Jason is married to designer Flora Evans Starkey and they have 4 sons: Louis Starkey (b. July 1999), Sonny (b. 2002), Rock (b. 2009) and Buddy (b. June 24th 2011).
He once described his famous family as a burden, saying: "Being Ringo Starr's son is the biggest drag of my life. It's a total pain.".
In the mid 1980's he played drums in a succession of bands. However in 1987 he was fined £125 after being caught stealing a car stereo, and two years later appeared twice in court on drugs charges.