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In a brand new interview with Rolling Stone, Starr’s son, Zak Starkey, revealed how his well-known father, Ringo Starr, caught up for him after he was fired from The Who by frontman Roger Daltrey.
“I’m very proud of him standing up for me,” mentioned Starkey, 59.
When requested how the 84-year-old Beatles legend reacted, Starkey replied: “He said, ‘I’ve never liked the way that little man runs that band.’”
Starr gave the impression to be referring to Daltrey, who had an alleged altercation with Starkey that led to his exit from the band.
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In April, it was introduced that Starkey was leaving The Who after performing with the group for nearly 30 years. However Starkey was shortly rehired by The Who, solely to be let go from the band, once more, in Could.
“After many years of great work on drums from Zak the time has come for a change,” guitarist Pete Townshend wrote by way of Instagram on Could 18. “A poignant time. Zak has lots of new projects in hand and I wish him the best.”
Within the Rolling Stone interview, Starkey gave extra context into his firing, which occurred after his bandmates had been sad along with his efficiency at London’s Royal Albert Corridor in late March.
“It was all a bit vague. It was just like, ‘You’re getting fired,’” Starkey claimed. “And Pete had to hang in there with Rog because I think it was … I don’t know. I’m not going to name names or who did what. But Pete called me and said, ‘Are you strong enough to fight for your job back?’ I said, ‘I’m not strong enough to have you do it for me. I don’t want you doing it.’”
Starkey mentioned that Townshend, 80, referred to as him every week later and requested him to rejoin the group.
“I got my job back. And then 10 days later, I got a call saying ‘It’s never going to work. We want you to put out a statement saying you’re moving on to do your own thing,’” Starkey defined. “And I said, ‘But I’m f — kin’ not.’ So I just left it and didn’t do it. It would be a lie. I’d never leave the Who. I love the Who.”
Regardless of his double firings and The Who asserting that drummer Scott Devours will substitute Starkey on the band’s upcoming farewell tour, Starkey mentioned that he’s nonetheless not sure the place he stands with the group.
“I spoke to Roger last week,” Starkey informed Rolling Stone. “He said, ‘Don’t take your drums out of the warehouse, we might be calling you.’ What the f – – k? These guys are f – – kin’ insane!”
When requested if he blames Daltrey for the drama, Starkey responded, “I don’t blame anyone. I don’t hold any grudges. It’s the Who. Weirder sh-t than this has gone down. I’ve heard them say weirder sh-t than this. It’s The Who — the maddest band there’s ever been.”
Starkey additionally confirmed that he’d “of course” return to the band once more.
