All fans of the Beatles are familiar with the theory that Paul McCartney was killed in a car crash in 1966. However, there may be evidence of another Beatle not even existing in the first place; thus the 'Ringo isn't real' theory now exists.
The Theory[]
1961 and 1962 was a rough time for the Silver Beetles, a small band consisting of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Pete Best and Stuart 'Stu' Sutcliffe. In July 1961, Stuart left the band to focus on photography and in April 1962, he died unexpectedly. Now renamed the Beatles, they tried auditioning for record labels such as Decca (who rejected them for Brian Poole and the Tremeloes).
After a long discussion, their manager Brian Epstein supposedly replaced Pete with another drummer named Ringo Starr, who stayed with the band until they broke up in 1970. However, Ringo Starr never existed; Pete continued to drum for the Beatles after being taught to drum differently by Paul McCartney. For live performances, Brian hired an lesser-known actor named Dominic 'Dom' Andrews who had supposedly drowned during filming of a cancelled film. Dominic was also taught how to drum the same way as Pete under the new name Ringo Starr.
John wanted to spread the truth that Ringo never existed, but kept the secret until he was killed in 1980.
Evidence[]
Octopus' Garden Drowning Connection[]
Dominic Andrews supposedly drowned when filming a cancelled film named 'Swim!', which was a cover-up for his transformation into Ringo Starr. The song, which was sung by Ringo Starr, mentions being under the sea, referring to Dominic's covered-up drowning.
'With the Beatles' Album Cover[]
On the cover for the album 'With the Beatles', Ringo appears below all the other Beatles, showing that he isn't on the same level as the rest of the Beatles and doesn't exist with them.
Ringo's Twitter Run By A.I[]
Often on Ringo Starr's Twitter accounts, he says the phrase 'Peace and love' followed by several emojis in almost every post, this can mean that his Twitter could be run by an A.I after the real Dominic Andrews died of old age at 78. After the death of Gerry Marsden, the account A.I malfunctioned and posted:
"Gerry. Gerry" @ringostarrmusic, 2021
Which infers that the account may not be run by a human.
'Revolver' Album Cover[]
On the cover for the album 'Revolver', Ringo looks up to the sky, or the heavens, showing that he is either dead, or never existed.
Sudden Change In Appearance[]
After the break-up of the Beatles, Ringo has a sudden change in appearance (for example, always wearing sunglasses). Dominic Andrews often wore sunglasses, like Ringo does now.
Ringo the Chicken[]
On the cover of Magical Mystery Tour, Ringo appears as a chicken. A chicken often symbolises being scared and running away. Pete Best chose to remain anonymous under the name Ringo Starr when recording music because of no longer wanting to perform on stage, chickening out from performing.