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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!
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Zak Starkey, Ringo Starr’s Son, Says The Who's Roger Daltrey Clarified That He'd Been 'Retired' Rather Than 'Fired'
David M. Benett/Dave Benett/WireImage; Arturo Holmes/Getty Zak Starkey is shutting down the "noise and confusion." A month after announcing that he was parting ways with The Who after 29 years ...
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The Who sack drummer Zak Starkey for a second time after sharing huge update on their retirement plans following shock U-turn
The Who’s drummer Zak Starkey has been fired from the band for a second time, just one month after he was sacked then quickly reinstated. Guitarist Pete Townshend took to Instagram on Monday to ...
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The Who Guitarist Clarifies Zak Starkey’s Current Stance With the Band: ‘Some Communication Issues’
UPDATE — 4/20/25, 3:54 p.m. ET: The Who lead guitarist Pete Townsend announced in a statement via the band’s official website on Saturday, April 19, that Zak Starkey has not left the band and ...
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The Who fire drummer Zak Starkey for the second time in a month: 'The time has come for change'
It looks like the song is over — again — for Zak Starkey and the Who. A month after the venerable English rock band dismissed Starkey as drummer and then quickly rehired him, lead guitarist ...
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Zak Starkey Re-Hired by the Who: ‘Communication Issues Have Been Aired Happily,’ Pete Townshend Posts
In a surprise move, just days after the Who announced that it had parted ways with Zak Starkey — Ringo Starr’s son and the band’s drummer for nearly 30 years — the group’s Pete Townshend ...
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The Who drummer Zak Starkey claims he was fired a second time after reinstatement
Zak Starkey's exit interview may ruffle some feathers. The Who drummer, reinstated into the iconic rock band after being fired in April 2025, revealed he was let go a second time in a May 18 ...
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The Who splits with Zak Starkey, again: Drummer challenges band’s justification
For British drummer Zak Starkey, the last few months with rock band the Who have been quite the whirlwind. Starkey, who the band fired in April and reinstated days later after “some ...
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The Who Sacks Zak Starkey for a Second Time, in Advance of Farewell Tour: ‘I Was Fired Two Weeks After Reinstatement,’ Drummer Says
Townshend first broke the news in text posted as an overlay to a photo on his Instagram account: “After many years of great work on drums from Zak the time has come for a change. A poignant time.
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Zak Starkey looks downcast as he's seen for the first time since being sacked as drummer of The Who AGAIN
Zak Starkey looked downcast as he was seen for first time since being sacked as drummer for The Who for the second time. The son of Ringo Starr, 59, was fired from the band last week, just one ...
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The Who fire drummer Zak Starkey for second time in a month
Legendary rock band The Who have parted ways with their drummer Zak Starkey for the second time in a month, both parties announced on Instagram Sunday. There have been “weeks of mayhem of me ...