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Zak Starkey speaks out yet again on being fired - and not 'retired' - from The Who
By Will Simpson published
Come on, keep up!

"On good terms and great friends as we have always been”: Zak Starkey and Roger Daltrey have made up
By Will Simpson published
Seems that Starkey was ‘retired’, not ‘fired’ from The Who

Pete Townshend on how a new version of Quadrophenia moved him to tears
By Will Simpson published
New dance production sets the story in the modern day

“The weight of this responsibility is enormous”: The Who’s new drummer announces himself to fans
By Will Simpson published
Scott Devours is long-serving sticksman in Roger Daltrey’s solo band

"The lie is or would have been that I quit – I didn’t": Zak Starkey sacked from The Who - again
By Will Groves published
News comes on brutal weekend for drummers, as Josh Freese also ejected from Foo Fighters

"He made a few mistakes and has apologised”, says Pete Townshend as Zak's back in The Who
By Daniel Griffiths published
After a fractious gig and with a world tour in jeopardy, rock’s rockiest band have kissed and made up

"When we did Live Aid, we could barely play": Pete Townshend says The Who invented stadium rock and then gave it away
By Paul Elliott published
He also prefers ABBA to Queen

"It was a fair fight that I got thrown out of the band for, because Moon came for me with a tambourine": When Roger Daltrey was fired from The Who at the worst possible time in 1965
By Rob Laing published
Best of 2024: "When they got on amphetamines the music just turned to a load of crap," reflected the singer
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