the really serious introduction

Ringo Starr

"Bon soir! "
"Ooh, some heavies back here tonight, my God! "
"I've known Ringo for quite a while
and I'm glad to see him doing something like this
tonight 'cause it's really serious. "

"Ringo Starr & The All Starr Band! "

"Joe Walsh! "
"Nils Lofgren! "
"Dave Edmunds! "
"Todd Rundgren! "
"Burton Cummings! "
"Timothy B. Schmit! "
"Tim Cappello! "
"And Zak Starkey! "
"This is Ringo Starr, Ladies and Gentlemen! "

"Good evening, Montreux! "
"I love your T-shirt! ... Any minute now
Oh, it's really great to be here at the Montreux Jazz Festival
er... , you know
I'm sure you all recognise me as an old jazz player. "

"Anyway, the first number we're gonna do tonight is
'I'm The Greatest'
and it goes something like this. "