Roger Daltrey Labels Zak Starkey’s Exit Comments ‘Character Assassination’

Roger Daltrey Slams Axed Drummer Zak Starkey’s Exit Comments: ‘Incredibly Upsetting’

The Who frontman Roger Daltrey has addressed the "incredibly upsetting" comments that axed drummer Zak Starkey made after exiting the band.  Earlier this year, Starkey, the son of Beatles icon Ringo Starr, was fired from the rock band twice in rapid succession. Accounts of what led to his departure differ, with Daltrey and Pete Townshend pointing to a mistake by Starkey during their April concert at London's Royal Albert Hall, while Starkey argu…

Roger Daltrey Dismisses Zak Starkey As a ‘Session Player’

Roger Daltrey has fired back at Zak Starkey after the drummer was dismissed from the Who several months ago: ‘Everyone else is a session player. You can’t replace Keith Moon.’

The Who’s Roger Daltrey Calls Zak Starkey Criticism ‘Incredibly Upsetting’

The singer offered a slightly different version of the events that led to the band’s longtime drummer being fired (then re-hired and fired again) earlier this year

Roger Daltrey Labels Zak Starkey’s Exit Comments ‘Character Assassination’

Four months on from the shows that sparked Zak Starkey's departure from The Who, Roger Daltrey has attempted to set the record straight.

Roger Daltrey sets the record straight about Zak Starkey, calls his comments a ‘character assassination’ – 106.5 The Arch

Roger Daltrey is setting the record straight about the events that led to The Who’s firing of drummer Zak Starkey.Problems arose with Starkey during The Who's Teenage Cancer Trust shows at London's Royal… Source

Roger Daltrey sets the record straight about Zak Starkey, calls his comments a ‘character assassination’ – KSHE 95

Roger Daltrey is setting the record straight about the events that led to The Who’s firing of drummer Zak Starkey.Problems arose with Starkey during The Who's Teenage Cancer Trust shows at London's Royal… Source