One person happy to see Ringo Starr inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame—the last Beatle inducted as a non-group member—is Yoko Ono. She told reporters that Ringo's always been an even keeled sort.

"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."

She added that she was surprised it took the HOF voters so long to recognize Ringo.

"For some reason John Lennon got it, then George Harrison got it, then Paul McCartney got it. So why didn't they think about Ringo?"

McCartney was at the induction to welcome his friend into the HOF.

"As all the other drummers say, he just is something so special.

When he's playing behind you, you see these other bands, they're looking around at the drummer, like, is he going to speed up, is he going to slow down? You don't have to look with Ringo."