# Ringo Starr and Skechers

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ringo-starr-and-skechers/718568>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 26, 2015, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ringo-starr-and-skechers/718568 "2015-04-26T12:35:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2015, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ringo-starr-and-skechers/718568/21 "2015-04-29T02:35:25Z")

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I saw the All-Star Band last year, and it’s a good show. I’d say one third of the people were there for a specific member of the band (Todd in my case), one third were there because they like Ringo’s music and one third were there to say “I saw a Beatle!”

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2015, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ringo-starr-and-skechers/718568/22 "2015-04-29T04:14:35Z")

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> [@gytalf2000](#):
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> Yeah, Ringo didn’t write many songs. Nothing like John and Paul, anyway. It is the songwriting royalties that really bring in the big bucks, or so I have heard…

To an extent. Lots of bands (Rush, for example) split up publishing equally. It keeps everyone happier and avoids some fights over whose songs make the album; they can just pick the best songs instead of fighting for their own to make sure they get paid.

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