Tensions Explode Between Townshend, Daltrey Ahead of Who Farewell Tour

Tensions explode between Townshend, Daltrey ahead of Who farewell tour

It’s just like the old days. Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey, founding members of the iconic band The Who, are back to their bickering ways.

Zak Starkey says he was ‘retired’, not ‘fired’, from The Who as new drummer announced

Drummer recounted a phone conversation with The Who frontman Roger Daltrey that ‘confused both of us’

Zak Starkey says he was 'retired,' not fired, from the Who, is 'on good terms' with band

In May, band guitarist Pete Townshend announced that the group was cutting ties with Starkey for the second time in a month. Tim P. Whitby/Getty; Arturo Holmes/Getty Zak Starkey; Roger DaltreyZak Starkey and The Who are getting in tune amid the "noise and confusion" of the drummer's most recent departure from the band.A week after lead guitarist and songwriter Pete Townshend announced that The Who were once again cutting ties with Starkey, the s…

Zak Starkey says he was 'retired' not fired from The Who

Carsten Koall/picture alliance via Getty Images Former The Who drummer Zak Starkey is setting the record straight about where he stands with the band. After being fired from The Who in April following their March Royal Albert Hall shows, and subsequently rehired, Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey announced on May 18 that Starkey, son of The Beatles‘ Ringo Starr, had once again been let go. But in a new post on Instagram, Starkey is now suggesting…

Zak Starkey Clarifies That He Was Not Fired From The Who (Twice) But Rather ‘Retired’

Zak Starkey has clarified that he was not 'fired' from The Who, but rather 'retired' and that after a nice call with Roger Daltrey things are good.

Zak Starkey was "retired" not "fired" from The Who, says Roger Daltrey

Drummer Zak Starkey has clarified that Roger Daltrey told him he was "retired" and not "fired" from The Who.