Ringo has and always is the bestest friend and partner Paul and George ever had....John Lennon sort of was a shadow ....and Ringo was there but not in the center of Johns work as a Beatle....I am not sure why he'd be so bold as to say to us that he didn't want fans and emails, but as everyone knows the predatory nature of people, and it might have killed him...God bless Ringo for always being there as a drummer/rock star.)