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Zak Starkey on Joining the Who

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by: Norbert K - Wed, 4 Oct 2023 10:59 UTC

Q: How did you end up joining the Who?

Zak: Me and John Entwistle jammed at a party in the early 80s and it was great. When I was about 17, he came to watch my band at Dingwalls, and he ] asked me to join his [solo] band. I said, "I'm sorry, I'm in this band." Two years later, he asked me again, and I joined his band. That was in 1985, and we did an album called The Rock, but it didn't come out until 1996. When I was 19 - 21, I was living at John's for almost 14 months, Monday-to-Friday. That was a trip! I joined the Who when I was 31.

Q: Were you nervous?

Zak: I'd already played with Roger and John. I *was* nervous about playing with Pete, but he was great. It was a baptism by fire, getting spat at and that -- but, after a while I started to duck. I loved every second of it; it's bebop with amps! Nothing's set in stone with that band. Pete will play "Won't Get Fooled Again" different every night 'cos he doesn't want to get bored, and he wants to make sure everyone's paying fucking attention. You have to be on the ball 150% of the time because Pete demands that. He's giving more than that and you have to give the same.

-- from a HiFiPlus interview

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Zak Starkey on Joining the Who	Norbert K