Rabbit as Whofan

[L. Bird]

>Especially since Dave kindly produced the interview clip by Rabbit
himself, we're left to understand that Rabbit simply isn't a Who
fan.  He plays what he has to (and quite well, I hasten to add), then
goes about his business.  At this point, the presumption is that he
knows NO Who songs that haven't been on a setlist.

Since Rabbit has played The Who's music all these years, I think we can 
safely assume he's not offended by it.  Also, I think the performance 
opportunities make him fairly eager to tour with Roger and Pete.  Pete has 
also said good things about Rabbit's virtuosity, as in: Rabbit can actually 
play the things Pete hears in his head.  However, I think it's obvious that 
Rabbit has little or no creative input into The Who's music, and also we 
know that he's often forgotten when people (including Pete and Matt) talk 
about the band.

Does this mean he's so dependable they forget about him?  They consider him 
a hired hand and not really part of the band?  Whatever, it's easy to 
understand that Rabbit actually prefers working in creative situations where 
he composes and otherwise materially contributes.

Another consideration for this discussion, I don't think Roger and Pete go 
home and listen to the Who's CDs, either.  They like to play the music 
onstage, but not listen to the recordings.  It's likely Roger doesn't even 
know what Pete's got squirreled away in his vault.  He's not a Whofan in 
that sense, either.


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