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Ringo Embraces Religion to Clean Up Lifestyle
Former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr has stated that he has "found God" after a life full of winding roads and psychedelic enlightenment.
Starr, who turns 70 in July, admitted he lost his way in his youth when he was a member of the Fab Four, and again after the monumentally important band split.
The musician followed a common recreational program, dabbling in LSD and marijuana during the free-love decade of the 60's, and later struggled with cocaine and alcohol in the 70's.
In an interview with the Los Angeles times, Starr recounted how finding religion helped him give up drinking as well as his 60-a-day cigarette habit.
"I feel the older I get, the more I’m learning to handle life. Being on this quest for a long time, it's all about finding yourself," Starr said. "For me, God is in my life. I don't hide from that ... I think the search has been on since the '60s.
“I stepped off the path there for many years and found my way [back] onto it, thank God.”
Starr has embraced a healthy way of life, even adopting vegetarianism into his lifestyle. He is married to Barbara Bach, a former Bond girl, and spends his time in homes in London, Los Angeles and Monaco.
Regarding his approach into septuagenarian territory, Ringo said that it was easier than turning 40.
"Forty was: 'Oh, God, 40!',” he said.
"There's that damn song, 'Life Begins at 40.' No, it's not so big anymore.
“I am nearly 70, and I'd love to be nearly 40, but that's never going to happen.”
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