Starkey, who joined the band in 1996, says he has been "fired" for a second time and asked to make a statement saying he quit ...

"After many years of great work on drums from Zak the time has come for a change," Pete Townshend wrote in a social media post.

The Who’s Pete Townshend has confirmed that drummer Zak Starkey is no longer in the band, saying “the time has come for a change”.