The Who’s former drummer, Zak Starkey, addressed his shocking exit from the band in a new interview with The Telegraph and shed some light on what allegedly led to his firing.
Zak Starkey can explain.
The Who’s former drummer, 59, addressed his shocking exit from the band in a new interview with The Telegraph published on Monday, June 16, and shed some light on what allegedly led to his firing.
In April, The Who announced they were parting ways with Starkey — who is Ringo Starr’s son — following two shows at Royal Albert Hall in the UK, which saw the likes of Bill Murray, Sadie Frost, Tracy-Ann Oberman, and famed hypnotist Paul McKenna, in attendance.
However, days later, Pete Townshend revealed that Starkey would stay in the group despite “some communication issues.”
All that changed in May when Starkey once again announced he was ousted from the Grammy-nominated rock band, marking his second firing in one month.
Now, he claims he was kicked out following an alleged altercation with The Who’s lead singer, Roger Daltrey.
“What happened was I got it right and Roger [Daltrey] got it wrong,” Starkey told The Telegraph, referring to the rare performance of “The Song Is Over” at London’s Royal Albert Hall.
After his second firing, it was alleged that Starkey’s bandmates weren’t happy with his performance at the event.
But, the drummer claims it wasn’t his performance that was lacking.
Starkey told the outlet that The Who band members “hate rehearsing,” noting they rarely perform their 6-minute-long 1971 hit “The Song Is Over.
