Why zak starkey left oasis

Oasis have often been accused of apeing Liverpool's most famous export - with song-writer Noel Gallagher once saying the band aimed to be bigger than the Beatles. The s supergroup from Manchester never quite managed that, even at the height of their fame, but they have finally pulled off another link to their musical heroes, recruiting the son of a Beatle to be their drummer in their come backshow at the Glastonbury rock festival this summer.

Zak Starkey, the year-old son of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, will not be their full time drummer, Gallagher warned, announcing the coup, but Glastonbury will be one of a number of gigs Starkey plays with Oasis. He added: "We're not doing ourselves any favour because Zak's first gig will be to , people, but y'know. The recording sounds like an overdub to me. MD: Did he tell you anything that you were able to use later when you played with The Who? When I first played with The Who we did Quadrophenia.

There were certain things that had to be in there, certain fills that had to be exactly the same because they are so Quadrophenia , if you know what I mean.

They are memorable fills. Every bar comes around again, but what he played was never the exact same thing. MD: I heard that Keith Moon gave you a drumset when you were twelve. Zak: Yes, the famous white and gold Premier kit. That set was sold by Sothebys [for 12, English pounds]. MD: Can you describe that set? Zak: It was a double bass drumkit with eleven toms. I was twelve then and we lived in a village called Winkfield, Berkshire.

The big Premier set was very safe. It was like having a wall all around you. No one could see me, but everyone could hear me—including our neighbors, who were trying to stop me from playing drums. I could reach all the drums, and within a year I was playing gigs with that kit. For the rest of the interview with Zak Starkey, pick-up the January issue of Modern Drummer at a bookstore or newsstand near you.

Skip to content. If my drumming was slightly slow or fast, everybody in that band knew it. I played with Oasis for four years and literally spent every day crying with laughter. Those lads are on it and that's why they're fucking massive. You can read the full interview with Zak Starkey, plus exclusives with Doves' Andy Williams and Gallows' Lee Barratt in the current issue of Rhythm magazine, available now.