Ringo Starr: One Direction have it harder than the Beatles

Beatles drummer Ringo Starr says he still misses his “brothers” in the band and said it must be harder being in a boyband today than in the era-defining Liverpool group.

Ringo said he empathised with Zayn Malik, formerly of One Direction, and compared the young singer’s stardom to Beatlemania.

The 74-year-old said: “The pressure is so much heavier now.”