Paul McCartney Puji Ringo Starr atas Gelar `Ksatria` untuk Drummer The Beatles
Paul McCartney Congratulates `Best Pal, Best Drummer` Ringo Starr on His Knighthood
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
SIR RINGO dianugerahi gelar ksatria atas kontribusinya terhadap musik sebagai drummer The Beatles.
Liverpudlian, sebutan bagi sosok yang dicintai warga Liverpool, tampak sangat gembira saat tiba di Bandara Internasional Los Angeles pada Jumat (kiri).
Pemusik berusia 77 tahun, yang memuji bahwa penghargaan tersebut merupakan ´kehormatan´, dengan wajah yang berseri-seri dia menunjukkan simbol perdamaian saat dia keluar dari terminal bandara.
Tampak pada foto inset: saat The Beatles dianugerahi gelar bangsawan MBEs pada 1965, yang kemudian mereka kenakan di sampul album Sgt. Pepper´s Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Pada 1969, kendati begitu, Lennon disebut nekat setelah menulis surat kepada Ratu Elizabeth untuk menolak gelar bangsawan Inggris. Penolakan Lennon sebagai protes atas campur tangan negaranha atas konflik di negara lain dan telah mendukung AS di pada Perang Vietnam seperti dilansir MailOnline.
Paul McCartney mengucapkan selamat kepada Sir Ringo atas anugerah ksatria. Dia kemudian mengunggah fotonya bersama Ringo Starr di Twitter (kanan), seraya menulis: ´Selamat malam Sir Ringo! Sir Richard Starkey memiliki cincin yang bagus untuk itu. Sahabat terbaik dan drummer terbaik!´
SIR RINGO has been awarded a knighthood for his contribution to music as the drummer for The Beatles.
The much-loved Liverpudlian looked understandably delighted as he arrived at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday (left).
The 77-year-old musician, who gushed that the award was an ´honour´, beamed and flashed a peace sign as he strolled out of the terminal. Pictured inset: The Beatles being awarded MBEs in 1965, which they later wore on the album cover of Sgt. Pepper´s Lonely Hearts Club Band.
In 1969, however, Lennon famously wrote a letter to the Queen rejecting his award. He explained it was because Britain was ´in the Nigeria-Biafra thing´ and had supported the US ´in Vietnam´.
This morning Paul McCartney congratulated Sir Ringo on his knighthood. He shared a snap of the pair on Twitter (right), writing: ´Huge congrats Sir Ringo! Sir Richard Starkey has a nice ring to it. Best drummer best pal!´
