NO REUNION

No Ringo-McCartney Reunion For Olympics

UK, Friday July 22, 2011

Jane Witherspoon, entertainment correspondent

Ringo Starr has told Sky News he will not be reuniting with Sir Paul McCartney for the opening ceremony at the 2012 London Olympics.

Barbara Bach and Ringo Starr at the Glenfiddich Mojo Awards

The former Beatle put paid to recent rumours, saying: "I'll be touring America so I won't be doing it."
He was speaking at the Glenfiddich Mojo Awards where he was presented with the Icon award.
"It's an honour being an icon and the magazine actually likes music and musicians and that's the reason I'm here tonight," he added.
Fellow music legend Phil Collins was due to hand Ringo his gong, but he left early complaining of a back injury. He had earlier paid tribute to his friend.
"He was the first person to play at a certain period of my life that showed you could make a living from it," Collins said.
"He's a fantastic drummer. That's been overlooked for years. Everybody talks about him being the joker, the cheeky chap, but he's a great musician."
The annual music event took place in the City of London and was also attended by Arctic Monkeys, Rumer, Sir Bob Geldof and Brian Wilson.