RINGO STARR ON BRIAN EPSTEIN

Asked by Parade magazine about their manager, Brian Epstein, Ringo had nothing but supportive things to say. “I had known a lot of gay men,” he told. “It didn’t matter to us. We were lads of the time. Or maybe, OK then, lads ahead of our time.”






Epstein was known for his ability to spot talent and famously declared of the seminal Liverpool band, “They’re going to be bigger than Elvis!” He discovered The Beatles playing at a small club in 1961, and it was thanks to him that they adopted their trademark clean-cut look.




As their manager, The Beatles reliably stood by Epstein.

Epstein passed away in August of 1967 at the age of 32, just one month after the U.K. decriminalized homosexuality.

Ringo has expressed support for the queer community in the past.