After nearly 30 years, Zak Starkey has bid farewell to The Who. The drummer, who is the son of Ringo Starr, confirmed his exit from the English rock band after a “serious medical emergency ...

Zak Starkey, the drummer son of Ringo Starr, says he was “surprised and saddened” over reports that drama forced him from The Who after nearly three decades with the English rock band.

The Who have confirmed the dismissal of drummer Zak Starkey, who had been a touring member of the band for 29 years. The son of Ringo Starr was dismissed following reports of a dispute with singer ...

"I'm very proud of my near 30 years with The Who," Starkey tells PEOPLE in a statement Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously ...

Drummer Zak Starkey has said he is "surprised and saddened" after parting ways with The Who following recent charity shows at the Royal Albert Hall. The musician, who is the son of The Beatles ...

Zak Starkey’s tenure as live drummer for the Who has apparently come to a close. Following a run of four Teenage Cancer Trust benefit gigs in London last month, a spokesperson for the band said ...

The Who have parted ways with Zak Starkey, son of Ringo Starr and the band’s drummer since 1996, in what appears to be a dispute over his playing at the group’s concert last month at London’ ...

UPDATE — 4/20/25, 3:54 p.m. ET: The Who lead guitarist Pete Townsend announced in a statement via the band’s official website on Saturday, April 19, that Zak Starkey has not left the band and ...

By Gil Kaufman Zak Starkey has spoken out about his apparent firing from The Who after a nearly 30-year run, saying in a statement that he was shocked to hear that, according to reports ...

The Who have parted ways with drummer Zak Starkey just three weeks after they played a pair of shows with him at London’s Royal Albert Hall, Rolling Stone has confirmed. He has performed with ...

Drummer Zak Starkey said he is “surprised and saddened” in his first comments since he was kicked out of the Hall of Fame rock band The Who. “I’m very proud of my near thirty years with ...

The musician has been with the band since 1996. By Lexi Carson The Who and Zak Starkey are going their separate ways. Starkey, the son of The Beatles’ drummer Ringo Starr, who had been the ...