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Zak Starkey Clarifies That He Was Not Fired From The Who (Twice) But Rather ‘Retired’

Zak Starkey has clarified that he was not 'fired' from The Who, but rather 'retired' and that after a nice call with Roger Daltrey things are good.

The see-saw story of The Who ‘s drummer chair continued to tilt over the weekend when former, then current and then former again time keeper Zak Starkey clarified that he had not been fired from the band but rather “retired.” The 59-year-old son of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr and in-demand session player wrote in an Instagram post on Monday (May 26) that he’d had a nice chat with singer Roger Daltrey clarifying what appeared to be his recent second sacking in as many months. Ahead of their upcoming farewell tour, guitarist Pete Townshend announced last month that “After many years of great work on drums from Zak the time has come for a change.

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