Zak Starkey claims altercation with The Who’s…
Zak Starkey can clarify.
The Who’s former drummer, 59, addressed his stunning exit from the band in a new interview with The Telegraph printed on Monday, June 16, and shed some mild on what allegedly led to his firing.
In April, The Who introduced they had been parting methods with Starkey — who is Ringo Starr’s son — following two exhibits at Royal Albert Hall in the UK, which noticed the likes of Bill Murray, Sadie Frost, Tracy-Ann Oberman, and famed hypnotist Paul McKenna, in attendance.
Zak Starkey has addressed his stunning exit from The Who after nearly 30 years. Getty Images
Starkey claims he was kicked out following an alleged altercation with The Who’s lead singer, Roger Daltrey. Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
However, days later, Pete Townshend revealed that Starkey would keep in the group despite “some communication issues.”
All that modified in May when Starkey once again introduced 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 defined. WireImage
“What happened was I got it right and Roger [Daltrey] got it wrong,” Starkey instructed The Telegraph, referring to the uncommon efficiency of “The Song Is Over” at London’s Royal Albert Hall.
After his second firing, it was alleged that Starkey’s bandmates weren’t completely satisfied with his efficiency at the occasion.
But, the drummer claims it wasn’t his efficiency that was missing.
Starkey with his father, Ringo Starr, in London in September 2016. David M. Benett
Starkey instructed the outlet that The Who band members “hate rehearsing,” noting they hardly ever carry out their 6-minute-long 1971 hit “The Song Is Over.”
According to Starkey, Daltrey “took a bit out” for the show. “Roger [came] in a bar early,” he instructed the outlet.
Starkey also claimed that one week later, the band’s supervisor, Bill Curbishley, known as to fire him.
Daltrey, Starkey and Pete Townshend of The Who performing at the Super Bowl XLIV Halftime Show at the Sun Life Stadium on February 7, 2010, in Miami Gardens, Fla. WireImage
“He says, ‘It’s my unfortunate duty to inform you’ — it’s like Porridge or something — ‘that you won’t be needed from now on. Roger says you dropped some beats,’” he alleged.
Starkey watched the efficiency but mentioned, “I can’t find any dropped beats,” claiming, “Then Pete [Townshend] had to go along with it because Pete’s had 60 years of arguing with Roger.”
But the drama didn’t stop there.
“Roger says you dropped some beats,” Starkey was allegedly instructed when he was fired from The Who. Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Starkey shared that he still needed back in the band after the alleged feud; however, he was allegedly instructed that he needed to admit that he dropped “two beats” in the efficiency.
“Two weeks later it was like, ‘Roger says he can’t work with you no more, and we’d like you to issue another statement saying you’re leaving to do your other projects’ and I just didn’t do it because I wasn’t leaving [of my own volition],” Starkey alleged, including “they didn’t specify” why they fired him the second time.
Starkey shockingly doesn’t have any exhausting emotions, telling The Telegraph, “I don’t blame anyone. I blame The Who because they’re unpredictable, aggressive and f—— insane,” stating those are causes he “loves” the band.
“I don’t blame anyone,” Starkey mentioned. “I blame The Who because they’re unpredictable, aggressive and f—— insane.” John Atashian/Getty Images
He also hinted that his days of taking part in with The Who may not be over.
“I spoke to Roger last week and he said, ‘Don’t take your drums out of [The Who’s] warehouse yet in case we need you,’” Starkey mentioned. “I said, ‘Best let me know.’”
Starkey didn’t just expose the alleged altercation that he claimed acquired him fired. The drummer also alleged that he turned down the offer to tour with Oasis for The Who.
The Post reached out to the band’s rep for remark.
The Who with their unique lineup, including drummer Keith Moon and bassist John Entwhistle, in 1965. Michael Ochs Archives
Townshend was the first to handle Starkey’s second firing in May.
“After many years of great work on drums from Zak the time has come for a change,” he wrote on Instagram. “A poignant time. Zak has lots of new projects in hand and I wish him the best.”
Starkey immediately hit back with a completely different story.
“After many years of great work on drums from Zak the time has come for a change,” Townshend wrote on Instagram on May 18. “A poignant time. Zak has lots of new projects in hand and I wish him the best.” Getty Images
“I was fired two weeks after reinstatement and asked to make a statement saying I had quit The Who to pursue my other musical endeavors,” the musician mentioned in a prolonged social media rant. “Not true. I love The Who and would never have quit and let down so many amazing people who stood up for me through this madness.”
Starkey claimed that Daltrey instructed him he wasn’t “fired” from the band for a second time but reasonably “retired” and free to work on his own initiatives.
He clarified, “The lie is or would have been that I quit The Who — i didn’t. I love The Who and everyone in it.”
Starkey, the son of The Beatles’ Ringo Starr, joined The Who in 1996.
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