Daltry says Zak Starkey is Like Keith Moon

Roger Daltrey says that the Who's decade-long run with drummer Zak Starkey has provided the band with the same power and ingenuity as their days with the late Keith Moon. Daltrey sang the praises of the 43-year-old Starkey, who is the son of Ringo Starr, explaining to ultimate-guitar.com that:

"Zak is Keith Moon-trained; Keith bought Zak his first drum kit and Zak was taught by Keith. So, you know, it's totally organic, so it's almost like Keith is still there. Some nights it's eerie. Zak's now been in the band long enough, we can now throw things at him like we used to with Keith and he comes back with something like Keith would have come back with. Which is kinda even getting more scary."

I have seen Zak play with The Who minus two and he's really good. Ugly, but really good. And Ringo was a great drummer too. He played what was called for in the song. He didn't need to riff over top of it like Keith did. So fuck all of you who say Ringo blows.

Here is Zak and The Who at Live 8.


 
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