On this date in 1968 during the White Album sessions, Ringo Starr suddenly quit the Beatles for two weeks. Things hadn’t been going well in the studio (disastrously would be a better term) and he’d had enough of the constant bickering and sniping. A lecture from Paul on how to play “Back In The USSR” was the last straw. Starr took his family to the Mediterranean and spent time on Peter Sellers’ yacht as the others pressed on. “USSR” was a composite of John, George and (mostly) Paul on drums; McCartney played drums on “Dear Prudence.” But they realized Ringo was needed, and talked him into returning. When he came back to the Abbey Road studios, George had the drum kit decked out with flowers. The tension wasn’t quite as bad, but it was still there...
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