Musician Ringo Starr poses in front of his "Peace and Love" sculpture on his 80th birthday, Tuesday, July 7, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Yoko Ono, left, wife of the late John Lennon, along with Olivia Harrison, right, wife of the late George Harrison, right, look on as former members of The Beatles, Paul McCartney, second from left, and Ringo Starr unveil memorial portraits of Lennon and Harrison, who were also former band members, during a media event marking the upcoming one-year anniversary of Cirque du Soleil’s LOVE at The Mirage hotel-casino Tuesday, June 26, 2007, in Las Vegas. The portraits will be on permanent display in the LOVE Theatre lobby. (Las Vegas Review-Journal/File)
Former members of The Beatles Paul McCartney, left, and Ringo Starr stand next to portraits of their late former bandmates John Lennon and George Harrison after unveiling the portraits during a media event marking the upcoming one-year anniversary of Cirque du Soleil’s LOVE at The Mirage hotel-casino Tuesday, June 26, 2007, in Las Vegas. The portraits will be on permanent display in the LOVE Theatre lobby. (Las Vegas Review-Journal/File)
Ringo Starr is being interviewed arrives at the gala premiere of “The Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil” at the Mirage Hotel & Casino June 30, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The show is a joint artistic venture between The Beatles’ company, Apple Corps Ltd., and Cirque du Soleil. (Las Vegas Review-Journal/File)
Ringo Starr and his wife Barbara Bach laugh as they talk with he media on the red carpet at the premiere of “The Beatles Love by Cirque Du Soleil” in Las Vegas June 30, 2006. (Las Vegas Review-Journal/File)
From right Barbara Bach, Ringo Starr, an unidentified woman and Guy Laliberte walk the red carpet at the premiere of “The Beatles Love by Cirque Du Soleil” in Las Vegas June 30, 2006. Laliberte is the the creator of Cirque Du Soleil. (Las Vegas Review-Journal/File)
Ringo Starr and his wife Barbara Bach pose for photos with Siegfried and Roy during arrivals at the gala premiere of “The Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil” at the Mirage Hotel & Casino June 30, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The show is a joint artistic venture between The Beatles’ company, Apple Corps Ltd., and Cirque du Soleil. (Las Vegas Review-Journal/File)
Musician Ringo Starr is interviewed at an event to celebrate his 80th birthday, Tuesday, July 7, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Musician Ringo Starr and his wife Barbara Bach pose together in front of his "Peace and Love" public sculpture on his 80th birthday, Tuesday, July 7, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Musician Ringo Starr is interviewed at an event to celebrate his 80th birthday, Tuesday, July 7, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Musician Ringo Starr poses in front of his "Peace and Love" sculpture on his 80th birthday, Tuesday, July 7, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Musician Ringo Starr is interviewed at an event to celebrate his 80th birthday, Tuesday, July 7, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Musician Ringo Starr poses in front of his "Peace and Love" public sculpture on his 80th birthday, Tuesday, July 7, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
An event Tuesday took place that might make a whole generation feel old: Beatles drummer Ringo Starr turned 80.
The Fab Four timekeeper said during a livestream charity concert Tuesday that he “feels 24” inside. Which is, after all, the age of which most of us remember him.
Starr has been in Las Vegas a time or two over the years, and helped open “The Beatles Love” by Cirque du Soleil in 2006.
Starr’s YouTube event featured friends, family and celebrities wishing him a happy birthday, as well as taped performances by such artists as Sheryl Crow, Sheila E., Joe Walsh, Gary Clark Jr., Ben Harper and many others, as well as, of course, former bandmate Paul McCartney, from their Los Angeles concert a year ago.
Proceeds were to go to Black Lives Matter Global Network, the David Lynch Foundation, MusiCares and WaterAid.
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