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Pete Townshend quips The Who are open to private gig offers as legendary band kicks off final tour

Pete Townshend jokingly admitted he would be open to offers for private gigs after The Who go their separate ways.

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“Character assassination”: The Who’s Roger Daltrey hits back at ex-drummer Zak Starkey

The public spat between The Who singer and his band’s old drummer keeps on running

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Sir Roger Daltrey fears he won't make it to the end of The Who tour

Sir Roger Daltrey fears he won't make it to the end of The Who tour because he fears he has "the potential to get really ill".

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Roger Daltrey accuses Zak Starkey of ‘character assassination’

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Roger Daltrey hits out at axed The Who drummer Zak Starkey for ‘incredibly upsetting’ remarks after fallout

‘Pete and I retain the right to be The Who. Everyone else is a session player,’ said the musician

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“I don’t think LSD had a real big impact on the songwriting or guitar playing… it was just that we saw brighter colors and got high!” Roger McGuinn on The Byrds’ influential guitar style, and why they didn’t follow The Kinks and The Who into distortion

The banjo-inspired Rickenbacker guitar icon recalls how Miles Davis got them signed and weighs up the merits of David Crosby and Clarence White

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“Since I bought that bass, that just really changed my career”: He’s worked with the Who, Jeff Beck, Beyoncé, NIN… Now Pino Palladino teams up with Ernie Ball Music Man for a signature StingRay inspired by the fretless bass that started it all

Available fretted or fretless, the Pino Palladino StingRay is resplendent in 79 Burst – and there's a super limited edition Icon Series model that replicates all the wear of his original

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Zak Starkey 'doesn't know what's happening' with The Who

Zak Starkey "doesn't know what the f*** is happening" with his position in The Who but has accepted that is just part of the "craziness" of the group.

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Drummer Zak Starkey on whether he’s really been sacked by The Who: ‘I don’t know what the f*** is happening’

INTERVIEW: Known for powering the beats behind Oasis and Johnny Marr, the drumming dynamo and son of Ringo Starr is hitting a new groove. As he tells Mark Beaumont, he’s thriving in cosmic supergroup Mantra of the Cosmos, but there’s a twist: he’s still not entirely sure if he’s in…

The Independent UK

The Who's biggest bust-ups: From fiery fist fights to sacking band members

The Who has a history of dramatic clashes, from Roger Daltry vs. Keith Moon to the latest turmoil with Zak Starkey's departure

Evening Standard

Pete Townshend struggles with 'mood swings' and suicidal thoughts

The Who star Pete Townshend has admitted he struggles with "mood swings" and suicidal thoughts but he often feels better after a "cup of tea and a digestive biscuit".

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Pete Townshend admits Zak Starkey's exit from The Who was 'a mess'

The Who star Pete Townshend has admitted Zak Starkey's exit from the band was "a mess" and declaring the drama "got out of hand".

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"He'll be sacking me next." Pete Townshend on Roger Daltrey and why Zak Starkey was fired by The Who

The Who's Pete Townshend describes Zak Starkey's sacking saga as "a mess"

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“I think Roger just got lost. Roger’s finding it difficult. I have to be careful what I say about Roger because he gets angry if I say anything about him at all": Pete Townshend has his say on Zak Starkey’s protracted dismissal from The Who

“He’ll be sacking me next,” quips the guitarist, “but that’s not to say that he sacked Zak”

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“I love the show - I love the show more than I did the gig”: The Who’s Pete Townshend says he’s more of a fan of the Live Aid musical than the historic event that inspired it

Townshend has previously said that The Who could “barely play” at the 1985 charity gig

Evening Standard

Ringo Starr takes scathing swipe at The Who's Roger Daltrey over son's 'insane' firing

Starr’s son, Zak Starkey, was fired from The Who in April after 29 years as the band’s drummer — before being rehired and seemingly axed again

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'I want to be back in The Who': Zak Starkey on the sacking saga and his wild new band

Zak Starkey talks about the latest on The Who, working with fellow sons The Beatles, and his new band Mantra of the Cosmos with Bez and Shaun Ryder

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Mantra of the Cosmos: Sons of Beatles legends record new track

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Three members of the Beatles' sons feature on new Mantra Of The Cosmos tune Rip Off

Three sons born to Beatles feature on a new song by Mantra Of The Cosmos.

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John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr’s sons team up to release new song

The trio have collaborated on a new song for Zak Starkey’s band

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Zak Starkey doesn't have 'loads of money' like other Beatles' children

Sir Ringo Starr's drummer son Zak Starkey has insisted he isn't wealthy like the other children of the Beatles because they inherited money from their parents.

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“I got it right and Roger got it wrong... he came in a bar too early”: Zak Starkey offers a detailed explanation of the on-stage incident that led to him being fired from The Who

It seems that it all stemmed from the decision to play a Who’s Next album track

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“We did the whole album at festivals – the opposite of what you’re supposed to do. In some ways there was boldness, but it was also self-sabotage”: The Decemberists’ prog credentials

Colin Meloy’s band were raised on Roxy Music, British folk and concept albums. He isn’t big on Jethro Tull, but he’s in awe of Rick Wakeman’s King Arthur ice show

Louder

"What happened was I got it right and Roger got it wrong": Zak Starkey reveals the story behind his departure from The Who... and says he might yet return

This year's most complicated sacking just got even more complicated

The Independent UK

David Beckham, Gary Oldman, Elaine Paige and others honored by King Charles III

Former England soccer captain David Beckham, Academy Award winner Gary Oldman and The Who’s frontman Roger Daltrey have been knighted in King Charles III’s birthday honors list

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