Wrote band leader Pete Townshend, "There have been some communication issues, personal and private on all sides, that needed to be dealt with, and these have been aired happily." After a brief parting of ways,

Starkey, the son of Beatles’ drummer Ringo Starr, was the drummer for The Who since 1996’s Quadrophenia tour, is apparently no longer in the band following a disagreement that occurred during their show last month at Royal Albert Hall.

Weird week for drummers, huh? Having been mildly eclipsed by percussionist issues elsewhere in the rock sphere, the members of The Who have announced that they’re not firing drummer Zak Starkey after all.