Pete Townshend has a simple description of The Who’s turbulent split with longtime drummer Zak Starkey: “It’s a mess.” In a new interview with i Paper, the legendary guitarist and songwriter opened up ...

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Pete Townshend has finally spoken clearly about what happened between The Who and longtime drummer Zak Starkey — and he's not sugarcoating it. Pete Townshend recently addressed the confusion ...

He’s still not sure what happened. Pete Townshend admitted he’s unsure exactly why Zak Starkey was fired from The Who. More than two months after the drummer parted ways with the legendary British ...

Zak Starkey, son of legendary Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, did not go gently into that good night after his unceremonious dismissal from The Who. After nearly 30 years with the classic rock legends, ...

Pete Townshend has admitted Zak Starkey's exit from The Who was "a mess" and the drama "got out of hand". The drummer was let go by the band earlier this year before being welcomed back and then ...

But maybe not the replacement drummer you might think. Recently, the son of Ringo Starr, Zak Starkey, found himself out of a job when The Who ousted him from the band. But, The Who is not the only ...

Pete Townshend is a full-time member of the Who, but not even he fully understands what happened to cause drummer Zak Starkey to be dismissed from the band. Starkey was fired back in April after Roger ...

Roger Daltrey speaks in the press room during the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony streaming on Disney+ at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on October 19, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio (Arturo ...

Most of what we’ve heard about drummer Zak Starkey’s firing, re-hiring, and re-firing from the Who has come from Starkey himself. The son of Ringo Starr initially chalked up the drama to ...