The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr asks fans to celebrate his 85th birthday with 'peace and love'
Music icon Ringo Starr has asked his fans around the world to celebrate his 85th birthday with "peace and love."
The Beatles band member released a video on TikTok ahead of his big day, asking people to stop what they are doing and say, think or post his message to the world.
In the video, he said: "On Monday it's my birthday, what does that mean? It means at noon wherever you are all over the world anywhere, you go 'peace and love'. This is my gift to you. Peace and love."
Since 2008, Ringo has spread his peace and love message every year on his birthday as a sign of global unity.
'I think it's important every day – and right now the world is going through a madness. Maybe it'll help. I'm an optimist, not a pessimist", Ringo said.
In honour of Ringo's milestone birthday and lifelong advocacy for peace, The Beatles Story museum in Liverpool will unveil a Ringo Starr Peace and Love Sculpture.
It has been created using an original casting of Ringo's right hand.
A four-part series of biopics about The Beatles is being released in cinemas in April 2028, documenting the lives of each of the Fab Four.
Gladiator II star Paul Mescal will play Paul McCartney, Stranger Things actor Joseph Quinn will take on George Harrison. Saltburn star Barry Keoghan will portray Ringo Starr, and Babygirl actor Harris Dickinson will play John Lennon.
Formed in 1960, The Beatles are the best-selling music act of all time and one of the world's most influential bands.
They achieved 18 UK number-one singles, 16 UK number-one albums, and a record 20 number-one hits on the US Billboard Hot 100.
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