{"id":663891,"date":"2025-04-19T22:40:22","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T19:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-who-bring-back-drummer-zak-starkey-days-after-parting-ways\/"},"modified":"2025-04-19T22:40:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T19:40:22","slug":"the-who-bring-back-drummer-zak-starkey-days-after-parting-ways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-who-bring-back-drummer-zak-starkey-days-after-parting-ways\/","title":{"rendered":"The Who Bring Back Drummer Zak Starkey Days After\u00a0Parting Ways"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\tOnly a few days ago, The Who announced they were parting ways with Ringo Starr\u2019s son, Zak Starkey, who has been their drummer since 1996. But that didn\u2019t last too long. <\/p>\n

\n\tOn Saturday, it was announced that Starkey was now back in: \u201cNews<\/a> Flash! Who Back Zak! He\u2019s not being asked to step down from The Who,\u201d read a post by The Who\u2019s guitarist-songwriter, Pete Townshend posted on the band\u2019s official website<\/a>, as well as on his Instagram<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThere have been some communication issues, personal and private on all sides, that needed to be dealt with, and these have been aired happ<\/a>ily. Roger and I would like Zak to tighten up his latest evolved drumming style to accommodate our non-orchestral line up and he has readily agreed. I take responsibility for some of the confusion,\u201d he wrote. <\/p>\n

\n\tOn Wednesday, it was reported that the band and Starkey were going separate ways following criticism of Starkey\u2019s performance at the Royal Albert Hall not being well received. Starkey shared a statement with The Hollywood Reporter <\/em>about how he was \u201cvery proud\u201d of his near thirty years with The Who. \u201cI\u2019m surprised and saddened anyone would have an issue with my performance that night, but what can you do?,\u201d he shared. <\/p>\n

\n\tTownshend addressed the show\u2019s performance in his statement on the band\u2019s website. \u201cOur TCT shows at the Royal Albert Hall were a little tricky for me. I thought that four and a half weeks would be enough time to recover completely from having a complete knee replacement. (Why did I ever think I could land on my knees?) Wrong!,\u201d he wrote. \u201cMaybe we didn\u2019t put enough time into sound checks, giving us problems on stage. The sound in the centre of the stage is always the most difficult to work with. Roger did nothing wrong but fiddle with his in-ear monitors. Zak made a few mistakes and he has apologised. Albeit with a rubber duck drummer.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tHe continued, \u201cWe are a family, this blew up very quickly and got too much oxygen. It\u2019s over. We move forward now with optimism and fire in our bellies.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n