Zak Starkey

Zak Starkey is an English drummer, well-known as the first-born child of The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr and his first wife, Maureen Cox and also as the former drummer of Britpop band Oasis - one of the bands most influenced by his father's.

Starkey is mostly noted for his unofficial membership in Oasis, being their third drummer. He joined the band in 2004, replacing longtime drummer Alan White. He subsequently performed on most of their sixth studio album Don't Believe the Truth, released in 2005, toured in 2005-2006 and recorded in 2007 and 2008 for their 2008 release, Dig Out Your Soul. Starkey was invited officially in the band in 2006, but such a move remains to be seen. On May 11, 2008, however, several newspapers broke a story about a row between Noel Gallagher and Starkey, reporting that his involvement with the band is finished despite completing work on the newly finished album. Noel confirmed this in an interview with Mojo magazine in July.