Ringo Starr for the David Lynch Foundation and Meditation (TM) 2009
Ringo Starr practices his meditation since he learned it by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in summer 1967.
He participated for the first time in the benefit concert for TM and the Natural Law Party in April 1992 with his friend George Harrison and his son Dhani in the London's Royal Albert Hall.
And more recently for the second time in 2009 for the David Lynch Foundation with Paul McCartney to raise money to give meditation to a million kids around the world.
For his 68th birthday, director David Lynch threw a party for Ringo Starr. More precisely, the David Lynch Foundation for Consciousness-Based Education and World Peace gave Starr the not-made-up-at-all "Lifetime of Peace and Love Award."
Starr concluded the evening by asking for donations to the David Lynch Foundation and touting the benefits of meditation with a classic Ringoism: "Meditation was started thousands of years ago – and I was there."
For his 68th birthday, director David Lynch threw a party for Ringo Starr. More precisely, the David Lynch Foundation for Consciousness-Based Education and World Peace gave Starr the not-made-up-at-all "Lifetime of Peace and Love Award."
Starr concluded the evening by asking for donations to the David Lynch Foundation and touting the benefits of meditation with a classic Ringoism: "Meditation was started thousands of years ago – and I was there."
And Ringo added*, "It gives me great pleasure to be part of this evening. I feel the aims of this charity are wonderful!"
Help Ringo bring Transcendental Meditation to 1-million at-risk kids : Honoring Ringo Starr
The David Lynch Foundation will present Ringo Starr with the "Lifetime of Peace and Love Award" at L.A.'s El Rey Theater on January 20th. The night is tied to Lynch's new performance arts initiative called DLF Live and will culminate with a Ringo tribute concert featuring Joe Walsh, Ben Folds, Brendan Benson, Ben Harper, Bettye LaVette and Dave Stewart. Veteran rock producer Don Was will serve as the musical director.