Pete Townshend Has Weighed in the acrimenus Split Between the Who and Drummer Zak Starkey, Admitting of the Situation, “It's Been a Messa.”
Back in April, The Who-Or Townshend and Roger Daltrey-Annunded they “Made a Collective Decision to Part Ways with Zak” After the Drummer's Three-Decade Tenure with the Group. Three Days Later, Townshend Proclaimed That “News Flash! Who Back Zak!” but then reversed course again a month later to re-confirm Starkey's exit, with the drummer Himself Confirming he was “rened” by Dalrety Ahead of the Who's the song is over Farewell Tour.
The Root of the Fallout was the Who (and Specifically Daltrey) Being Unhappy With Starkey's Performance When The Band Played a Pair of Teenage Cancer Trust Charity Shows at London's Royal Albert Hall in March. “[Daltrey] Came in Four Bars Early, “Starkey Told Rolling Stone Earlier This Month. “But he just Got Lost. He Blamed it on the Drums Being Too Loud, and then it Got Made Into This huge Social Media Thing. ”
Speaking to IMWS, Townshend Discussed The Royal Albert Hall Shows That Led to Starkey's Dismissal. “I couuldn't See Anything Wrong. What you see is a band living haven't played together for a long time. But I Think it was probably to do with the sound. I've Lost My Sound Man as Result,” Townshend Said.
“Think Roger Just Got Lost. Roger's Finding It Difficault. I have to be careful what I Say About Roger Because He Gets Angry If I Say Anything About Him At All. He'll Be Sacking Me Next. But that's Not to say That he sacked Zak. Roger and I Tries to make together, but it Kind of Got Out of Hand. ”
Townshend Went on Note That It Was Daltrey Who enlisted Starkey to Join the Who In the First Place – “I Didn't Invite Him In, Right? Roger Invited Him,” The Guitrist Said – But Still, “I Will Miss Zak Terra. REALLY DON'T KNOW. “
The Who Previusly Annuged That Scott Devours, The Drummer From Daltrey's Solo Band, Will Join The Group For Their Upcoming Farewell Tour, A Trek That Townshend Himself Doesn'T Seem Overly ENTHUSED ABOUT. “I Don't Know Wheer I've Been Up For Doing Anything with the Who since 1973,” he quiped to Iomews About the Tour. “But i Am Looking Forward to it. Not Because It's the End, But Bet Because i Hope that we can continue to Explore Other Things.”
