Zak Starkey To Be Replaced As Oasis Drummer?

According to reports...

by Jason Gregory
Monday, May 12, 2008
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Zak Starkey To Be Replaced As Oasis Drummer?

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Drummer Zak Starkey will play no further role in recording singles for the forthcoming Oasis album, it’s been reported.

Starkey, who has been an unofficial member of the band since 2004, has apparently fallen out with guitarist Noel Gallagher.

Speaking to the Sun Newspaper, a source said: “There have been arguments with Noel Gallagher and general disagreements.

“It looks like the album will be his last involvement with the band.”

Starkey, the son of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, is the band’s third drummer after Alan White and Tony McCarroll.

The reports come just under a week after three unheard Oasis songs - ‘Nothing On Me’, 'I Wanna Live A Dream (In My Record Machine)' and ‘Stop The Clocks’ - leaked online.

In a statement, a spokesperson for the band said the songs were “old” but wouldn’t say whether they were scheduled to appear on their new album.

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I hope this isn’t true - I think he looks really good with the band!!
~ by Bob 5/12/2008
yeah, ’cos ”looks” are really important when you need a drummer.
~ by billy bob 5/12/2008
Noel you idiot...not only do sack a great drummer...you dont even change you’re socks until you’ve fired one (in reference to the sun’s article) Well done Noel *claps*
~ by Blah 5/12/2008
Oasis have had their day - since Masterplan (which was b-sides anyway I might add), they ain’t done nothing worth recognition. Starkey probably realised in the end that both Gallaghers are as arrogant as they are self absorbed, listening to them twonks on a daily basis is enough to send anyone on the off.
~ by John 5/12/2008
- Zeppelin hasnt done anything recent either. You don’t make fun of them. They had their day. You clearly dont know what you’’re speaking about.
  ~ by James 6/22/2008
Gallagher Idiot!
~ by mona lee 5/12/2008
Saw Zak with the Who. He’s a star, an excellent drummer. Have no idea why he didn’t become a full fledged member of the Who. Completely agree with MB.
~ by Holygrailale 5/13/2008
Zak was the best thing that happened to the Gallaghers, the closest thing they could get to a little of that old Beatle magic!!
~ by Geoff 5/13/2008
Excellent. That should allow the Who to get back on the road. Zak was built to replace Mooney. Oasis are a great band but they don’t need Mr Starkey. The Who, on the other hand, can’t do without him!
~ by Alex 5/13/2008
Good it might give me a chance to get in the band!!
~ by Huffdaddy 5/16/2008
Pete from The Who can record his next album now, knowing that Zak will be free - bless rock & roll - because none if this really matters
~ by Adele 5/17/2008
Noel is going to be 41 years old and still acts like a 5 year old! Liam is 35 years old and he needs to tell Noel to get his act together instead of fighting. Besides, he’s 5 years younger than Noel and he needs to tell him about firing other people. What the Hell is going on with Noel Gallagher? He Knows that he may reget this for the rest of his life, for arguing with the best drummer in the World.At the moment, there going back on the road again. NOEL, YOUR A STUPID JERK!!!!!!!!!!
~ by michael 5/19/2008
Wow, they’re going to miss something if they get rid of starkey. it was the same thing with Ringo. not that the beatles got rid of him, but they didn’t give ringo a bigger chance.
~ by Mini 5/19/2008
SHOULDN’T OF SACKED WHITEY... SPOONERS!!!
~ by JK 6/13/2008
Chris Sharrock is by far a better drummer. Probably the best about.
~ by Humph 10/24/2008
wow ? this guy was good he was impressive on lyla and had that great kieth moon fill on the shock and the lightning, but all that being said he was a very choppy dry drummer , the otehrs were more fliud mooore of a pink floyd style and drumms acan really send a songa dm slbum into another place an style please if this is true may they get a very fluid drummer oasis kicksa total ass by the wy THE re keeping rock and the dreAM live!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
~ by Willaim LANSDOWNE 4/12/2009

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