Zak Starkey was born on September 13, 1965 in London, England to Richard and Maureen Starkey while in the middle of his father`s fame as the drummer with the Beatles. Although Ringo was famous, at home, Richie and Maureen made sure that Zak stayed mostly in the background, giving him a childhood as best as they could give him. After the Beatles broke up in 1970, Zak expressed an interest in music. He took piano lessons and learned how to play the recorder, however his main instrument was the drums. When Zak was 10, Richie gave Zak his first drum kit and gave him one lesson- feeling that his son should find his own groove behind the drums rather than to copy his own style. Zak practised by hearing records, mostly by the Who and driving his mother crazy. Keith and Zak struck up a warm friendship and Keith gave Zak a new, bigger, set of drums. They got closer when Zak`s parents divorced in 1975 and Richie moved to Los Angeles, California with visitation rights. However the divorce was painful for Zak and he blamed Richie for the divorce- their relationship had since been a bit strained. Keith gave Zak an open invitation to visit him whenever he wanted. Sadly, all that changed with Keith died of an accidental overdose of pills on September 7, 1978. At the age of 16, Zak had his first band, called the Next. He dropped out of school and moved into a cottage on his father`s estate in Tittenhurst Park. He was the youngest member of his band and had access to alcohol and would skip school in order to get drunk. Maureen found out and tried to send Zak to tutors, but it was no use. Unable to control his ways, Richie threw Zak out of the house. Richie was also experiencing his problems with alcohol. The Next changed their name to Monopacific, managed by Peter Butler, who was Keith`s assistant. Maureen`s boyfriend, later husband, Isaac Tigrett, gave Zak a job at the Hard Rock Cafe along with his brother Jason and sister Lee. At the age of 17, Zak had his first professional studio with The Spencer Davis Group. Monopacific broke up and Zak started to work with the Who`s bassist, John Entwistle. On January 22, 1985, Zak married his girlfriend of 3 years, Sarah Menedikes in a private, secret ceremony. The next day, Zak and Sarah announced to their families that they were married and the following day, Richie gave the newlyweds a reception party. On September 7, 1985, Zak became a father when Sarah gave birth to Tatia Jayne Starkey. Tatia`s birth helped Richie and Zak mend their relationship. Zak continued to work as a drummer, with the Crowds, Icicle Works, and A.S.a.P for many charitable projects. Zak formed his own band, ICE and released a record in Japan, where he also played a guitar on some tracks. In 1989, Zak joined his father in his All Starr Band and remained there until 1992 and 1995, touring around the world. In 1994, Roger Daltrey invited Zak to perform with him in his Daltrey Sings Townshend. During that year, Zak and Simon Townshend formed their own band, Animal Soup. He also had a side project, Face. In April of 1994, Maureen was diagnosed with luekemia. Zak rushed to her side and found that his blood and bone marrow typed closely matched hers and donated to try to save her life at the Fred Hutchinson Center for Cancer Research in Seattle, Washington. Sadly, on December 30, 1994, Maureen died peacefully with Zak and her family at her bedside. In 1995, John Entwistle and Zak joined Ringo in his All Starr Band and started to tour in the Un

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