Pete Best is putting his drumsticks down for good. The original drummer for The Beatles, 83, is retiring after a long career in the music industry. “Well what an absolutely wonderful ride we’ve had,” ...

Original Beatles drummer Pete Best has announced his retirement from the music industry at the age of 83. His brother Roag announced on X this past Saturday that he’s dropping out of the public eye ...

Pete Best is stepping away from the spotlight. On Sunday, Best — who was the original Beatles drummer before Ringo Starr — confirmed that he is stepping away from public appearances and performances. ...

Pete Best, an early member of the Beatles, is retiring from performing. His brother, Roag, made the announcement on X on Monday. “Well what an absolutely wonderful ride we’ve had,” he wrote. “However, ...

The Beatles' original drummer Pete Best has officially retired from music. The Fab Four founder - who formed the group with John Lennon, Sir Paul McCartney and George Harrison - was sacked by manager ...

Pete Best is best known for being the original drummer of The Beatles. After the drummer was swapped from the group for Ringo Starr, he went on to have a fruitful personal career. However, that has ...

Close to 65 years since he rose to fame as the drummer for English rock icons The Beatles, Pete Best has announced his retirement. 83-year-old Best's retirement was announced on X (formerly Twitter), ...

Best performed with the Beatles for two years in the early 1960s Marina Watts is a Digital Writer, Music at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work has previously appeared on ...

Pete Best, original drummer for the Beatles, was last seen turning the Casbah Coffee Club — his family’s old Liverpool venue, site of many an early Beatles gig dating back to when they were called the ...