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Read More »Pete Townshend Plots Future 'One-Man' Shows After Final Who Tour
Pete Townshend plans to do a run of solo shows after the Who’s latest trek ends. The band is currently on their farewell tour in the US. In an interview with AARP, the guitarist revealed his future plans. “I plan to experiment with some one-man shows,” he said. He also …
Read More »Drummergeddon 2025: Why We're Witnessing a Global Percussion Apocalypse
Welcome to Drummergeddon 2025, when the entire music world wants to know: What the hell is going on with the drummers? There’s an epidemic of high-profile bands dumping their drummers, or getting dumped by them, and nobody has any clue why. It’s not just the Who or the Foo Fighters. …
Read More »The Who's Roger Daltrey Calls Zak Starkey Criticism 'Incredibly Upsetting'
The Who’s Roger Daltrey said the comments Zak Starkey made about him following his tumultuous ouster from the band were “incredibly upsetting.” The singer also offered a slightly new version of the events that led to the drummer’s exit in a recent interview with The Times. Starkey (who is Ringo …
Read More »Pete Townshend on the Who's Split With Zak Starkey: 'It's Been a Mess'
Pete Townshend has weighed in on the acrimonious split between the Who and drummer Zak Starkey, admitting of the situation, “It’s been a mess.” Back in April, the Who — or Townshend and Roger Daltrey — announced they “made a collective decision to part ways with Zak” after the drummer’s …
Read More »Zak Starkey on Being Fired, Rehired, and Fired Again by the Who: 'These Guys are F-ckin' Insane'
The past few months have been quite a head-snapping time for Zak Starkey. The roller coaster began April 16 when the Who fired the drummer after three decades of solid work (“The band made a collective decision to part ways with Zak”), continued three days later when Pete Townshend announced …
Read More »Zak Starkey on Being Fired, Rehired, and Fired Again by the Who: 'These Guys are F-ckin' Insane'
The past few months have been quite a head-snapping time for Zak Starkey. The roller coaster began April 16 when the Who fired the drummer after three decades of solid work (“The band made a collective decision to part ways with Zak”), continued three days later when Pete Townshend announced …
Read More »Roger Daltrey Receives Knighthood for Contributions to Music and Charity: 'It's a Wonderful Honor'
Roger Daltrey, David Beckham, and Gary Oldman were among those who received knighthood Saturday for this year’s King’s Birthday Honors list. Steve Winwood, 10cc singer Glenn Gouldman, actress Elaine Paige and Love Island star Georgia Harrison were also among the those honored, the BBC reports. The Who singer was given …
Read More »Take the World's Hardest Quiz: The Who
These past few weeks have been a very trying time for Who fans. The difficulties started in April when word slipped out they’d fired longtime drummer Zak Starkey, calmed down a bit when Pete Townshend reversed the decision, and then went into overdrive when they announced they were calling it …
Read More »Zak Starkey Says He Was 'Retired' Not 'Fired' From the Who, According to Roger Daltrey
Zak Starkey clarified that he was apparently not “fired” from the Who, but rather “retired.” The drummer took to Instagram on Monday night to detail a phone call he had with Roger Daltrey about his much-discussed departure from the band. “I had a great phone chat with Roger at the …
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