'The Beatles turned into an awful band': Starr

The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr was disgusted with the band's musical prowess in the mid 1960s - because their screaming fans turned them into "bad musicians".

'The Beatles turned into an awful band': Starr

The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr was disgusted with the band's musical prowess in the mid 1960s - because their screaming fans turned them into "bad musicians".

The Fab Four star is convinced they became victims of their own phenomenal success, as the deafening roar of the crowds during their gigs drowned out the sound of their instruments - so they couldn't hear what they were playing.

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