Ringo Starr celebrates his long music career and his passion for making art

HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES -- Ringo Starr isn't just one of the world's most famous musicians -- the former Beatle also has another talent he's quite passionate about.

Ringo isn't slowing down a bit. He's still touring at 85 years old, and now, he has a new art show, too.

Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band are in residency right now at The Venetian Theatre in Las Vegas through Sept. 27, with a stop in between at the Yaamava' Casino on Sept. 23. His All-Starr Band has been around for decades, playing music and entertaining big crowds of fans along the way.

When asked what fans can expect, Ringo said, "Well, you get, I'd like to tell the audience that I promise you, every one of you will know one song!"

Over the years, Ringo's All-Starr Band has included notable musicians from Men at Work, Average White Band, Aerosmith, Toto and dozens more.

"You never know when the magic is going to hit, but this format, these players and myself, it's great," Ringo said. "It works, and we work for each other, and it's about doing this. Or in my case, this (fake plays the drums)."

Besides Ringo's music, there's also his art. "Starr Art" is his first art show since 2019, and it's now on display at Animazing Gallery at the Venetian until Oct. 15.

"As you can see, this is spin art. I do have other art where I paint, but this is magic because you never know what you're getting," Ringo said. "I was watching it on the internet and two kids, well, 10 years ago, they had a small canvas, and they were putting paint on it, and they were attaching it to a household drill, you know, which I thought was pretty dangerous, actually, but, and then, you know, you saw that this big, 'Whew whew.' So I want to do that. So we got an engine from Rolls-Royce!"

Any money raised from the original paintings, limited editions and signed works goes to Ringo's charity, The Lotus Foundation, which helps many worthwhile causes.