When Ringo Starr released “Everyone and Everything” in 2023, it felt like a quiet revelation. At 83, the former Beatles drummer could have leaned on nostalgia, but instead he offered something far more meaningful: a song about presence, gratitude, and the simple miracle of being alive. It’s a track that glows with the same warmth that has defined Ringo for decades — gentle, hopeful, rooted in kindness — yet it carries a deeper spiritual resonance, the sound of a man who has lived, learned, lost, and finally arrived at peace with himself.
Musically, the song sits in that soft, shimmering space where pop meets meditation. A subtle groove, a bright guitar line, a floating melody — the arrangement is light, airy, almost weightless. Ringo’s voice, aged but steady, sits comfortably in the center: honest, unaffected, instantly familiar. He doesn’t push, he doesn’t dress the words in theatrics. He simply sings — and that simplicity is its power.
Lyrically, the song reads like a mantra of appreciation: a gentle reminder to slow down, breathe, and notice the world. Ringo sings about valuing the people around us, the places we’ve walked, the memories we’ve carried, and the tiny moments that go unnoticed in daily life.
💬 “Everyone and everything, it’s all a part of me.”
The line is simple, but in Ringo’s voice it becomes profound — a recognition that life isn’t divided into chapters of good and bad, joy and sorrow. Everything we go through shapes us. Everything matters.
The track also highlights one of Ringo’s most unique qualities: his ability to make optimism feel sincere. Some songwriters express joy as sentimentality, but Ringo has always made it sound earned. He’s lived through Lennon’s death, Harrison’s death, the end of The Beatles, addiction, recovery, and the weight of being one of the last two custodians of a legacy he didn’t choose alone. And yet here he is, decades later, singing not about regret or grief — but about gratitude.
There is also an undercurrent of spirituality in the song. Lines about connection, unity, and inner awareness echo the philosophies Ringo has carried for years: peace, love, mindfulness. The idea that everything we encounter — every person, every joy, every hardship — belongs to the same tapestry. It’s the worldview of a man who has found his center, and wants to share it gently.
The production, created with longtime collaborator Steve Lukather, enhances this sense of calm. The arrangement is uncluttered, almost meditative. Nothing competes for attention. Ringo’s vocal is never overshadowed. Instead, instruments float around him like soft light — guiding, not distracting.
When Ringo performs “Everyone and Everything” live, the song takes on even greater emotional weight. Fans who grew up with him — some in their teens, now in their seventies — watch a man who has carried the world’s most famous musical legacy with humility and humor stand on stage and sing about gratitude. And the message is clear: Life is fleeting, but it is full. Pain exists, but so does joy. And if we open our hearts wide enough, there’s beauty in all of it.
In the end, “Everyone and Everything” is not just another song in Ringo Starr’s catalog — it’s a statement of peace from a man who has finally found it.
A reminder that life is richer when we recognize how connected we are.
A reminder that gratitude is healing.
A reminder, from Ringo himself, that peace and love aren’t slogans —
they’re a way of being.