United Kingdom, July 3 -- Sir Ringo Starr still feels like he's 24.

The former Beatles star turns 85 on July 7 - but Ringo insists he doesn't feel his age at all.

Looking forward to his milestone birthday, Ringo told the New York Times newspaper: "It blows me away.

"I look in the mirror and I'm 24. I never got older than 24."

Ringo's passion for writing and recording music helps him to feel young.

He said: "I love what I'm doing.

"When I first started ... my mother would come to the gigs. She would always say, 'You know, son, I always feel you're at your happiest when you're playing your drums.' So she noticed. And I do."

Ringo also makes a conscious effort to live in the present, rather than dwelling on the past or focusing on the...