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The Who re-hires longtime drummer Zak Starkey days after firing him: ‘Some communication issues’
“News Flash! Who Backs Zak!” the group’s guitarist and co-founder, Pete Townshend, wrote in an Instagram post on Saturday.
Zak Is Back, the Who’s Pete Townshend Says: ‘Not Being Asked to Step Down’
The Who's Pete Townshend said Zak Starkey is 'not being asked to step down' following an announcement they had split with ...
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 ...
Legendary rock band not firing longtime member after all: ‘We are a family’
“I’m very proud of my near thirty years with The Who,” Starkey told Rolling Stone. “Filling the shoes of my Godfather, ‘uncle ...
Zak Starkey Breaks Silence on Firing From the Who: ‘I’m Surprised and Saddened’
Longtime Who drummer Zak Starkey says that he was "shocked and saddened" to learn that the Who were firing him after three ...
The Who in bombshell Zak Starkey statement on his future - 'This blew up very quickly'
Long-time drummer Zak Starkey has been dramatically reinstated by The Who’s Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend after being ...