Ringo Starr Says Barry Keoghan Shouldn’t Take ‘Too Many’ Drum Lessons for Beatles Biopic

The drummer reacts to rumors of the “Saltburn” actor playing him in Sam Mendes’ four-part movie series

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Barry Keoghan (Getty Images)

“Saltburn” star Barry Keoghan shouldn’t take too many drum lessons if he’s preparing to play Ringo Starr in the upcoming Beatles biopic — and that’s coming from the drummer, himself.

The “Don’t Pass Me By” singer told Entertainment Tonight on Wednesday that rumors of Keoghan portraying him in Sam Mendes’ four-part movie series are just “great.”

“Well, I think it’s great. I think he’s somewhere taking drum lessons, and I hope not too many,” Starr shared. “You gotta let them get their own feel. I did a MasterClass, and we were talking about, ‘You know, I’m not asking you to play like me, but you have to have this movement that you can do this stuff.’”

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