Roger Daltrey Calls Zak Starkey's Exit Comments "Character Assassination"
Four months after the shows that prompted Zak Starkey's departure from The Who, Roger Daltrey has tried to set the record straight. Starkey and The Who have been in and out of the spotlight since April following the back-and-forth that Starkey had been Fired from the group, only to be welcomed back ahead of him Final departure – which Starkey clarified Was not him being "fired," but rather "retired." Initially, a spokesman for The Who had claimed that "the band made a collective decision to part ways with Zak after this round of shows at the Royal Albert Hall," referring to a pair of gigs the month prior. Addressing the gigs in an interview in June, Starkey detailed his version of what had happened at the shows in question. "What happened was I got it right and Roger got it wrong," he told The Telegraph . According to a report from The Who's Royal Albert Hall performance...