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"I hit the drum and I only wanted to be a drummer," says Ringo Starr

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Ringo Starr , 84 , says he first discovered drumming while recovering from tuberculosis in an English sanatorium in 1953 .

Starr , whose real name is Sir Richard Starkey , contracted the disease and was admitted to the facility to be treated, where he remained for two years .

The famed Beatles member is still capitalizing on his abundant creative energy with the recent release of his full-length country album Look Up .

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