Who is Frank Zappa
Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American musician, composer, and bandleader. His work is characterized by nonconformity, free-form improvisation, sound experiments, musical virtuosity and satire of American culture. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa composed rock, pop, jazz, jazz fusion, orchestral and musique concrète works, and produced almost all of the 60-plus albums that he released with his band the Mothers of Invention and as a solo artist. Zappa also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed album covers. He is considered one of the most innovative and stylistically diverse musicians of his generation.As a self-taught composer and performer, Zappa had diverse musical influences that led him to create music that w...Read Full Biography of Frank Zappa
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Frank Zappa Quotes
- Art is making something out of nothing and selling it.
- One of my favorite philosophical tenets is that people will agree with you only if they already agree with you. You do not change people's minds.
- No change in musical style will survive unless it is accompanied by a change in clothing style. Rock is to dress up to.
- The computer can't tell you the emotional story. It can give you the exact mathematical design, but what's missing is the eyebrows.
- If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go to the library.
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Sangam1249: the mind is like a parachute. it doesn't work if it isn't open. "frank zappa"Rosti_rastelli: frank zappa - the grand wazoo (visualizer)
Luizsantosdrums: frank zappa the big 1974 invasion - genetically modified monsters
Kjungxoxx_: “so many books, so little time.” ― frank zappa
Alchemicalalley: well, we’ve almost seen it all with these *dancing fools* in our formerly respected professions - all we need now is for politicians, media and legal professionals to strut their stuff. ( never into frank zappa’s music much, but didn’t he do a track called dancing fool?)
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