Ringo's late mother was born Elsie Gleave and was one of 14 children reared in the Toxteth area of Liverpool. While working in a local bakery she met Richard Starkey and the couple were married in 1936. Their son Richard Starkey was born on 7 July 1940. The couple were divorced in 1943. Elsie later married Harry Graves in 1953. If Ringo's real name is Parkin, why are his children called Zak Starkey, Jason Starkey and his wife Barbara Starkey? The answer seems to lie in the fact that he named his daughter Lee Parkin Starkey. Parkin wasadded to thename as it was the reintroduction of a former Starkey family name.
This is faulty logic on Ringo's part. If "Starkey" is on his birth certificate, then it is indeed his "real" name. Parkin would be his family name or what have you. It's like Marilyn Monroe- even though she was born Norma Jeane, her "real name" at death would be Marilyn Monroe because she changed it legally.
I'm an alligator, I'm a mama-papa coming for you I'm the space invader, I'll be a rock 'n' rollin' b**** for you Keep your mouth shut, you're squawking like a pink monkey bird And I'm busting up my brains for the words
This is faulty logic on Ringo's part. If "Starkey" is on his birth certificate, then it is indeed his "real" name. Parkin would be his family name or what have you. It's like Marilyn Monroe- even though she was born Norma Jeane, her "real name" at death would be Marilyn Monroe because she changed it legally.
This is partly true. Your real name will always be what is on your birth certificate. Regardless of whether you've changed it 'legaly' or not. From that story, 'Starkey' would indeed appear to be his real name.