Considered by many as lucky to have been in The Beatles, Ringo Starr epitomises the rock'n'roll lifestyle.
World-famous pop star, acclaimed film actor, the voice of an internationally successful children's TV series and husband to a glamorous movie star -- at face value he seems to have led a charmed life. Yet behind the sunglasses and the ready quips loom the horrors of his health problems, alcoholism and deprived family background.
Alan Clayson's biography remains the definitive account of the man who anchored the Merseybeat.
