Starkey, Zak

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Born On: September 13 1965

Genres: Rock

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• Oasis
• Who, The
• Icicle Works, The
• Waterboys, The
• Asap
• Lightning Seeds, The
• Face
• Starr And His All-Starr Band, Ringo
• Marr And The Healers, Johnny
• Semantics, The

Starkey, Zak Biography

Zak Starkey (born September 13, 1965 in London, England) is the semi-permanent drummer in the current lineup of Britpop band Oasis. Before that he had also worked with prominent acts such as The Who (who he still sometimes works with) and Johnny Marr. Zak is the first-born son of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr (who was born Richard Starkey) and his first wife, Maureen Cox.

Starkey received his first small starter drum kit from his father, although legend mistakenly reports that it came from his idol, Keith Moon of The Who. Keith did however give Zak his first massive professional kit - one previously used by Moon with The Who. Nearly 20 years after Moon's death, Starkey was invited to become the drummer in the touring version of The Who.

At the age of eight, he became interested in music. At ten, he started teaching himself how to play drums after receiving only one lesson from his famous father, who reportedly did not want him following in his footsteps. Although Ringo praises his son's undeniable skills and talents, he said about his son's musical dedication and endeavour that he "always regarded Zak as a lawyer or as a doctor", not a drummer like himself.

By the age of 12, Starkey was already performing in pubs with a band. In his teens, Starkey was a member of the garage act the Next. He eventually landed work with a re-formed Spencer Davis Group. In 1985, shortly after getting married, Starkey released a musical version of Wind in the Willows with Eddie Hardin. On September 7, 1985, his daughter was born making his father, Ringo Starr, the youngest grandfather of all Beatles' members. He suffered the tragic loss of his mother in 1994 when she died of leukemia, despite a bone marrow transplant in which Zak was the donor.

Despite Zak's popular father, his middle name isn't "son of Ringo", and he actually has a long and varied list of credits to his name. Zak had established himself as a sought-after session musician and as a gifted and proven drummer, playing drums for artists such as Icicle Works, the Waterboys, ASAP, and the Lightning Seeds. In 1996, Starkey left his band Face, to fulfill a childhood dream of joining The Who. He has received very good reviews in this role - especially from Townshend, Daltrey, and Entwistle - for being a strong drumming presence but without explicitly imitating Moon.

In addition, he continued to work with other acts, including touring with the Lightning Seeds. In 2000 Starkey was a founding member of Johnny Marr & the Healers, debuting with Boomslang three years later.

Joining Oasis (2004-) In 2004, Starkey joined the famous Britpop band Oasis, filling a void left by longtime drummer Alan White's departure. Starkey participated in the recording of the group's album Don't Believe The Truth in Los Angeles during sessions of September-December 2004, providing drums on all of the tracks of the album and the b-sides (only one track - "Mucky Fingers" does not feature Starkey). Zak described the sessions: "It was amazing. They're all singers, They're all guitar players, they're all songwriters, they're all producers... and they're all fucking drummers."

Zak also appears as a member of the band in their videos and is playing on the big supporting tour of the record this year, which is due to last till April 2006. Also, Noel Gallagher has said that there are some leftover tracks from the sessions, that could land on another studio album, and also the band has a second b-side album on the cards which will feature more of his performance.

The Who (2006-) Starkey is expected to drum on some tracks for the Who's new album, which is expected to be released in summer 2006, and will join the Who during their already-planned 2006-2007 tour

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