Pete Townshend from The Who admits the whole situation with drummer Zak Starkey leaving the band has been really messy. Starkey joined and left the group multiple times over recent months, creating lots of drama behind the scenes. The guitarist says he had no idea what was happening during the conflict that started everything.
Roger Daltrey accused Starkey of making timing mistakes during a concert at Royal Albert Hall. Starkey insists Daltrey made the actual error, not him. Townshend believes the real problem came from sound issues during the show, and he even lost his sound engineer because of the whole mess.
The guitarist thinks Daltrey got confused on stage and struggled with the performance. He stays careful about criticizing his bandmate because Daltrey gets mad when people talk about him. Townshend says both he and Daltrey tried to make the decision about Starkey together, but things went wrong.
Daltrey actually brought Starkey into The Who about 30 years ago, not Townshend. The guitarist compares Starkey to their famous former drummer Keith Moon, saying he brings great talents but also creates problems. Townshend never explains what those problems were exactly.
Despite everything that happened, Townshend says he will really miss having Starkey around. He remains confused about why the drummer had to leave the band. The guitarist admits he still does not understand the complete story behind all the conflict.
Roger Daltrey accused Starkey of making timing mistakes during a concert at Royal Albert Hall. Starkey insists Daltrey made the actual error, not him. Townshend believes the real problem came from sound issues during the show, and he even lost his sound engineer because of the whole mess.
The guitarist thinks Daltrey got confused on stage and struggled with the performance. He stays careful about criticizing his bandmate because Daltrey gets mad when people talk about him. Townshend says both he and Daltrey tried to make the decision about Starkey together, but things went wrong.
Daltrey actually brought Starkey into The Who about 30 years ago, not Townshend. The guitarist compares Starkey to their famous former drummer Keith Moon, saying he brings great talents but also creates problems. Townshend never explains what those problems were exactly.
Despite everything that happened, Townshend says he will really miss having Starkey around. He remains confused about why the drummer had to leave the band. The guitarist admits he still does not understand the complete story behind all the conflict.
