Pete Best, the drummer who performed with the Beatles before Ringo Starr, has confirmed his retirement.
The 83-year-old’s brother, Roag Best, announced the news on social media on the weekend, writing that the drummer would no longer be performing with his band, the Pete Best Ban“Well what an absolutely wonderful ride we’ve had. However, everything comes to pass,” he wrote. “My brother Pete Best has announced today he is retiring from personal appearances and performing with the group. His daughter has informed me it’s due to personal circumstances.”
Best confirmed his brother’s statement, writing: “I had a blast. Thank youSometimes called the “fifth Beatle”, Best first performed with the band in 1960, about the time they changed their name from the Quarrymen.
His family owned the Casbah Coffee Club in Liverpool, where the Beatles performed some of their very first shows. Best met the band through his mother, Mona, when she booked John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ken Brown to play at the club..”d.
