https://variety.com/2025/music/news/the ... 236402638/

Zak Starkey is out as the Who‘s drummer — and no, this is not a month-old story coming up in your feed. The longtime drummer for the band has been let go for a second time, and presumably for good, in advance of the group going out on a farewell tour — news that was made public on social media first by guitarist Pete Townshend, then confirmed by a displeased Starkey.

Starkey said that he had been asked to claim he was quitting this time of his own accord instead of being fired, but “this would be a lie. I love the Who and would never had quit,” he wrote, in his version of what has gone down amid “this madness.”

I love and respect The Who's place in music history, but I question anyone who would willingly spend money to see this partial geriatric version of the Who. Clearly Townshed and Daltrey are in cognitive decline.

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Maybe they can run for president.

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