When Ringo quit, he went over to John’s house to break the news, explaining, “I feel unloved and out of it, and you three are really close.” John’s reply: “I thought it was you three.” As Ringo tells the story, “So then I went over to Paul’s and knocked on his door. I said the same thing. ‘I’m leaving the band. I feel you three guys are really close and I’m out of it.’ And Paul said, ‘I thought it was you three.’ ”