The Who's Roger Daltrey criticized ex-drummer Zak Starkey for comments he made after his outer, calling them 'kind of a character assassination.'

Roger Daltrey isn’t letting Zak Starkey get the last word about his dismissal from the Who, with the front man telling London’s The Times that it didn’t matter if Starkey served with the band for nearly three decades.

According to a report from The Who's Royal Albert Hall shows, the recently-knighted Daltrey had stopped several songs mid-performance, citing difficulty hearing the band over the drums. Per Starkey's recollection, the group played the rarely-performed "The Song is Over," and a lack of rehearsal meant that Daltrey "came in a bar early."