Their troubles made me a better academic. Daughter Francesca Gregorini said: вЂњIt was their drugs heyday. He was by then drinking ludicrous amounts and dragged Barbara down with him, so much so that her two children were grateful when they were sent off to boarding school. In 1981, Ringo married Barbara Bach, now 72, an actress and model, best known as Bond girl Anya Amasova in The Spy Who Loved Me. The split, after 10 years of marriage, was inevitable after George HarrisonвЂ™s wife Pattie arrived home to find her husband in bed with Maureen. It happened the year after he and wife Maureen, the mother of his three children, had divorced.

It was a time when you either cut your wrists or your hair, and IвЂ™m a cowardвЂќ.

He later said he had been вЂњfeeling vaguely insane and drinking some new drink. In 1976, Ringo completely shaved his head and eyebrows after a heavy session in Monaco. Some years are absolutely gone.вЂќ In the notorious Hollywood Vamp-ires drinking club, he boozed with Alice Cooper and Marc Bolan. вЂњAnd as the years went on I did less and less, and if I did do anything, it was with very little thought. It wasnвЂ™t that every day was a bad day, but I just wasnвЂ™t doing anything. His first solo album, Sentimental Journey, was well received, but his next offerings flopped, with most failing to make the UK charts, and his life spiralled out of control. It wasnвЂ™t me.вЂќ Ringo might have been the first to entertain the idea of leaving the band, but he had the most difficult ride after the demise of The Beatles. So when devastated fans condemn-ed Paul for breaking up the group, he told a newspaper: вЂњRingo left first, then George, then John. George Harrison was next to briefly quit the band the following January, and in the September John, too, told the others he wanted out. But the peace and harmony were short-lived. We love you.вЂќ When he returned to Abbey Road, his bandmates, John Lennon, George Harrison and Paul McCartney, had decorated the entire studio, including RingoвЂ™s drum kit, with flowers. He returned to the studio after receiving a telegram telling him: вЂњYouвЂ™re the best rock вЂ™nвЂ™ roll drummer in the world. RingoвЂ™s walkout was hushed up and lasted just a month. The pair starred together in black comedy, The Magic Christian, which was released in 1969. вЂњOne night he couldnвЂ™t stand it any longer, got fed up and left.вЂќ Ringo went to Sardinia, where he borrowed a yacht from his friend, actor Peter Sellers. Producer Ron Richards recalled: вЂњHe used to sit there for hours waiting for the others to turn up. вЂњIt got progressively worse, and the blackouts got worse, and I didnвЂ™t know where IвЂ™d been, what IвЂ™d done.вЂќ Ringo had been the first to leave the band, walking out when they were recording The White Album in 1968. вЂњI played Washington with the Beach Boys, or so they tell me. He said: вЂњIвЂ™ve got photographs of me playing all over the world, but IвЂ™ve absolutely no memory of it. By the mid-1980s he was downing a bottle of Mumm champagne for breakfast and getting through 16 bottles of wine a day. His solo career never took off and he turned to booze and cocaine to beat boredom and depression. And Ringo, who turned 80 yesterday, was the one who suffered the most from the break-up. Eight months later, in a Daily Mirror scoop on April 10, 1970, Paul delivered the news millions of fans had dreaded when he made it clear that the Fab Four were finished. Cherry Seaborn-Sheeran, 28, has worked for international firm Deloitte since 2014 but haвЂ¦ДЄs The Beatles line up ready to stride across that zebra crossing in Abbey Road for their iconic album cover, Ringo and Paul lark about, John and George look detached, and all four know the fairytale is about to end. Louis Theroux's incredible love story and wife's huge influence on documentariesThe documentary maker, 50, tied the knot with wife Nancy Strang in 2012 after they fell in love while working at the BBC togetherД®d Sheeran's wife Cherry leaves City job to grow fruit and vegTHE wife of pop star Ed Sheeran has left her high-powered job in the City of London - to grow fruit and veg. Gymnastics helps Ukrainian girl find rhythm in IrelandДЎ2-year-old Maria Baranova is one of thousands of people displaced by Russia's invasion of Ukraine who will be spending this World Refugee Day in Ireland.

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