As The Who prepares to embark on their North American farewell tour, the 60-year outdated rock group’s saga with drummer Zak Starkey continues.
Following Starkey’s introduced departure final month, and founding member Pete Townshend‘s issued correction, the drummer stated on Sunday that he’s been fired from the band as soon as once more.
“I used to be fired two weeks after reinstatement and requested to make a press release saying I had stop The Who to pursue my different musical [endeavors],” wrote Starkey on Instagram. “This might be a lie. I like The Who and would by no means had stop. So I didn’t make the assertion …. quitting The Who would even have let down the numerous wonderful individuals who stood up for me (thanks all 1,000,000 instances over and extra) via the weeks of mayhem of me getting in an out an in an out an in an out like a bleedin squeezebox x”
Starkey introduced in April that he was exiting the band after he “suffered a critical medical emergency with blood clots in my proper bass drum calf,” which is “now fully healed and doesn’t have an effect on my drumming or working.”
Following experiences that lead singer Roger Daltrey had friction with Starkey throughout a current efficiency during which he couldn’t hear over the drums, Starkey stated he was “shocked and saddened anybody would have a problem with my efficiency that evening, however what are you able to do?”
“I plan to take some a lot wanted day without work with my household, and concentrate on the discharge of ‘Domino Bones’ by Mantra Of The Cosmos with Noel Gallagher in Might and ending my autobiography written solely by me,” added Starkey. “29 years at any job is an effective outdated run, and I want them one of the best.”
Townshend later took to social media to clarify that the group has labored via their points. “Information flash! Who again Zak! Zak is just not being requested to step down from The Who,” he wrote on Instagram. “There have been some communication points, private and personal on all sides, that wanted to be handled, and these have been fortunately aired.”
Earlier this month, The Who introduced the stops for The Music Is Over – North American Farewell Tour, kicking off on Aug. 16 in Dawn, Florida.
