Was Paul McCartney a better drummer than Ringo Starr? (2023)

Is Paul McCartney a better drummer than Ringo Starr?

Paul McCartney recently named his all-time top three drummers — and he showed some love for his former Beatles bandmate. "I'd go Ringo [Starr] top — he's something else," he told SiriusXM's The Howard Stern Show.

Yes he is a pretty good drummer. Remember he played drums on many Beatles songs and on his solo albums he played every instrument on many songs. Paul is a good enough drummer that the Foo Fighters invited him to play drums on one of their songs.

As an act of diplomatic assurance and true brotherly love, recently, on The Howard Stern Show, when asked who his favourite drummer was, Paul McCartney answered with his top three. Ringo Starr would take the first place. John Bonham for the second place, and Keith Moon for third.

The former Beatles bandmates have remained great friends over the years and Sir Paul even makes an appearance on Ringo's new album 'Give More Love' but the iconic duo don't get to spend a lot of time together these days. Asked about the experience of working with Sir Paul, Ringo shared: "He's an incredible musician.

Virgil Donati. Having played drums since the age of two, Virgil Donati is regarded as one of the most technically proficient drummers in the world.

One of Ringo's great qualities was that he composed very unique and stylistic drum parts for the Beatles songs. His parts are so signature to the songs that you can listen to a Ringo drum part without the rest of the music and still identify the song.

John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)

Considered by many to be the greatest rock drummer of all time, Bonham used Led Zeppelin as a showcase for his brilliance that has influenced the likes of Dave Grohl, Tommy Lee and Joey Kramer to name a few.

In many respects Paul McCartney was the group's most rounded musician, and possibly even its best guitarist. It was he that devised many of the riffs and even played some of the most memorable solos, such as on Taxman (Revolver), Ticket To Ride and his killer Epiphone Casino (opens in new tab) riff on Paperback Writer.

So I listen to people like Dominic Fike, Beck, St Vincent, and Khruangbin. I also listen to a lot of classic oldies coming through, from rock n' roll to '60s to soul to R&B, with a sprinkling of classical music now and then.”

What were John Lennon's last words to Paul McCartney?

Speaking to Ultimate Classic Rock, John said to Paul: “Think about me every now and then, old friend.” His final words were used in the song My Old Friend, which Carl Perkins was inspired to write after he met Paul months after John's death.

When the Harrisons were visiting the Starrs, Harrison confessed how much he loved Maureen, which led to an affair. Ringo threatened divorce when he was told by Harrison's wife Pattie that she had found the pair in bed together.

But if we're in the same country, and if we're in the same town we always have dinner, and we say hi or he comes over here or I go over to his house,” he said. While Paul and Ringo have tried to see each other in person as much as possible, they sometimes get to see each other at events and gigs as well.

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Drummers who start in a school music program will be taught how to read sheet music, but they may not have much experience learning and playing songs by ear.

Ringo Starr has been playing drums since the age of 13, and as a member of the Beatles, he has recorded more number one hits than any other act in the history of music. While being one of the greatest drummers, Ringo is the richest drummer globally, with a net worth of $350 million.

While millions of Beatles fans enjoy both of these tracks, it is true they were never as acclaimed or popular as other songs by the Fab Four like “A Day in the Life” or “Let It Be.” Critics generally see Ringo as having the least artistic solo career of any Beatle.

Whilst there are a couple of figures that made strong claims, including Chuck Berry whom Lennon once described as rock and roll incarnate, we think it's safe to say that old 'Slowhand' himself, Eric Clapton, was Lennon's favourite ever guitarist.

Who is the best British band of all time?

Quick answer… Paul McCartney. He played more lead guitar on more stuff than John Lennon. He actually kind of taught Lennon how to do chords and actually tune the instrument.

George Harrison was a better guitarist than John Lennon because George Harrison was more technically proficient than John. John Lennon was a good guitar player but he was not than technically proficient because John didn't pay much attention to technical proficiency.

While many of the songs on the list will have a staunch place in McCartney's heart, one song will always be regarded as his favourite—'God Only Knows' by Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys.