Oasis member quits

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One of the band is unlikely to play with the Manchester legends again

May 12, 2008
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Oasis drummer Zak Starkey is unlikely to perform with the band again after falling out with singer/guitarist Noel Gallagher.

According to The Sun today (May 12), Starkey is highly unlikely to play with the band on any forthcoming live dates, and his involvement in their forthcoming new album, recently completed, will be his last with Oasis.

The newspaper quotes a source close to the band as saying: "There have been arguments with Noel Gallagher and general disagreements."

No official announcement about a possible departure or replacement have been made by the band.

The band are due to embark on a US tour in August, and are rumoured to be announcing further live plans soon.

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madcap3

May 12, 2008

Loz ex of Ride - Andy Bell's ex ex bandmate anyone?Great drummer and more than up to the job.

DaveIndieBoy

May 12, 2008

Blimey, how many drummers do Oasis want to go through...? Them sticks an skins are jinxed!

sc_jag

May 12, 2008

Bit of a shame cos he's a top drummer, but now Noel & Liam should try and get Whitey back. Highly unlikely, but you can only try.

Mathewbell300

May 12, 2008

Bring back Alan White

Moon1979

May 12, 2008

Whitey is back playing with his brother in June, he's back on the scene, get him back! Otherwise i'm up for it!!

Mathewbell300

May 12, 2008

Birng back Alan White

gavdann

May 12, 2008

Aww shurrup. Loz is playing with The Mary Chain at the moment. I don't want him jumping ship to Oasis.

Elvisisking

May 12, 2008

Oasis-the new Spinal Tap! Watch out as they may too, lose a drummer to a bizarre gardening accident.....

THE Oasis Fan

May 12, 2008

5 band members in 13 years, and none of them are dead, jeeezgood if they could get whitey back though, more chance fo them getting keith moon though!

drgonzo2012

May 12, 2008

haha this is funny, I bet they ask whitey to come back, hope he tells them to fuck right off, sacking him like that in favour of the son of a beatle was disgusting. Twats.

lipgloss

May 12, 2008

has ringo got any other sons that play drums?

neweducation

May 12, 2008

i saw starkey with the who about 8 years ago and thought it was amazing, never really rated him much in oasis though. alan whites sound for me was one of the best things about oasis in their best years... it needs to be recreated.

Mafs72

May 12, 2008

Re Loz Ex RideFantastic drummer but I think he has more than his hands full drumming for the original sibling spat merchants that are the Reid Brothers in The Mary Chain..

bpedersen75

May 12, 2008

Bring back Tony McCarroll! :)

Midgeman90

May 12, 2008

For starters drgonzo2012, Whitey wasnt sacked, he made the decision to leave because he felt he was becoming to much of a 'session' musician and he wasnt enjoying it anymore. and Zak isnt and has never been the official drummer for oasis, he has always been just a temporary measure. but still...Bring back Whitey!

spug5ter

May 12, 2008

Forget Alan White - get Steve White instead! Now Weller has ditched him he'll be looking for a gig

Moon1979

May 12, 2008

for your information Midgeman90 i had a drum lesson with Steve White and he told me his brother got a call from Oasis management while he was away on holiday telling him he was no longer wanted in the band, he tried to get in touch with Noel or Liam but they never answered his calls and that was it for him and Oasis. Sums up the Gallaghers really. Tossers who used to write good tunes!!

BorstalBreakout

May 13, 2008

Bring in Paul Cook from the Sex Pistols to show them up for the fakes that they are. Up The Pistols!

bloodyhippy

May 13, 2008

How about Jonny Aitken- played drums on Nic Armstrong's Greatest White Liar, which Noel loved and took them on tour to the US (they also played with them at the Noise & Confusion, Millenium Stadium). Jonny also session for Spirtulized. He's one of the best drummers i've seen and as visual as Keith Moon- which would make Oasis a bit more interesting to watch.

Micro_Oasis

May 13, 2008

it's true, zak was never really a member (look closely and you'll find him as "guest musician" as well as Jay Darlington, all over the Don't Believe... album and the Lord Don't... dvd). I have to say that i'm really dissapointed by Noel, he just has to stop fighting with people!, Zak brought the last album a spirit i've never felt since "Morning Glory"!! And I went to the gig in Argentina....wow, speachless...his drumming was so punky, so vintage rock, that Whitey never could achieve.Let's face it, Whitey was great drumming in records, but live....mmm, it was kinda basic and boring

Darcy23

May 19, 2008

well hang on a sec we don't even know if zack has even left yet. Just because a 1 newspaper , in its gossip section, says that zacks left it dosen't mean its true, no one from the band has said anything so until noel or zack says its true, its just hear'say!!!!