CLEVELAND, OHIO - OCTOBER 19: Roger Daltrey speaks onstage during the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony streaming on Disney+ at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on October 19, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
Most of what we’ve heard about drummer Zak Starkey’s firing, re-hiring, and re-firing from the Who has come from Starkey himself. The son of Ringo Starr initially chalked up the drama to miscommunication between him and frontman Roger Daltrey, who’s still aboard the Who’s farewell tour despite his age and health threatening to get in the way. Guitarist Pete Townshend briefly chimed in on the ordeal, though it sounds like he’s just as confused as the rest of us. Now Daltrey has weighed in, but he’s a little less forgiving of Starkey.
