It’s been over a month because the Who supposedly fired after which re-hired their longtime drummer Zak Starkey, and the entire state of affairs continues to confuse. Earlier this week, Starkey clarified on his social media that Roger Daltrey hadn’t fired him; the band merely retired him in order that he might work on the handful of different tasks he’s part of. However these of us with out the job safety granted by having a well-known dad know that retiring isn’t normally one thing you do to another person. And now Starkey, who discovered to drum each from his father Ringo Starr and the late Who legend Keith Moon, is looking bullshit.
The Who just lately introduced their North American farewell tour, whereas Starkey just lately introduced that his supergroup Mantra Of The Cosmos can have a brand new track popping out in early June penned by Noel Gallagher. Starkey says he advised Daltrey that he’d be obtainable for the Who’s farewell tour this fall, as his Mantra Of The Cosmos bandmates Andy Bell and Shaun Ryder shall be busy touring with their respective major bands, Oasis and the Blissful Mondays. It seems like Starkey is accusing Daltrey of on the lookout for excuses to not take him on tour. Right here’s his wild Instagram caption of the day:
That is fukin complete bollox.
I used to be fired …
Roger’s new phrase for it’s ‘retired’ to finish my different musical tasks.
I known as Roger final week and advised him in particular person I had spent practically 2 months at my studio in Jamaica finishing my studio tasks. That I had a mantra of the cosmos single out subsequent week after which I used to be utterly obtainable for the foreseeable future… he was a bit stunned however understood. It’s true – I’ve no plan’s by any means for the autumn as I believed I used to be touring with The Who and my mantra band mates are v busy in oasis and completely happy Mondays till the brand new 12 months. So that is merely a load of bollox … Am I fired, retired, deffo not drained as I’m 20 years youthful than these guys as they preserve saying. Dropping two beats on our second present is just not a firing offence – I’ve watched the present on television I can’t see the place I dropped them – I appeared everywhere- it’s the who ffs if it was good it will be so fucking boring…
