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Ringo Starr is back with a new sound! The Beatles star tackled country music in his new album, ‘Look Up,’ and he’s sharing the details on how he pivoted to the genre.   What do you think of Ringo Starr’s new country sound? Let us know in the comments!

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00:00They knew they just wanted to, like, rock.

00:02They didn't want to hear his country shit.

00:05Yeah.

00:06But people want to hear your country shit.

00:08They do.

00:09And...

00:10This sounds like me, and I love it.

00:13But she slipped through my fingers

00:16And I've got time on my hands

00:20Ringo Starr is back.

00:22And he's got a brand new country album.

00:25The Beatles star talked with our very own Melinda Newman all about it.

00:29Like where his country roots began.

00:31I did love country from before I was in the band.

00:34Yeah.

00:35Yeah.

00:36Yeah.

00:37You really loved it.

00:38And we got plenty of it in Liverpool,

00:40because the lads who were in the Merchant Navy

00:42would bring not only rock and roll over, but country.

00:46And when the country bands went on tour in England,

00:50they always played Liverpool.

00:52We always used to say,

00:53Liverpool is the capital of country music, you know, in England.

00:57And with his new single, he captured the country spirit.

01:00The wife's left, the dog's dead,

01:03and I don't have any money for the jukebox.

01:05And the truck won't start.

01:07And, you know...

01:09Well, if you listen to a lot of my songs,

01:11not only the country, the pop songs,

01:14the last verse is always an up.

01:19You know?

01:20Just for me, that's what I want to present.

01:22So, you know, there's a break in the clouds,

01:26and the light comes through.

01:34And he trusted producer T-Bone Burnett to get it done.

01:38I'll do the drums and the vocals.

01:42From the first track he sent me,

01:44I just put it in his hands to produce it.

01:47He's the producer.

01:49And he did us proud.

01:51Yeah, what did you think?

01:52No.

01:53When I first heard it, I was just blown away.

01:55Look Up is out today.

01:58And you can find the full interview with the legend

02:00over at Billboard.com.

Ringo Starr’s New Country Sound With ‘Look Up’ Album | Billboard News

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