Ringo Starr is ready to see Barry Keoghan play the drums… as Ringo Starr. The Beatle recently sat down for an interview with Entertainment Tonight’s Kevin Frazier, who asked Starr what he thinks of speculation that “Saltburn” star Keoghan has been cast to portray him in director Sam Mendes’ upcoming Beatles biopics .

Starr clarified why he doesn't want Keoghan — or any aspiring drummer, for that matter — to take "too many" lessons. "You gotta let them get their own feel," he explained, not

Keoghan’s been busy acting on the music scene. He appeared in Sabrina Carpenter’s “Please Please Please” music video, and Dublin-based band Fontaines D.C. used footage from Andrea Arnold’s “Bird” featuring Keoghan’s character for music video “Bug.”