Pete Townshend opened up about a dynamic shift within The Who as the band split from Zak Starkey and said he needs "to be careful what I say" about as the musicians navigate the ordeal.

Pete Townshend has a simple description of The Who's turbulent split with longtime drummer Zak Starkey: "It's a mess." In a new interview with i Paper, the legendary guitarist and songwriter opened up about the chaotic sequence of events earlier this year involving Starkey's firing,

Zak Starkey hasn't shied away from how he felt when The Who fired him, re-hired him, then "retired" him, and in a new interview with The i Paper, Pete Townshend shared his own confusion with the decision that was supposedly made after a recent performance at Albert Hall.