Pete had a tendency to speed up and slow down, Ringo didn’t, and he had charisma. But we felt sorry for Pete all the same.”61 Bobby Brown was thrilled to see the Beatles she loved take on a new dimension. “I really liked Ringo from day one, at Hulme Hall. As soon as he got up there I thought he was great. He was full of personality. He wasn’t this moody James Dean–like person at the back. Pete never smiled and Ringo always smiled.”
