However, just one hour after Townshend's statement, Starkey, 59-year-old son of Ringo Starr, issued his rebuttal. “I was ...

"I was fired two weeks after reinstatement and asked to make a statement saying I had quit the who to pursue my other musical ...

Drummer Zak Starkey has been let go from The Who yet again, about one month after being reinstated in the outfit.

After firing and re-hiring their long-standing drummer in April, The Who have confirmed that Zak Starkey is no longer part of the band.

The band The Who has fired their drummer Zak Starkey - for the second time within weeks. The drummer appears disappointed.

"After many years of great work on drums from Zak the time has come for a change," Pete Townshend wrote in a social media post.

The Who’s drummer Zak Starkey has been fired from the band for a second time just weeks after being hired back after being fired the first time days before that.

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Starkey, who has been a member of the group since 1996, said he was asked to 'release a statement' to say he'd quit the band, ...