The Who famously sang about not getting fooled once more, however apparently it’s okay to get fired once more. A month after firing and rehiring Zak Starkey, the legendary rock band has parted methods with the drummer as soon as extra.
On Instagram, guitarist and chief Who songwriter Pete Townshend wrote, “After a few years of nice work on drums from Zak the time has come for a change. A poignant time. Zak has plenty of new tasks in hand and I want him the most effective.” Townshend added that Scott Devours of singer Roger Daltrey’s solo band will take over behind the equipment for The Who’s upcoming farewell tour dates.
Townshend and Daltrey additionally issued a proper assertion, writing, “The Who’re heading for retirement, whereas Zak is 20 yrs youthful and has an important future along with his new band and different thrilling tasks. He must dedicate all his power into making all of it successful . We each want him all of the luck on this planet.”
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Nonetheless, Starkey, who’s the son of Beatles icon Ringo Starr, painted a not-so-amicable parting, alleging that the band had requested him to launch an announcement saying he had stop the band.
“I used to be fired two weeks after reinstatement and requested to make an announcement saying I had stop The Who to pursue my different musical endeavors this is able to be a lie,” wrote Starkey on Instagram. “I really like The Who and would by no means had stop. So I didn’t make the assertion ….quitting The Who would even have let down the numerous wonderful individuals who stood up for me (thanks all 1,000,000 occasions over and extra) via the weeks of mayhem of me going ‘in an out an in an out an in an out like a bleedin’ squeezebox x.”
Final month, The Who had introduced they’d let go of Starkey following their Teenage Most cancers Belief profit live performance on the Royal Albert Corridor in London. Just a few days later, they reinstated Starkey, saying there had been “communication points.”
Starkey had been The Who’s longest-serving drummer, having joined the band in 1996. After his first firing, he had said, “I’m very pleased with my close to thirty years with The Who. Filling the sneakers of my Godfather, ‘uncle Keith [Moon]’ has been the largest honor and I stay their greatest fan.”
The most recent parting with Starkey comes roughly 10 days after The Who introduced their absolute farewell North American tour, set to run from mid August till late September (pick up tickets here).
