On Oct. 25 at "The Paley Honors: A Gala Tribute to Music on Television," Ringo Starr reminisced about the night he performed "I Want To Hold Your Hand" with fellow Beatles on "The Ed Sullivan Show" on Feb. 9, 1964. "They said there was no crime while we were playing," said Starr, thinking back to the TV audience of 70 million. "How far out is that?"
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In his signature amusing fashion Starr confessed that, "Someone at the press line today said, 'What, you're still doing this?'" Ever the working man even though he is 78, "They say that all the time to me. I'm still doing the tour," he elaborated. "That's what I do, you know. I'm not an electrician."
The tribute also honored Michael Jackson. Motown's Berry Gordy brought the audience back to the magic of seeing Jackson's "Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever" performance of "Billie Jean," on May 16, 1983. "That was the night that he and his career went into orbit and never came down," said Gordy.
Starr just wrapped a run of shows in the U.S., and if his latest remarks are any indication, we will likely see him return to the road soon.
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