Ringo Starr, through his son Zak Starkey, expressed his disapproval of Roger Daltrey's leadership of The Who. This followed Zak Starkey's tumultuous tenure as the band's drummer, involving firings and re-hirings.
Zak Starkey, The Who's drummer since 1996, was fired, re-hired, and fired again within a short period. The catalyst was a Royal Albert Hall performance where Roger Daltrey publicly complained about the drumming being too simplistic (“boom, boom, boom”).
According to Zak Starkey's interview with Rolling Stone, Ringo Starr stated, "I've never liked the way that little man runs the band," referring to Roger Daltrey.
During Starkey's final performance, Daltrey stopped the band's performance of "The Song is Over" after one verse, explaining his inability to sing due to the drumming lacking melodic intricacy.
Zak Starkey, The Who’s former drummer, has claimed his father Ringo called Sir Roger Daltrey a “little man” over his firing.
Starkey, the band’s drummer since 1996, was fired, re-hired and fired again last month in a spat sparked by a Royal Albert Hall performance in March, when an agitated Sir Roger was seen on stage complaining that “all I’ve got is drums going boom, boom, boom”.
In an interview with Rolling Stone, Starkey said after the rift that his father had said: “I’ve never liked the way that little man runs the band.”
During Starkey’s last performance with The Who, Sir Roger paused the band’s rendition of The Song is Over after just one verse. He told the crowd: “To sing that song I do need to hear the key, and I can’t. All I’ve got is drums going boom, boom, boom. I can’t sing to that. I’m sorry, guys.”
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