Pete Townshend, who co-founded English rock band The Who, clarified Ringo Starr's son Zac Starkey’s status with the band after he issued a statement earlier this week saying he was parting ways with the band after their recent round of shows at the Royal Albert Hall.

Weird week for drummers, huh? Having been mildly eclipsed by percussionist issues elsewhere in the rock sphere, the members of The Who have announced that they’re not firing drummer Zak Starkey after all.

Wrote band leader Pete Townshend, "There have been some communication issues, personal and private on all sides, that needed to be dealt with, and these have been aired happily." After a brief parting of ways,