Ringo Starr No Longer Accepting Fan Mail

[Brooke]

Well, I didn't really know where to put this, but since Ringo and Joe are buds, here it is:

http://music.msn.com/music/article.a...4524&GT1=28102

Hmmmmmm, I hope others don't feel this way!

[sodascouts]

Yikes.

I'm sorry, I know he and Joe are friends, but he sounds like a huge jerk in that video.

You don't want to sign stuff and send it back? Fine. You don't want to answer the fan mail? Fine. That's understandable and quite common among celebrities.

But to THROW IT AWAY unread? To slap in the face all the fans who admire you enough to take the time to write to you, probably agonizing over every word, just to say how much they love you? You're going to throw their letters in the trash without even bothering to read them?

I just lost a great deal of respect for that guy.

[Prettymaid]

Although he sounds harsh, at least he's honest. He's warning fans ahead of time to not bother writing to him anymore. Is that any worse than allowing fans to write to you and never intending to answer, like some stars do?

[Maleah]

Gotta agree with Soda on this one. It is one of my biggest pet peeves about stars, when they act like they are "above" all of this. If it wasn't for these very fans that you are throwing away the letters from, you would be NOTHING! You would have no career, you would have no money, you wouldn't have any letters to throw away! I understand not having the time to respond to the letters......but to tell your fans not to even send them or you will just throw them away.....that's harsh imo. It's not like he doesn't have enough money to hire someone to read them for him and let him know if there's anything he should or would want to read. lol Wow......and some of these stars talk about the "common man." Wow

[JoeFan]

I'm not surprised, this isn't the first time Ringo has made an arse of himself. He needn't worry about getting fan mail from me!

[EagleLady]

At least Joe is always open to his fans. What a sweetheart, Joe you can pick better friends.

[sodascouts]

Although he sounds harsh, at least he's honest. He's warning fans ahead of time to not bother writing to him anymore.

What I don't get is why he's doing it in the first place. How would you feel if a friend said "Don't bother sending me a Christmas gift. I'll just throw it away." Yeah, I guess you'd be glad you were warned so you didn't waste your money, but you'd still be hurt.

So, yes, it was honest of Ringo to warn his fans... but the fact that he throws away the fan mail still makes him a prize jerk in my book, warning or no.

Is that any worse than allowing fans to write to you and never intending to answer, like some stars do?

Oh, I definitely think throwing away the fan mail unread is worse than reading it but not answering it. Most fans don't write simply to get a reply (although we all hope we do). Most fans write to express their appreciation to an artist they admire.

He may not take any more of his fan's letters, but I'm sure he'll still be happy to take their money at the ticket booth, eh?

[EagleLady]

I agree Soda. He was my favorite beatle till today. What a jackarse. I wonder if Paul accepts fanmail?

[sodascouts]

He was your favorite Beatle until today? Why?

[EagleLady]

He was your favorite Beatle until today? Why?

Because I liked his sense of humor, but after his little outburst today, He's a class A Jackarse.