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Ringo to Fans "Peace and Love" and "No More Signing Stuff"

by Andrew McKinnon on November 1, 2008 at 10:15 AM


Ringo Starr, in a video posted on his website, has told his fans to stop sending him fan mail. The former Beatles drummer in a post titled "Sorry, No More Signing Stuff" told his fans to stop sending him fan mail because he is too busy to sign or read it and it will be thrown out.

"I'm warning you with peace and love I have too much to do. So no more fan mail, thank you, thank you, and no objects to be signed, nothing! Ah anyway peace and love, peace and love." The post was delivered in typical Ringo fashion, in his deadpan Liverpudlian accent.

The "No More Signing Stuff" video has the appearance of a quirky, impulsive move of a teenager and shows Ringo adapting brilliantly to the technological advances in the rock star's world. 45 years ago Ringo would have had to organize a press conference, hire a flack and bring the major television broadcasters. Now he can sit in his living room and address his millions of fans.

The website is run by Signatures Network International, one of the largest music merchandising and artist fan club companies in the world. Perhaps the company will have to change the company name as the result of Ringo's latest missive. Or perhaps Ringo will have a change of heart. Ringo is currently holding a Ringo All Starr Tour 2008 Photo Contest where the participants send in their photos from the Ringo 2008 tour. The winner will go home with an autographed Ringo drumhead!


From http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081013/en_afp/entertainmentbritainmusicpeoplebeatlesstarroffbeat via http://www.popeater.com/music/article/ringo-starr-too-busy-for-fan-mail/209216

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