Zak Starkey

Zak Starkey faced a challenge most drummers never will: being the son of Ringo Starr, arguably the most famous drummer alive. The easy path would have been trading on the name; instead he earned the drum stool with the Who from 1996 to 2025 and played with Oasis, Johnny Marr, and others on pure ability. What I admire is that he turned an impossible comparison into motivation rather than excuse, developing a hard, propulsive style distinct from his father's feel. Inheriting a legend's surname and still building your own sound takes real spine. Decades behind the kit are his answer to the inevitable question.

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Name (English)

Zak Starkey

Name (Japanese)

ザック・スターキー

Reading

ざっく・すたーきー

Born

September 13, 1965 (age 61)

Origin

London, United Kingdom

Occupation

drummer / musician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Snake

• Official sitehttps://www.kathyszaksite.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zak%20Starkey
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B6%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AD%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q144589

Tags

• drummer
• musician

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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