Some creative disagreements occurred between the members during the recording of the White Album. During one of their gatherings, McCartney got into a fight with Ringo Starr and called him a "primitive drummer". As an answer, Ringo left the band for a while and took part in a movie and got some commercial offers. Out of all four of them, Starr was considered to possess the most of actor traits.

A couple of weeks later after the leave, Ringo decided to come back. As a welcome back gift and a sign of apology, his drums were covered with flowers.