Ringo

A Fab Life

Tom Doyle

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Putnam
11 November 2025

Music: styles & genres; Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups; Percussion instruments; Biography; Biography: arts & entertainment

Ringo Starr’s eventful and remarkable life laid bare in a first-of-its-kind mosaic biography of one of the greatest musicians of all time.

Often overshadowed by his former bandmates, Starr’s remarkable story is no less compelling. ‘Ringo: A Fab Life’ highlights a life so jaw-droppingly eventful that one is left wondering how he also had time to become one of the best musicians on the planet.

Through an episodic, mosaic format critically acclaimed author Tom Doyle takes readers through the ride of a lifetime, from Starr’s brushes with death as a child bought up in poverty, through to dizzying heights of fame and success with The Beatles and beyond. By examining pivotal moments, anecdotes and cautionary tales, we see Starr soar as part of the biggest band in the world - and then try and cope with life outside of it: a film career, misadventures with friends, children’s TV narrator, furniture designer, marriage to a Bond girl, before eventually finding peace and sobriety as one of the elder statesmen of rock.

So much more than another Beatles related biography, we follow Starr’s career far beyond the rose-tinted sixties, through the various addictions and career left turns in the seventies and eighties, before reaching the 1990’s, his legacy and reputation intact.

The life of Richard Starkey is long overdue a proper inspection and this book - with exclusive new interviews conducted by Doyle with, amongst others, Starr himself - provides a never-before-seen level of detail that will delight hardcore fans and curious readers alike.

Ringo: A Fab Life - hilarious, moving, insightful and constantly surprising - is the definitive account of one of the greatest living musicians and the uncontested best drummer in The Beatles.

By: Tom Doyle
Imprint: Putnam
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Export
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm,
ISBN: 9781917923156
ISBN 10: 1917923155
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 11 November 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tom Doyle is the critically acclaimed author of numerous music books, most recently Running Up That Hill, the award winning 2022 study of Kate Bush. Tom is also a musician and songwriter and has written for Smash Hits, Q and Mojo. He lives in London.

Reviews for Ringo: A Fab Life

""Tom Doyle shines a long-overdue spotlight on Ringo Starr, proving that Ringo's story is not just a footnote to The Beatles, but a triumph in its own right"" — Chris Shaw, Host, I am the EggPod “Perhaps the most dramatic life arc of any of the Beatles, how delightful to see Ringo finally get the fab biography he deserves. A beautiful read.” — Samira Ahmed, BBC Front Row ""A fantastic book by the wonderful Tom Doyle"" — Iain McDermott, Back to Now ""A wonderful book"" — Steven Cockcroft, Nothing is Real ""A seriously brilliant book. Long Overdue"" — The Beatles Book Podcast