyd, has been of profound influence on my music and my listening.

Richard left us last month for that great gig in the sky. I hope he has a place that is all he ever wanted it to be.


A tribute to Richard, in music: http://jimmybearpearson.com/moosic/WrightSong.mp3.

Thank you Richard. I didn't ever have the pleasure of meeting you or any of your band mates, but your music has been there with me for nearly all the important times of my life.