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  • Roger Daltrey Accuses Zak Starkey of ‘Character Assassination’

    08/03/2025 5:37:47 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 32 replies
    UltimateClassicRock ^ | August 2, 2025 | Matthew Wilkening
    Roger Daltrey has accused Zak Starkey of character assassination, declaring that the fuss over the Who drummer's recent dismissal was "incredibly upsetting." Starkey served in the band for 29 years before he was fired in April after an onstage incident during the band's performance at Royal Albert Hall. Daltrey is said to have complained about Starkey overplaying during the show, telling the crowd: “To sing that song I do need to hear the key, and I can’t. All I’ve got is drums going boom, boom, boom. I can’t sing to that. I’m sorry, guys.” Less than a week later, the...
  • Daryl Hall Says Van Halen Asked Him to Replace David Lee Roth

    03/14/2022 9:07:20 AM PDT · by nickcarraway · 55 replies
    UltimateClassicRock ^ | March 13, 2022 | Matthew Wilkening
    Daryl Hall said that Eddie Van Halen once asked him about replacing David Lee Roth in Van Halen. "Yeah... actually yes," the Hall & Oates frontman said with a big laugh when asked about the rumor during an interview on Q104.3. "I knew those guys really well and we actually shared some people - crew and things like that. Eddie came to a show with [his then-wife] Valerie [Bertinelli], and David had just left the band. Eddie said, 'do you wanna join Van Halen, man?' He was half-joking, but I think he was serious, I really do believe he was...