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{{Short description|English drummer (born 1965)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2020}}
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| caption           = Starkey performing with [[the Who]] in 2008
| birth_name        = Zak Richard Starkey
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1965|9|13}}
| birth_place       = [[Hammersmith]], [[London]], England
| genre             = {{hlist|[[Hard rock]]|[[alternative rock]]|[[Britpop]]|[[post-punk]]|[[pop rock]]|{{nowrap|[[art rock]]}}}}
| occupations       = Musician
| instruments       = {{hlist|Drums|percussion}}
| years_active      = 1980s–present
| label             = {{hlist|[[Republic Records|Republic]]|Main Entry|[[RCA Records|RCA]]|[[Big Brother Recordings|Big Brother]]|[[SPV GmbH|SPV]]|[[Polydor Records|Polydor]]|[[Geffen Records|Geffen]]}}
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| past_member_of    = {{hlist|[[The Who]]|[[The Icicle Works]]|[[the Lightning Seeds]]|[[Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band]]|[[Johnny Marr and the Healers]]|[[the Semantics]]|}}
| spouse            = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Sarah Menikides|1985|2021|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|[[Sshh Liguz|Sharna Liguz]]|2022}}
| children         = 2
}}
}}
'''Zak Richard Starkey''' (born 13 September 1965) is an English rock drummer who toured and recorded with [[the Who]] from 1996 to 2025. Other musicians and bands he has worked with include [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]], [[Johnny Marr]], [[the Icicle Works]], [[the Lightning Seeds]], and [[the Semantics]]. He is the son of [[the Beatles]]' drummer [[Ringo Starr]] and [[Maureen Starkey Tigrett|Maureen Starkey]].

==Early life==
Zak Richard Starkey was born on 13 September 1965, at [[Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital]] in [[London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham|Hammersmith, London]], to [[the Beatles]]' drummer [[Ringo Starr]] (Richard Starkey) and [[Maureen Starkey Tigrett|Maureen Starkey]], Starr's first wife.<ref>{{cite news |title=News in Brief – A baby named Zak |newspaper=[[The Times]] |date=15 September 1965 |issue=56427 |page=7 }}</ref> He grew up at Sunny Heights at [[St George's Hill]] in Surrey and [[Tittenhurst Park]] at [[Sunninghill, Berkshire]], and attended [[Highgate School]] in London until 1981.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://rockandrollgarage.com/who-are-the-10-beatles-sons-and-daughters-that-look-exactly-like-them/ | title=Who are the 10 Beatles sons and daughters that look exactly like them | first=Rafael | last=Polcaro | date=14 September 2020 | website=Rock And Roll Garage |accessdate=1 April 2023 }}</ref>

At the age of eight, Starkey was given a drum kit by [[the Who]]'s drummer, [[Keith Moon]]. Moon (known to young Zak as "Uncle Keith") was one of his father's closest friends and Starkey's godfather. Although they never sat together at a drum kit, Moon discussed drumming with him as a boy. The drum kit was later sold at [[Sotheby's]] for £12,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moderndrummer.com/site/2006/11/zak-starkey|first=Ken|last=Micallef|title=The Who's Zak Starkey: Channeling Keith—And More|website=moderndrummer.com|date=16 November 2006|access-date=2 November 2010}}</ref>

Starkey subsequently began teaching himself to play the drums. His father gave him only one lesson, but he discouraged his growing interest because of the desire not to see him in the same business.<ref name="Zak Starkey AMG biog">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p128035/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Zak Starkey, AMG biography|first=Michael|last=Sutton|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=2 November 2010}}</ref> Although Starr has praised his son's abilities, he had always regarded him as a future lawyer or doctor. Starr's close friend, [[Kenney Jones]], drummer for [[Faces (band)|Faces]] and Moon's replacement in the Who, stated that he "virtually taught" the young Starkey to play the drums.<ref name="vulture.com">Devon Ivie. "Kenney Jones on the 'Fondness and Sadness' of His Who Era "As I'm concerned there's only one drummer for the Who, and that's Keith Moon."" Vulture. 8 July 2021. [https://www.vulture.com/2021/07/interview-kenney-jones-the-who-and-pete-townshend.html]</ref> By the age of twelve, Starkey was performing in pubs as a member of the [[garage band]] the Next.<ref name="Zak Starkey AMG biog"/> After Moon's death, Jones gifted the teenage Starkey a white drum kit formerly owned by Moon, which had been kept in storage by the Who.<ref name="vulture.com"/>

==Career==

===Spencer Davis, Eddie Hardin, John Entwistle and the Icicle Works===
In the early 1980s, Starkey appeared with a re-formed [[Spencer Davis Group]].<ref name="Zak Starkey AMG biog" /> He briefly joined [[the Semantics]], replacing founding drummer Jody Spence, during the recording process for their album ''Powerbill'', which ended up being released only in Japan in 1996 (after the group had disbanded). He joined the band when they moved from Nashville to Los Angeles and played in some shows and some recording sessions, but the band broke up less than a year after he joined.

In 1985, Starkey played on John Entwistle's solo album ''[[The Rock (John Entwistle album)|The Rock]]'' (released in 1996). Starkey replaced [[Chris Sharrock]] as the drummer in [[the Icicle Works]]<ref name="Zak Starkey AMG biog" /> in 1988, leaving the band after a brief tenure and appearing on only one recording. Founder member [[Ian McNabb]] issued a [[A-side and B-side|B-side]] after Starkey's departure from the band. The song features Starkey on drums and, as it includes band personnel from the time, is presumed to date from his tenure with the group. Starkey also plays on the 1989 album ''[[ASAP (band)|Silver and Gold]]'', a solo work released by [[Iron Maiden]] guitarist [[Adrian Smith (musician)|Adrian Smith]].<ref name="Zak Starkey AMG" />

===Ringo Starr and the All-Starr Band===
In 1985, Starkey joined his father on ''[[Sun City (song)|Sun City]]'' by [[Artists United Against Apartheid]], and during 1992 and 1995, he toured with [[Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band]], having previously guested on the band's 1989 tour. Starkey performed at Ringo Starr's 70th birthday party on 7 July 2010 at [[Radio City Music Hall]] in New York City. He joined his father and guest stars [[Yoko Ono]], [[Nils Lofgren]], [[Steven Van Zandt]] and [[Jeff Lynne]] for "[[With a Little Help from My Friends]]" and "[[Give Peace a Chance]]".

===The Who: 1996–2025 ===
In 1994, he joined John Entwistle and [[Roger Daltrey]] of [[the Who]] on a tour entitled "[[Daltrey Sings Townshend]]", which had developed from a two-night performance at [[Carnegie Hall]] to celebrate Daltrey's fiftieth birthday. In late 1995, he joined the band Face.  In the spring of 1996, he left the band to work with the Who<ref name="Zak Starkey AMG biog" /> on their ''[[Quadrophenia]]'' [[The Who Tour 1996-1997|tour]]. He received good reviews in this role and was praised by the music press for his strong drumming presence,<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/blogs/entertainment/music_nightlife/Review-The-Whos-Quadrophenia-at-the-Wells-Fargo-Center.html | title=Review: The Who's 'Quadrophenia' at the Wells Fargo Center | first=Dan | last=Deluca | work=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] | date=9 December 2012 | accessdate=1 April 2023 }}</ref> without trying to emulate the band's original drummer [[Keith Moon]]. Both Townshend and Daltrey stated that Starkey was the best match for the band since the death of [[Keith Moon]].
[[File:Roger Daltrey 1.jpg|thumb|Starkey with [[Roger Daltrey]] of [[the Who]] in concert]]

On 20 October 2001, he performed with the Who at the Concert for New York City at Madison Square Garden. This was heralded as the Who's "comeback" performance and they stole the show. ''Rolling Stone'' called their performance "one of the 50 moments that changed rock and roll". It was also one of John Entwistle's final appearances with the band.
On 7 February 2010, Starkey appeared with the Who during the half-time show of [[Super Bowl XLIV]] at the [[Sun Life Stadium]], Miami, Florida.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/drummer-zak-starkey-of-the-who-was-amazing-in-super-bowl-halftime-show_100316915.html|title=Drummer Zak Starkey Of 'The Who' Was Amazing in Super Bowl Halftime Show|author=Gomez Gina|publisher=thaindian.com|date=2 August 2010|access-date=2 November 2010|archive-date=28 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128164653/http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/drummer-zak-starkey-of-the-who-was-amazing-in-super-bowl-halftime-show_100316915.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Starkey was not available to record for most of the Who's 2006 album'' [[Endless Wire (The Who album)|Endless Wire]]'',<ref name="Zak Starkey AMG" /> as he had been on the road with Oasis and only had time to play on one track.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/music/2019/05/23/Zak-Starkey-The-Who-Moving-On-tour-Pittsburgh-interview-Ringo-Trojan/stories/201905230106|title=Zak Starkey, son of Ringo, talks about the magic of being in The Who|newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|access-date=7 March 2023}}</ref> However, he did join the Who for [[The Who Tour 2006-2007]] in support of the album, during which they headlined at [[Glastonbury Festival]] in 2007. The tour finished at the [[Hartwall Areena]] in [[Helsinki]], Finland on 9 July 2007. Pete Townshend's official website stated that Starkey was afterwards invited to become a full member of the Who, stating: "Some of you may have noticed in one of my recent diary postings that I welcomed Zak into the Who as a permanent member. This is something he doesn't feel he needs or wants. Let's just say that the door is always open to this amazing musician and whenever we can, we will always try to make it possible for Zak to work with the Who in the future."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.petetownshend.co.uk/diary/display.cfm?id=459&zone=diary|title=Zak Starkey, invitation to join The Who|publisher=petetownshend.co.uk| access-date=2 November 2010}}</ref> On 12 July 2008, Starkey played the drums for the Who at the 3rd annual [[VH1 Rock Honors]], which celebrated the band's long career.
[[File:Zak Starkey1.jpg|thumb|left|Starkey on stage with the Who in 2008]]

On 30 March 2010, he played with the band during their performance of ''Quadrophenia'' at the Royal Albert Hall in aid of the [[Teenage Cancer Trust]]. 
On 12 August 2012, he played with the Who at the finale of the [[2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony]] and later that year, on 12 December, he joined them at [[12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief]]. Starkey also joined the Who on their 2012–13 Quadrophenia and More tour, but he had to back out in February 2013 when he developed [[tendonitis]] but he re-joined the Who in September 2014 for their Who Hits 50 tour of UK and Europe and North America. in July 2015 and other shows during this year as part of [[The Who Hits 50!]] tour, which had started in 2014. This tour went on to include the Who at Desert Trip concert at [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival|Coachella Festival]] in California on 28 June 2015. Starkey also appeared with the Who when they performed as the headline act at the [[Glastonbury Festival]]. During this time, Starkey also played shows with [[Mick Jones (The Clash guitarist)|Mick Jones]] of [[the Clash]] and formed the Silver Machine with [[Bobby Gillespie]], [[Andrew Innes]], [[Glen Matlock]] and [[Little Barrie]].

In September 2016, Starkey was interviewed by ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' about the new covers album he was working on with [[Sshh Liguz|Sharna Liguz]], compiled with songs that had influenced them. They recorded these with the original members from each of the relevant bands. Funding for the album's ten tracks was raised by a [[crowdfunding]] campaign through the [[Pledgemusic]] site. Under the name SSHH, Starkey and Liguz also recorded other tracks.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/zak-starkey-taps-original-sex-pistols-for-problems-cover-w438719|title=Zak Starkey Enlists Original Sex Pistols for Fierce 'Problems' Cover|author=Jon Blistein|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=9 September 2016|access-date=9 September 2016}}</ref>

On 15 April 2025, it was reported that Townshend and Daltrey had sacked Starkey as their drummer, due to a disagreement or miscommunication between Daltrey and Starkey. During a charity concert on 30 March at the Royal Albert Hall, Roger Daltrey stopped the show a few times, with Pete Townshend carrying on when he could not, due to a problem with sound levels. Daltrey ended the concert at the last song, saying "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".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://metro.co.uk/2025/04/15/sack-key-member-decades-following-huge-fall-out-royal-albert-hall-gig-22914774|title=The Who sack key member after decades following 'huge fall out' over Royal Albert Hall gig|newspaper=[[Metro (British newspaper)]]|access-date=16 April 2025}}</ref> Daltrey later explained that the problem was caused by the sound person feeding a bad mix into his in-ear monitor, but Starkey took this as criticism of his playing, sniped back, and there were hurt feelings all round.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Watts |first=Marina |date=August 5, 2025 |title=The Who's Roger Daltrey Clarifies Zak Starkey's Firing, Calls His Comments 'Character Assassination' |url=https://people.com/the-who-roger-daltrey-says-zak-starkey-comments-were-character-assassination-11784895 |access-date=August 11, 2025 |website=People}}</ref> 

Starkey stated: "I was surprised and saddened anyone would have an issue with my performance that night" but added: "I remain their biggest fan" and "wish them the best."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/zak-starkey-firing-from-the-who-1235319105/|title=Zak Starkey Breaks Silence on Firing From the Who: 'I'm Surprised and Saddened'|first=Andy|last=Greene|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=16 April 2025|accessdate=17 April 2025}}</ref>  On 19 April, the band publicly announced that Starkey would be remaining with the band after all, with Townshend stating that all communication issues between Starkey and the band had been "aired happily".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Badshah |first=Nadeem |date=2025-04-19 |title=Zak Starkey reinstated as The Who's drummer, days after departure |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/apr/19/zak-starkey-reinstated-as-the-whos-drummer-days-after-departure |access-date=2025-04-20 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/zak-starkey-back-the-who-pete-townshend-1235321402/|title=Zak Is Back, the Who's Pete Townshend Says: 'Not Being Asked to Step Down'|first=Althea|last=Legaspi|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=19 April 2025|accessdate=19 April 2025}}</ref> However, a month later on May 18, Townshend announced on Instagram that Starkey would be leaving to pursue other projects. Starkey refuted this statement on Instagram, saying he had been fired two weeks after reinstatement and had been asked by the band to state that he had quit.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-who-part-ways-drummer-zak-starkey-again-farewell-tour-1235342140/|title=The Who Part Ways With Drummer Zak Starkey (Again) Ahead of Farewell Tour|first=Daniel|last=Kreps|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=May 18, 2025|accessdate=May 19, 2025}}</ref> The band then released a formal announcement reiterating their impending retirement and that Starkey "needs to devote all his energy" towards his other projects.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2308488/the-who-fire-zak-starkey-again/news/|title=The Who Fire Zak Starkey Again|first=Abby|last=Jones|work=Stereogum|date=May 18, 2025|accessdate=May 19, 2025}}</ref> He later claimed that he had been "retired rather than fired".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/zak-starkey-roger-daltrey-says-he-was-retired-from-the-who-11741991|title=Zak Starkey, Ringo Starr's Son, Says The Who's Roger Daltrey Clarified That He'd Been 'Retired' Rather Than 'Fired'|website=People.com}}</ref>

===Johnny Marr & the Healers: 1996–2003===
In 2000, Starkey was a founding member of [[Johnny Marr#With Johnny Marr and The Healers|Johnny Marr & the Healers]], although their first album, ''[[Boomslang (album)|Boomslang]]'',<ref name="Zak Starkey AMG biog" /> would not be released for another three years after which the band did a world tour in 2003. On 14 April 2001, he featured in both of the [[backing band]]s for the "[[Steve Marriott]] Tribute Concert", in which he appeared along with [[Rick Wills]], [[Rabbit Bundrick]], [[Bobby Tench]], [[Noel Gallagher]] and [[Paul Weller]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.humble-pie.net/rockon/pie2/html/news.html| title=Steve marriott Memorial Concert 2001| publisher=humble-pie.net| date=24 April 2001| access-date=14 February 2009| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122213240/http://www.humble-pie.net/rockon/pie2/html/news.html| archive-date=22 January 2009| df=dmy-all}}</ref>

===Oasis (Touring guest member)===
Starkey was a touring guest member for the band [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] from 2004 and was also featured on two tracks included on the Who's biographical album, ''[[The Who: Then and Now]]''.<ref name="Zak Starkey AMG" /> In May 2005, [[Noel Gallagher]] told the [[BBC]] that Starkey had participated in the recording sessions for ''[[Don't Believe the Truth]]'' although he was never an official member of the band. Starkey had recorded all but one track of these sessions which were originally called "Mucky Fingers" and were also for an official promotional video for the album. After the completion of these sessions Starkey stated: "It was amazing. They're all singers, they're all guitar players, they're all songwriters, they're all producers and they're all drummers."

[[File:Oasis drummer.jpg|thumb|Starkey on stage with Oasis in 2005]]
He travelled as a [[sideman]] on the year-long Oasis tour that followed and appeared in promotional videos for the associated singles. Despite this, he was not an official member of the band and rarely appeared with them in promotions. In April 2005, Noel Gallagher confirmed that Starkey was still a member of the Who. On 14 February 2007, Starkey appeared with Oasis when they received the [[BRIT Awards|BRIT Award]] for outstanding contribution to music.

Starkey recalled that playing with them was "massive" and called the band "some of the smartest musicians I've ever met".<ref>{{cite web|author=Tom Porter |url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/zak-starkey-on-oasis-the-smartest-musicians-ive-ever-met-207359 |title=Zak Starkey on Oasis: "the smartest musicians I've ever met" &#124; Guitar News |work=MusicRadar |date=19 May 2009 |access-date=11 August 2014}}</ref>

===Penguins Rising===
In 2008, Starkey formed the band Penguins Rising which had previously been called Penguin, along with his partner Sharna Liguz. The band's original lineup also included his daughter Tatia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/38763 |title=NME News Ex-Oasis man launches new band |work=NME |date=8 August 2008 |access-date=11 August 2014}}</ref> Penguins Rising went on to support [[Kasabian]] and [[Beady Eye]] on their respective tours. They released an album under the moniker of Pengu!ns, entitled ''Hatemale'', in 2011. Sshh signed to BMG as a solo artist in 2018, and the duo toured Australia opening for [[Primal Scream]] and then Liam Gallagher in support of the Sshh single "Rising Tide".

===Jamaica, reggae albums: 2016–present===
Starkey went on to build a studio in Ocho Rios and formed the in-house recording group with [[Sshh Liguz]], [[Sly and Robbie|Sly & Robbie]], [[Valentine Chin|Tony Chin]], [[Cyril Neville]] and [[Robbie Lyn]]. In 2016, he launched the record label Trojan Jamaica based on the island, co-funded by [[BMG Rights Management]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Zak Starkey Previews New Reggae Label Trojan Jamaica With Black Uhuru Song|publisher=RollingStone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/zak-starkey-black-uhuru-trojan-jamaica-812956|date= 27 March 2019|language=en|access-date=26 July 2021}}</ref> The Trojan name was licensed for use from the [[Trojan Records]] label. The label was formed with a mandate to reflect music from Jamaica along with soul and blues from America.<ref>{{cite web|title=Trojan Jamaica – About|publisher=TrojanJamaica|url=https://www.trojanjamaica.com/about|language=en|access-date=26 July 2021|archive-date=27 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727000857/https://www.trojanjamaica.com/about/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Recording on Trojan Jamaica and with the roles of co-producer and guitarist he is credited on the albums 'Red Gold Green & Blue', 'Red Gold Green & Blue RMXZ' both released in 2019. In 2020, ''RGGB RMXZ'' was released, while [[Got to Be Tough (Toots and the Maytals album)|''Got To Be Tough'']] by [[Toots and the Maytals]] followed the same year. This won a [[Grammy Awards|Grammy]] for Best Reggae Album that year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Got to Be Tough – Toots & the Maytals|publisher=AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0003375431|language=en|access-date=18 February 2021}}</ref> Additionally, the album ''Solid Gold'' was released by [[U-Roy]], featuring [[Ziggy Marley]], [[Santigold]], [[Shaggy (musician)|Shaggy]], [[Big Youth]], [[Mick Jones (The Clash guitarist)|Mick Jones]] of [[the Clash]] (Starkey has previously gigged with Jones), [[Richie Spice]], [[Tarrus Riley]], [[Jesse Royal (musician)|Jesse Royal]], and Rygin King. At this time, Starkey and his partner's band Sshh appeared at the invitation of the Peter Tosh Museum in Kingston, Jamaica, performing their version of "[[Get Up, Stand Up]]" (featuring [[Soul Syndicate]] and [[Eddie Vedder]]).

== Personal life ==
In 1985, Starkey married Sarah Menikides (b. 1959). They separated in 2006 and divorced in 2021.<ref name="Sarah">{{Cite web|url=https://favebites.com/sarah-menikides/|title=Sarah Menikides Shares A Daughter With Zak Starkey|website=Favebites.com|access-date=7 March 2023}}</ref> They had a daughter, Tatia Jayne (born 7 September 1985).<ref name="Zak Starkey AMG">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p128035/credits|pure_url=yes}}|title=Zak Starkey credits|publisher=AllMusic| access-date=2 November 2010}}</ref><ref name="Sarah"/>

Starkey married [[Sshh Liguz|Sharna Liguz]], his partner of 18 years, on 21 March 2022. The couple had chosen the date in honour of their daughter, Luna Lee Lightnin, who was born a year earlier.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ringo Starr's Son Zak Starkey Marries Sharna Liguz in L.A. Ceremony (with Eddie Vedder as a Best Man!) |url=https://people.com/music/ringo-starr-son-zak-starkey-marries-sharna-liguz-eddie-vedder/ |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|language=en}}</ref> The wedding was held at the [[Sunset Marquis Hotel]] in [[West Hollywood, California]]. [[Eddie Vedder]] and [[Johnny Marr]] served as Starkey's best men, while reggae musician [[Pato Banton]] officiated the ceremony.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ringo Starr's son Zak Starkey marries in Los Angeles |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/03/25/Zak-Starkey-marries-Sharna-Liguz-wedding-Ringo-Starr-son/7311648215522/ |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=UPI |language=en}}</ref>

==Associated acts==
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{{div col}}
* [[The Icicle Works]] (1988)
* [[Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band]] (1992–1995)
* [[The Semantics]] (1992–1993)
* [[Roger Daltrey]] (1994–1995)
* Face (1995–1996)
* [[The Who]] (1996–2025)*<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/05/the-who-zak-starkey-fired-again-asked-say-he-quit-1236403394/|title=The Who's Zak Starkey Fired Again, Claims He Was Asked To Say He Quit: "This Would Be A Lie"|first=Glenn|last=Garner|date=18 May 2025|work=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref>
* [[The Lightning Seeds]] (1997–2000)
* [[Johnny Marr]] and the Healers (2000–2003)
* [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] (2004–2008)
{{div col end}}

==Discography==
* [[Artists United Against Apartheid]] {{en dash}} ''[[Sun City (album)|Sun City]]'' (1985)
* [[Roger Daltrey]] {{en dash}} ''[[Under a Raging Moon (album)|Under a Raging Moon]]'' (1985)
* [[ASAP (band)|ASAP]] {{en dash}} ''Silver and Gold'' (1989)
* [[Ringo Starr]] {{en dash}} ''[[Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band (album)|Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band]]'' (1990)
* [[Ringo Starr]] {{en dash}} [[Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Volume 2: Live from Montreux|''Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band Volume 2: Live from Montreux'']] (1993)
* [[Tony Martin (British singer)|Tony Martin]] {{en dash}} ''[[Back Where I Belong (Tony Martin album)|Back Where I Belong]]'' (1992)
* Moody Marsden Band {{en dash}} ''Never Turn Our Back on the Blues'' (1992)
* [[Robert Hart (musician)|Robert Hart]] {{en dash}} ''Robert Hart'' (1992)
* [[Eikichi Yazawa]] {{en dash}} ''Anytime Woman'' (1992)
* [[The Semantics]] {{en dash}} ''Powerbill'' (1996)
* [[John Entwistle]] {{en dash}} ''[[The Rock (John Entwistle album)|The Rock]]'' (1996)
* [[Simon Townshend]] {{en dash}} ''Among Us'' (1996)
* [[Ringo Starr]] {{en dash}} ''[[Ringo Starr and His Third All-Starr Band Volume 1]]'' (1996)
* Eddie Hardin {{en dash}} ''Wizard's Convention, Vol. 2'' (1997)
* The Lightning Seeds – Like You Do (1997)
* [[The Lightning Seeds]] {{en dash}} ''[[Tilt (The Lightning Seeds album)|Tilt]]'' (1999)
* [[Sascha Schmitz|Sasha]] {{en dash}} ''[[Surfin' on a Backbeat]]'' (2001)
* [[Johnny Marr]] and the Healers {{en dash}} ''[[Boomslang (album)|Boomslang]]'' (2003)
* [[The Who]] {{en dash}} ''[[Then and Now (The Who album)|Then and Now]]'' (2004)
* [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] {{en dash}} ''[[Don't Believe the Truth]]'' (2005)
* [[The Who]] {{en dash}} ''[[Endless Wire (The Who album)|Endless Wire]]'' (2006)
* [[Paul Weller (singer)|Paul Weller]] and [[Graham Coxon]] {{en dash}} "[[This Old Town]]" (2007)
* [[Broken English (band)|Broken English]] {{en dash}} ''The Rough with the Smooth'' (2007)
* [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] {{en dash}} ''[[Dig Out Your Soul]]'' (2008)
* SSHH {{en dash}} ''Issues'' (2016)
* Various {{en dash}} ''Red Gold Green & Blue'' (2019)
* [[The Who]] {{en dash}} ''[[Who (album)|Who]]'' (2019)
* [[Toots and the Maytals]] {{en dash}} ''[[Got to Be Tough (Toots and the Maytals album)|Got to Be Tough]]'' (2020)
* [[U-Roy]] {{en dash}} ''Solid Gold'' (2021)
* [[Mick Fleetwood]] & Friends {{en dash}} [[Celebrate the Music of Peter Green and the Early Years of Fleetwood Mac]] (2021)

==References==
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==External links==
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{{The Icicle Works}}
{{The Who}}
{{The Lightning Seeds}}
{{Oasis}}
{{Ringo Starr main}}
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[[Category:1965 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:ASAP (band) members]]
[[Category:English rock drummers]]
[[Category:Musicians from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham]]
[[Category:Oasis (band) members]]
[[Category:People educated at Highgate School]]
[[Category:People from Chipping Barnet]]
[[Category:People from Finchley]]
[[Category:People from Hammersmith]]
[[Category:People from Sunninghill]]
[[Category:People from Weybridge]]
[[Category:Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band members]]
[[Category:Family of Ringo Starr|Zak Starkey]]
[[Category:The Best (band) members]]
[[Category:The Icicle Works members]]
[[Category:The Lightning Seeds members]]
[[Category:The Who members]]
[[Category:20th-century English male musicians]]
[[Category:20th-century English drummers]]
[[Category:21st-century English male musicians]]
[[Category:21st-century English drummers]]