# Ringo Starr has seen one musician perform 100 times. His devotion goes back to the 1960s

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ringo-starr-has-seen-one-musician-perform-100-times-his-devotion-goes-back-to-the-1960s/
- Published: 2026-10-25T18:04:22+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-25T18:10:13+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/ringo-starr-has-seen-one-musician-perform-100-times/
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Starr says he has seen Bob Dylan perform around 100 times.
- His fandom began with Dylan’s 1960s performances.
- A 1987 recording session never became a completed album.

## Summary

Ringo Starr says he has seen Bob Dylan perform about 100 times, a devotion that began when Dylan first toured in the 1960s. The article says Starr, already a major star with the Beatles, was drawn to Dylan’s songwriting and the way it addressed the politics and social concerns of its time.

Starr recalled seeing Dylan at the Royal Albert Hall, where some audience members shouted “Traitor!” after he began using rock instrumentation. He later named “When The Deal Goes Down”, from Dylan’s 2006 album *Modern Times*, as a favourite. Starr also recorded a track with Dylan in Memphis in 1987, but the planned album was abandoned amid Starr’s alcohol problems.

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