Ringo walks off TV show over song cut

Ringo Starr, known for being the amiable Beatle, showed his tough side when he walked off the set of US TV show Live With Regis and Kelly rather than cut short one of his songs.

Starr, 67, who is promoting his new album, Liverpool 8, planned to perform the title song with fellow rocker Dave Stewart yesterday. But because of miscommunication between his publicist, Elizabeth Freund, and the musical director, Starr did not realise the performance had to be two and a half minutes or less, Ms Freund said.