I hope I die before I get (that) old ...

[uwe]

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/apr/16/the-who-appear-to-fire-drummer-zak-starkey-over-royal-albert-hall-performance

I'll just say this: The day I hear Ian Gillan complain on stage how either Ian Paice, Don Airey or Simon Mcbride (the new guitarslinger) are too loud for him, I will personally mount the stage, unplug everything and tell them to go find retirement homes. Unf***ingbelievable.

And to think that Ian Paice once auditioned with them, but didn't get the job in the end because Pete preferred Kenny Jones as the more laid-back drummer ...

Time to get back to Oasis, little Ringo! Say what you will about Noel & Liam, they might hit each other on stage (that's at least a manly thing to do to settle differences), but neither one would whine about the other - or the drums - being "too loud". Get a grip. 😑

[Basvarken]

Well, Daltrey has recently said he's going blind and deaf (he's doing a Tommy?)


https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/roger-daltrey-going-deaf-blind-1235307823/


Apparently the sound of drums has become too loud for him.
Time to call it  a day.

[BTL]

It looks like the cymbals are electronic, so there's no reason for the whole set not to be. It's too bad.

[Pilgrim]

I listened for the first two minutes and understood maybe three words.  I have no idea what Pete was talking about.

Daltrey is 79 and Townsend 81. The remarkable thing is that Roger can still sing and Pete can still play. More power to them!

[gearHed289]

Based on that video, Zak was doing his job better than cranky ol Rog. In addition to losing his hearing and vision, I think his sense of rhythm is going too.

[Alanko]

I gather Zak's kit is fully electric? Any issue with volume, either way, comes down to the sound engineer not the drummer.

[doombass]

If the drums were not all electronic they could be. Firing him for being too loud is just unprofessional coming from the loudest band in the world (in 1976).

[Basvarken]

Seems like a big publicity stunt?
He's back in the band again.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/apr/19/zak-starkey-reinstated-as-the-whos-drummer-days-after-departure

[uwe]

Well, it runs in the family, didn't Uncle Paul welcome his dad back in The Beatles too?

[TBird1958]

 I hope that I'm not the last one to realize it time to retire - when it's my time to retire.......

[Ken]

I hope that I'm not the last one to realize it time to retire - when it's my time to retire.......

No way.  You're too self-aware.

[uwe]

Not before you yourself start saying: Maybe this dress is a little short?

[Alanko]

I've just seen the clip of Roger getting upset on stage. He's wearing a scarf and holding a mug of tea. What is that all about?!

[TBird1958]

Not before you yourself start saying: Maybe this dress is a little short?

I am favoring slightly longer dresses lately, post covid I wanted to dress a bit different on stage anyway, the band went through a serious change in members and I was really ready to break from our past.




I love this shot, The Nasty Habits Mons Pubis tour! 

[Dave W]

The Who Fire Drummer Zak Starkey Again