<p><br /> Ringo Starr has celebrated his 70th birthday with a little help from his friends in New York.<br /> </p><p><br /> Standing before a large birthday cake surrounded by dozens of cookies iced with peace signs, the former Beatle blew out a single candle as friends and family members sang 'Happy Birthday'.<br /> </p><p><br /> The 70-year-old, who shows no sign of slowing down, says he is still full of energy: "It's really impossible to say how it feels to be 70 because yesterday I was only 69, so you know, nothing's really happened, the clock has ticked and I'm a day older".<br /> </p><p><br /> So what do you get one of the world's most famous musicians for his birthday? Starr said he didn't want any gifts, just a universal declaration of 'peace and love'.<br /> </p><p><br /> Two years ago, he began asking his fans to say "Peace and Love" at noon on his birthday, wherever they were.<br /> </p><p><br /> For fans hoping Starr might turn his energy into a new round of touring this fall, the drummer made no promises. He is already playing some tour dates in the United States and Canada through August.<br /> </p><p><br /> He said: "I'm touring, I'm having a holiday, and I'll be back in Europe and that's as far as I'm going," he said.<br /> </p>
