Veteran rocker RINGO STARR has ruled out any future collaborations with his younger peers - because he’s not "desperate" for a hit record.

The ex-Beatle admits he’s been approached many times to work with today’s new stars, but he continues to turn the offers down.

He says, "You can only be what you are. They’d like me to work with these new bands and I won’t do it. I’m just not desperate to be number one."