Zak Starkey came out as WHO drummer – and no, this is not a story of a month to come in your flow. The group’s long -standing drummer has been released for the second time, and probably for good, before the group comes from a farewell tour – news that has been made public on social networks first by guitarist Pete Townshend, then confirmed by a dissatisfied star.
Starkey said that he was asked to claim that he had left his own will this time instead of being dismissed, but “it would be a lie. I love the who and would never have resigned,” he wrote, in his version of what happened in the middle of “this madness”.
Townshend first announced the news in the text published as a superposition on a photo on his Instagram account: “After many years of great work on Zak’s battery, the time has come for a change. A poignant period. Zak has a lot of new projects in hand and I wish him the best. ”
Townshend also used the position to announce the drummer who will apparently answer the question “Who is the last?” for the farewell exit. “Scott Devours who worked with the solo group of Roger will join the WHO for our final parades. Please welcome him. “
In response, Starkey wrote: “I was dismissed two weeks after reinstatement and asked to make a statement saying that I had left the WHO to continue my other musical indebtedness, it would be a lie. I love the one and I would never have left. So I did not make the declaration…. one in an outing like a squeezebox x bleeding. »»
It has been a month since the drummer was announced as having been dismissed from the group, then was quickly rehired. So, Starkey now saying that he was released two weeks after being redefined for the group would suggest that this second dismissal occurred about two weeks ago, but has just turned out.
Starkey had already been released after the group played charitable concerts of the Trust Cancer Home in March at the Royal Albert Hall in London, during which singer Roger Daltrey was visibly unhappy with the way in which parts of the show took place.
The news of the first dismissal of Starkey occurred on April 16, when an WHO representative published a statement saying: “The group made a collective decision to separate from Zak after this series of shows in the Royal Albert Hall. They have only admiration for him and wish him the best for his future.”
This initial compensation led Starkey to become sarcastic: his cheeky article on the first dismissal called him DalTrey “Toger Dakrey” and saying that the singer “brought official accusations of over-game” against him. But the drummer, who is the son of Ringo Starr, was also frank on his sadness of losing the part-time post he had held on board for a rebirth tour of “Quadrophenia” in 1996. He then said that he was “surprised and saddened anyone with my performance that night” to Royal Albert Hall, “But what can you do?”
However, in accordance with the Easter season, Starkey was resurrected by the group three days later, while Townshend then went to his social networks to declare: “Flash of the news!” Who is supporting Zak!… Zak is not invited to withdraw from the WHO.
But now, the 30 -year relationship between Starkey and who repeats Townshend and Daltrey ends unfortunately, after all.
This marks the second dismissal of a very publicized filling drummer in a short time, after Josh Freese has just been dismissed as a Foo Fighters drummer, although Freese’s mandate with this group has been measured for months and not the decades that Starkey has spent filling Keith Moon shoes. Indeed, the comments immediately appeared among the fans – some joculars, some seriousness – that Starkey could be online to take over in the FOOS for Freese.
