Rolling Stone, Starr’s son Zak Starkey has revealed how his famous father Ringo Starr had him arrested after he was fired by OMS frontman Roger Daltrey.
“I’m very proud of him standing up for me,” said Starkey, 59.
When asked how the 84-year-old Beatles legend reacted, Starkey replied: “He said, ‘I’ve never liked the way the little man runs this band.'”
Starr appeared to be referring to Daltrey, who had an alleged falling out with Starkey that led to his departure from the band.
The Post has reached out to Daltrey’s rep for comment.
In April, it was announced that Starkey was leaving the WHO after performing with the group for nearly 30 years. But Starkey was quickly rehired by the WHO only to be let go of the band again in May.
“After many years of great work on Zak’s drums, the time has come for a change,” guitarist Pete Townshend wrote via Instagram on May 18. “A poignant time. Zak has many new projects on the go and I wish him the best.”
In the Rolling Stone interview, Starkey gave more context to his firing, which came after his bandmates were unhappy with his performance at London’s Royal Albert Hall in late March.
“It was all a little vague. It was like, ‘You’re getting fired,'” Starkey said. “And Pete had to stay there with ROG because I think it was… I don’t know. I’m not going to name names or who did what. But Pete called me and said, ‘Are you strong enough to fight for your job back?’ I said, ‘I’m not strong enough to make you do that for me.
Starkey said Townshend, 80, called him a week later and asked him to join the group.
“I got my job back. And then 10 days later I got a call saying ‘It’s never going to work. We want you to put out a statement saying you’re moving on to do your own thing,'” Starkey explained. “And I said, ‘But I’m F–Kin’ not. ‘ So I just left it at that and didn’t do it.
Despite his dual firings and WHO announcing that drummer Scott Devours will replace Starkey on the band’s upcoming farewell tour, Starkey said he’s still unsure where he stands with the group.
“I spoke to Roger last week,” Starkey told Rolling Stone. “He said, ‘Don’t take the battery out of storage, we might be calling you.’ What the F—K?
When asked if he blames Daltrey for the drama, Starkey replied: “I don’t blame anybody. I have no hard feelings. That’s what it is.
Starkey also confirmed that he would “of course” return to the band again.
