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Wednesday morning (April 16) gave The Who known that after three decades From your drummer Zak Starkey separate. Rumors were circulating that the band was dissatisfied with his performance last month at two benefit concerts for the Teenage Cancer Trust in the Royal Albert Hall in London. In his first public statement since he left the volume, Starkey confirms that this is actually the case.
“I am very proud of my almost 30 years at The WHO,” Starkey told in a written explanation Rolling Stone. “The greatest honor for me was in the footsteps of my godfather. And I stay their biggest fan. They were like a family for me. In January I suffered a difficult medical emergency with blood clots in my right calf muscles.
He continues: “After playing these songs with the band for so many decades, I am surprised and sad that someone had a problem with my performance that evening. But what should you do? Domino Bones from Mantra of the Cosmos with Noel Gallagher concentrate in May. And finish my autobiography, which I wrote completely. 29 years in a job are a good time and I wish you all the best. ”
“There are no unforgettable parts because everything that Keith played constantly changed”
Starkey came into contact with The WHO for the first time in 1994 when he accompanied Roger Daltrey on an America tour. Two years later, he joined The WHO when the surviving members came together again for a tour to celebrate their 1973 album “Quadrophenia”.
“There were certain things that had to be there. Certain Fills that had to be exactly the same. Because they are so typical of Quadrophenia are when you understand what I mean ”, explained Starkey Modern drummer In 2006. “These are unforgettable fills. However, there are no unforgettable parts because everything that Keith played constantly changed. Never. Every clock comes back. But what he played was never the same. “
The Who has not planned a tour. But they play two concerts in Italy at the end of July. They have not yet announced who will replace Starkey during these appearances on drums. A likely candidate is Scott Devours, who has been playing in Daltrey’s solo band since 2009. He also toured the WHO in 2013 when Starkey suffered from a tendon injury.
Another possible candidate is that Experienced drummer Simon Phillips. He was Pete Townshend’s trunk drummer on his solo albums and live shows in the eighties and played in 1989 on the reunion tour of The Who. When Starkey 2000 had to cancel an appearance with The WHO due to his obligations with Johnny Marr and the Healers, Philips returned to the band for an evening. Townshend is still a great admirer of his work. And recently expressed interest in another collaboration.
In one 2024 interview with Mojo said Townshend that Daltrey was responsible for the compilation of The WHO’s accompanying band and that he was “not 100 % satisfied” with his selection. “I got Simon Phillips on the bass and Pino Palladino, and I got ‘Rabbit’ [Keyboarder John Bundrick] From bed, “said Townshend.” And I got a fantastic guitarist … But the problem was that they were all much better musicians than me. “