“He’s not being asked to step down,” according to Pete Townshend.

Last week, The Who “made a collective decision to part ways,” after a round of shows at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

“Maybe we didn’t put enough time into sound checks, giving us problems on stage. The sound in the centre of the stage is always the most difficult to work with. Roger did nothing wrong but fiddle with his in-ear monitors. Zak made a few mistakes and he has apologised. Albeit with a rubber duck drummer. We are a family, this blew up very quickly and got too much oxygen. It’s over. We move forward now with optimism and fire in our bellies,” Townshend said.