In the summer of 1976 he completely shaved his head and his eyebrows, and also shaved off the beard and moustache he’d worn for years. What was this? A cry for attention? Just something to do? The first signs of a nervous breakdown? No one knew for sure. [...]
In a revealing interview in People magazine, he later admitted to more disturbing reasons for the head-shaving incident - attributing his bizarre behaviour to “feeling vaguely insane and drinking some new drink. . . . It was a time when you either cut your wrists or your hair, and I’m a coward.”
Ringo With a Little Help, by Michael Seth Starr
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