RINGO A FAB LIFE: A RINGO STARR UK BIOGRAPHY BY TOM DOYLE

With the multitude of biographical books written about the Beatles and the solo members of the band over the years, the one solo Beatle who has not been given his just due has been the man behind the kit, Richard Starkey, known more commonly as the one and only Ringo Starr!

Well, UK writer Tom Doyle has issued a brand-new Ringo Starr biography to try and correct that situation. I recently was able to acquire a signed bookplate edition of the book through Abe Books. The book has not yet arrived, but I am eager to see if I can spot news information about the Beatles drummer.

For those who are not obsessed with signed book editions like me, the book is currently available at Amazon, Abe Books and several other book search service sites including eBay. I am looking forward to reading this title and to see what Mr. Doyle has to say in the book, and if it truly reveals the true importance of the eldest Beatle to the world’s greatest rock and pop band!

Publisher ‏ : ‎ New Modern
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 23, 2025

AMAZON UK:

Ringo: A Fab Life : Doyle, Tom: Amazon.co.uk: Books

AMAZON US:
Ringo: Unknown Author: 9781917923132: Amazon.com: Books

The Amazon photo source for the following photograph of the author of this book:

(photo source- Ringo: Unknown Author: 9781917923132: Amazon.com: Books )

Tom Doyle (bio-from the link provided above the photograph)

Tom Doyle is the author of four highly-acclaimed books – The Glamour Chase – The Maverick Life Of Billy MacKenzie (1998), Man On The Run – Paul McCartney In the 1970s (2013), Captain Fantastic – Elton John’s Stellar Trip Through The ‘70s (2017) and Running Up That Hill: 50 Visions Of Kate Bush (2022). He was also the co-author of the early years memoir by Madness, Before We Was We (2019). As a journalist and interviewer, his work has appeared in MOJO, Billboard, Q (RIP), Sound On Sound, The Guardian and The Times. Over the years, he has profiled Paul McCartney, Neil Young, Elton John, U2, Madonna, Keith Richards, Yoko Ono and Kate Bush, among many others.

A summary of the book from the following link:

Ringo: A Fab Life – with SIGNED bookplate* | Fox Lane Books

Ringo: A Fab Life – Hardcover – by Tom Doyle

Ringo Starr’s eventful and remarkable life laid bare in a first-of-its-kind mosaic biography of one of the greatest musicians of all time.

Often overshadowed by his former bandmates, Starr’s remarkable story is no less compelling. ‘Ringo: A Fab Life’ highlights a life so jaw-droppingly eventful that one is left wondering how he also had time to become one of the best musicians on the planet.

Through an episodic, mosaic format critically acclaimed author Tom Doyle takes readers through the ride of a lifetime, from Starr’s brushes with death as a child bought up in poverty, through to dizzying heights of fame and success with The Beatles and beyond. By examining pivotal moments, anecdotes and cautionary tales, we see Starr soar as part of the biggest band in the world – and then try and cope with life outside of it: a film career, misadventures with friends, children’s TV narrator, furniture designer, marriage to a Bond girl, before eventually finding peace and sobriety as one of the elder statesmen of rock.

So much more than another Beatles related biography, we follow Starr’s career far beyond the rose-tinted sixties, through the various addictions and career left turns in the seventies and eighties, before reaching the 1990’s, his legacy and reputation intact.

The life of Richard Starkey is long overdue a proper inspection and this book – with exclusive new interviews conducted by Doyle with, amongst others, Starr himself – provides a never-before-seen level of detail that will delight hardcore fans and curious readers alike.

Ringo: A Fab Life – hilarious, moving, insightful and constantly surprising – is the definitive account of one of the greatest living musicians and the uncontested best drummer in The Beatles.

*With bookplate signed by the author, Tom Doyle

Ringo: A Fab Life – with SIGNED bookplate* | Fox Lane Books

Please note-the site currently says that signed copies are not in stock-I do not know if that means if the signed bookplate edition is sold-out and no longer available.

Here is my copy of the signed bookplate edition of the book: