Zak invited to become member of The Who

[Martin Bailey]

> "FOOTNOTE: Since this interview Zak has been invited
> to become a member of the Who"
>
>
> Has Pete tried to get Zak to sign up to
> stop him playing with Oasis?? Because they have plans
> for more new music, or is it just to tie him to the
> already scheduled tour into 2007/8?


I think this may have come about in the last few weeks, and it's all because
of Rabbit not being there.  Pete is missing Rabbit, and has just realised
what a big part of the "Extend Who" that he was.  Pete doesn't like to play
without Rabbit, and feels the same way about Zak too.

So, Pete is now ready to let both Zak and Rabbit join the "Proper Who".

Expect an announcement about Rabbit joining the Who soon after Rabbit
rejoins the tour.

I think the only tangible difference we'll see is that the three (or four)
of them will be photographed/ interviewed together in magazines and on CD
covers, etc.


Jim M said:
> So, who is the Grasshopper, anyway?  Hamish?  Are these interviews just
for
> Pete's website?  Why not just write some diaries?

The Grasshopper is just "whoever is interviewing Pete at the time".  For
example, this one is credited (at the top of the diary) as being "Fabrice
Guillermet of Virgin magazine".

I imagine that these are emailed interviews.  As Pete already has written
out his answers in an electronic format, it's a no-brainer to just cut&paste
them onto his website.

Hopefully, the result of this will be that interviewers will avoid asking
the same old questions again and again  With any luck, maybe they'll get a
little bit more imaginative with their questioning.

-MB