Looks like our hopes have been dashed, however, as Ringo seems to be in a perpetually bad mood these days. His video message - during which he basically told people to shove their fan letters up their Cavern Club - was bad enough, but now he's gone one step further and has actively started firing out insults.
Following his collection of a gong at the World Music Awards, Starr has come under fire for allegedly telling a female fan to "get off me" and "fuck off" when she tried to give him a hug. According to reports:
"A middle-aged woman ran over and threw her arms around him, almost knocking him over. Ringo was a bit shocked, he just wanted to get away. After he shouted at her, she looked absolutely stunned, but he just walked away."
A little rude for a man who goes around shouting "peace and love" like a scratched Donovan record, sure, but it isn't exactly hard to see where Ringo's coming from in this instance. A surprise hug can be just as devastating as a slap in the face, or - even worse - being forced to listen to Liverpool Eight.
A similar thing actually happened to us the other day - some random person ran over and flung their arms around us. We managed to escape, but it really freaked us out. Particularly the way he was wearing a policeman's uniform and shouting "why are you stood outside Bono's dressing room with a handgun?".
Tsk. Some people.
by CJ
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