A reporter asked once in an interview with The Beatles if Ringo was the best drummer in the world, John and Paul were quick to answer...
"...He's not even the best drummer in The Beatles"
Of course, they cannot doubt that Richard Starkey is IT!
Ringo was always overshadowed by his stellar bandmates, but the bloke from Dingle town, Liverpool, has his own moments of glory, the one John Lennon referred to as a true "Working Class Hero" who rose from the slums of Liverpool to lavish with fame and fortune, napakaswerte talaga
To many people Ringo was the vital cog in The Beatles, take for example, one of the many concerts thay've had, their first in the US, at the Washington Coliseum in '65, one can't hear over 30,000+ screaming fans, and the three can't hear each other from their Vox amps and at a time where PAs doesn't exist, the one who kept them in tune, was Ringo. He gave The Beatles the BEAT!
He also brought innovations for the next generation of drummers, he was the first to hold the drumsticks in a straight manner (ba ang tawag dun?) unlike the traditional way like Charlie Watts does it. He also was the first to use the Drum Riser, as he was quoted as saying that he wanted to be visible as well
quotes about Ringo:
"Drummers will see him and think, Hey, he's part of it too" - Alex Van Halen
"The drumfills in A Day in The Life is very complex. Ask a drummer today and say you want it like that, they wouldn't know what to do" - Phil Collins
With much respect to Pete Best, Ringo is the shiz!