Pete Townshend, who co-founded English rock band The Who, clarified Ringo Starr's son Zac Starkey’s status with the band after he issued a statement earlier this week saying he was parting ways with the band after their recent round of shows at the Royal Albert Hall.

ET: Zak Starkey is speaking out after his apparent firing from The Who. "I'm very proud of my near 30 years with The Who," Starkey said in a statement to People on Wednesday, April 16. "Filling the shoes of my Godfather,

Wrote band leader Pete Townshend, "There have been some communication issues, personal and private on all sides, that needed to be dealt with, and these have been aired happily." After a brief parting of ways,