Ringo Starr, who never got the credit he deserved with The Beatles, at a 2008 press conference in Liverpool.

Thanks to hindsight, we know Ringo Starr possessed tons of skills as a drummer and had a huge impact on future timekeepers thanks to his work with The Beatles. He once said drummers aren’t treated like humans, and sometimes fellow kit men inflicted the pain. Ringo never really got the credit he deserved while with The Beatles, and contemporary drummer Kenny Aronoff once explained why.

Ringo Starr, who never got the credit he deserved with The Beatles, at a 2008 press conference in Liverpool.
Beatles drummer Ringo Starr | Peter Byrne/PA Images via Getty Images

Ringo Starr was one of the first superstar rock ‘n’ roll drummers

Ringo didn’t learn to play drums in a formal setting. Instead of taking lessons or attending a musical academy, he learned on his own after taking to percussion as an activity to break the boredom during a lengthy hospital stay.