Kasabian Are "A Great Band", Says The Beatles' Ringo Starr

Legendary drummer tells NME that he believes rock band's will continue to be popular...

Thursday, September 18, 2014 - 11:06

The Beatles' Ringo Starr appears to be a fan of Kasabian, after branding them a "great band".

During an interview with NME, the Fab Four's former drummer stated: "Earlier on I heard Kasabian doing a BBC thing (BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge). They're a great band.

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And all the colours that are coming on strong
Trying to hold on, trying to hold

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"They played like the rest of us – pubs, clubs and now they're the festival band. So I've always felt 'the band' will come through."

When asked if he believes rock bands will continue to have success, Starr claimed: "I think so. I think people wanna see people playing and singing."

As for his own music, the 74-year old musician said: "I'm always touring. I love to play – that's why I do this.

"A lot of the bands wanna do it to be famous. But I wanna do it to play. That was all my dream was about, and then we became famous."

Kasabian's Serge Pizzorno also hit the headlines this week after promising that their next album will be "bombastic".