The Who’s drummer Zak Starkey has been sacked by the band, marking the second time he has left up to now month.
The band’s guitarist Pete Townshend made a press release on Instagram on Sunday, saying: “After a few years of nice work on drums from Zak the time has come for a change.
“A poignant time. Zak has lots of new projects in hand and I wish him the best.”
The announcement comes weeks earlier than the enduring British rock group’s farewell tour.
In response, Starkey, who had been a band member since 1996, mentioned in an Instagram put up he would “never have quit” and had skilled “weeks of mayhem”.
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“I was fired two weeks after reinstatement and asked to make a statement saying I had quit to follow my other musical endeavours,” he wrote.
“Not true. I love The Who and would never have quit and let down so many amazing people who stood up for me through all this madness.”
Studies surfaced in April that the band had taken the “collective decision” to sack Starkey after a row over their Teenage Most cancers Belief exhibits in March.
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Roger Daltrey and Starkey on stage on the Royal Albert Corridor in March. Pic: PA
A evaluate of 1 gig, printed within the Metro, recommended frontman Roger Daltrey, who launched the annual gig collection for the charity in 2000, had been “frustrated” with the drumming throughout some tracks.
In response to the evaluate, Daltrey at one level paused a tune and mentioned: “To sing that song I do need to hear the key, and I can’t. All I’ve got is drums going boom, boom, boom. I can’t sing to that. I’m sorry guys.”
In it, Townshend mentioned: “There have been some communication issues, personal and private on all sides, that needed to be dealt with, and these have been aired happily.
“Roger and I would love Zak to tighten up his newest developed drumming fashion to accommodate our non-orchestral line-up and he has readily agreed.”
Later in the lengthy statement, he said regarding the gigs: “Zak made a number of errors and he has apologised.”
At that point, Starkey – who is the son of The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr – reposted Townshend’s statement, with the message: “V grateful to be part of the Who household Thanks Roger and Pete xx”.
Starkey additionally drums for supergroup Mantra Of The Cosmos – together with fellow musicians Shaun Ryder and Bez from Completely satisfied Mondays, and Andy Bell of Journey and Oasis – and has beforehand performed with Oasis, Lightning Seeds and Johnny Marr.
