Simon Jones
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NPR News Now
NPR News: 04-20-2025 2PM EDT
After a very rock and roll bust-up, the band are back together. The Who's gigs last month at the Royal Albert Hall in London may have thrilled their fans, But Pete Townsend and Roger Daltrey expressed concern about what they called the evolved drumming style of Zach Starkey, who is the son of the Beatles drummer Ringo Starr. That led to a spat being played out in public.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 04-20-2025 2PM EDT
The band have admitted this blew up very quickly and got too much oxygen. But now they say they back Zach and are moving forward with fire in their bellies.