The Who fire drummer Zak Starkey – again – as Sean Lennon wades in
The Who fire drummer Zak Starkey for a second time
- The Who have fired longtime drummer Zak Starkey again, just two weeks after reinstating him ahead of their farewell tour announcement.
- Guitarist Pete Townshend announced the news on social media, stating that "the time has come for a change" and that Starkey has "lots of new projects in hand".
- Starkey, son of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, expressed his disappointment, claiming he was asked to say he was quitting instead of being fired, which he refused to do.
- This follows a previous firing in April over a dispute about his performance at the Royal Albert Hall, after which he was reinstated.
- Scott Devours, who has worked with Roger Daltrey’s solo band, will replace Starkey.