Zak Starkey: Zak calls me a C*** | Being Fired from The Who | The Craziest Person EVER Worked With
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Zak Starkey speaks about being fired from The Who three times and working with the Gallagher Bros as well as detailing the craziest person he's ever worked with. He is taking his show to New York City in February check out the link to get tickets Buy tickets here: https://www.ticketmaster.com/an-evening-with-zak-starkey-new-york-new-york-02-20-2026/event/0000637E26170FD0 If you like my channel and appreciate the work that goes into my videos, please support my channel. You can - Become a Patron! - Be part of a Classic Rock Community! There is a fine body of work on there now. https://www.patreon.com/classicrock Make a one-time donation! Help me to make more videos or buy stuff to annoy my wife with and unbox on my channel: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=46G7795CU9VBA&source=url Gift me something to unbox from my Amazon Wish List: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/1T8FFB9GS4H25?ref_=wl_share Buy me a coffee. All that talk is thirsty work: https://ko-fi.com/classicalbum Join Amazon Music: https://www.amazon.co.uk/music/unlimited/?tag=classicalbumr-21&ref_=dmm_acq_asc_inf_uk_classicalbumr-21 Like the Facebook page: I add stuff on a daily basis: https://www.facebook.com/1968rock# Follow me on X https://x.com/bazclassicalbum DISCLAIMER: This video features materials protected by the Fair Use guidelines of Section 107 of the Copyright Act. Clips are used with commentary for educational purposes. #zakstarkey #ranking #classicalbum Time Stamps 00:00 - Intro 00:23 - New Show 06:29 - Keith Moon 07:33 - The Who 09:05 - Fired from The Who three times 13:35 - The Craziest person I've worked with 15:31 - Sex Pistols 16:46 - Oasis
Zak Richard Starkey (born 13 September 1965) is an English rock drummer who toured and recorded with the Who from 1996 to 2025. Other musicians and bands he has worked with include Oasis, Johnny Marr, the Icicle Works, the Lightning Seeds, and the Semantics. He is the son of the Beatles' drummer Ringo Starr and Maureen Starkey.
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