You can say many things about Ringo Starr's career with The Beatles. He certainly was the funniest Beatle, the least serious, and the one that may have been the most relatable, but the most influential?

That's what Yoko Ono said about Ringo this weekend, and she should know because, well, because, okay, I'm not really sure why.

Yoko Ono was on hand Saturday night for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction ceremony in Cleveland, and couldn’t say enough good things about Ringo Starr, who was getting inducted as a solo artist.

In an interview with “Rolling Stone,” John Lennon’s widow called Ringo the “most influential” member of the Beatles, although she admitted “no one is probably going to believe it.”

Yoko says it was Ringo’s easy-going nature that made him so important to the band.   “John would go up and down and all that,” she said, “but Ringo was always just very gentle [...] He just sort of embodies peace and love.”

Ono was thrilled Starr was finally being recognized for his solo efforts, but expressed surprise that it took so long. “For some reason John got it, then George (Harrison) got it, then Paul [McCartney] got it,” she said. “So why didn’t they think about Ringo?”

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