Ringo Starr almost walked away from the song that would define his voice. “It Don’t Come Easy” sat on the shelf for months — too raw, too personal — until George Harrison leaned over in the studio and said something that stopped him cold. What were the few quiet words that turned doubt into destiny — and gave Ringo his first great anthem?
When Ringo Starr released “It Don’t Come Easy” in 1971, the world was still reeling...