The Who played an odd game of “meet the new drummer, same as the old drummer” this past week when they parted ways with longtime band member Zak Starkey (“They have nothing but admiration for him and wish him the very best for his future,” a statement read),” only to …
Read More »Zak Is Back, the Who's Pete Townshend Says: 'Not Being Asked to Step Down'
After the Who announced that they had parted ways with drummer Zak Starkey earlier this week, band co-founder Pete Townshend took to social media to say this is not the case. “News Flash! Who back Zak!,” Townshend wrote on Instagram on Saturday. “Zak is not being asked to step down …
Read More »The Who Part Ways With Drummer Zak Starkey After Three Decades
The Who have parted ways with drummer Zak Starkey just three weeks after they played a pair of shows with him at London’s Royal Albert Hall, Rolling Stone has confirmed. He has performed with them at practically every concert they’re played since he joined the band in 1996, and he …
Read More »Zak Starkey Breaks Silence on Firing From the Who: 'I'm Surprised and Saddened'
Earlier today, the Who announced that they were parting ways with drummer Zak Starkey after three decades. Rumors swirled that the group was unhappy with his performance last month when they played a pair of Teenage Cancer Trust charity shows at London’s Royal Albert Hall. In his first public statement …
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