Zappa Quotes

• Interviewer: 'So Frank, you have long hair. Does that make you a woman?' Frank Zappa: 'You have a wooden leg. Does that make you a table?

  Frank Zappa

  Hair, Long, Doe

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• People like Frank Zappa were amazing for us Brits.

  Rick Wakeman

  People, Frank, Brits

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• But I mean, again, Zappa's far more musical than the Bonzos ever were.

  Neil Innes

  Mean, Musical

  "Bonzo Dog Band". Interview with Richie Unterberger, www.furious.com. January, 2001.

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• We are not a Zappa cover band. We only play Frank's songs that were recorded by the Mothers of Invention and I think a lot of those songs were complex.

  Jimmy Carl Black

  Mother, Song, Thinking

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• Frank Zappa... was Beethoven for insane rock guys.

  Scott Ian

  Rocks, Guy, Insane

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• The hardest and worst interview that I have ever done was with Frank Zappa.

  Nina Blackwood

  Done, Interviews, Worst

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• I got married about three years ago again to a wonderful German woman. Her name is Monika and she is beautiful. She is one of the biggest women Zappa fans I have ever met in my life.

  Jimmy Carl Black

  Beautiful, Years, Names

  Jimmy Carl Black Interview by Stephen Moore in Munich, Germany, www.stevemoorebooks.com. March 29, 2000.

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• Jeff Beck is my idol .. sometimes he finds notes that I just do not have on my guitar. Frank Zappa's another one .. I loved Frank Zappa ... I do think Van Halen reinvented the guitar ... he's an excellent musician, a shrewd guitarist and as a person he's wonderful.

  Ritchie Blackmore

  Music, Thinking, Idols

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• The mother of invention in music is necessity, not Frank Zappa!

  Steve Winwood

  Mother, Invention, Music Is

  Source: www.bullz-eye.com

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• I think there's plenty of room, even in the most serious activist circles, for humor. Humor can be very effective both to inspire, and as a weapon. Just ask Frank Zappa and Charlie Chaplin.

  Jello Biafra

  Thinking, Circles, Inspire

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• American culture has a lot of great moustaches in its history. Mark Twain had a great moustache, Charlie Chaplin, Ben Turpin ... but Zappa, he's got the best moustache in American history. Got the moustache, right, and he's got that little thing on his chin, I think it's called an imperial, that is, like, the coolest thing. That's like one of the great icons of the twentieth century.

  Matt Groening

  Thinking, Icons, Culture

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• Frank Zappa was one of the gods of the Czech underground, I thought of him as a friend. Whenever I feel like escaping from the world of the Presidency, I think of him.

  Vaclav Havel

  Thinking, Escaping, World

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• One of my pet peeves is that sometimes the talents of my band get overlooked because, and it was the same problem that Frank Zappa had, with a lot of groups that use humor, people don't realize there's a lot of craft behind the comedy.

  Al Yankovic

  People, Pet, Groups

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I'm one of those people who sees Frank Zappa in a cup of coffee, or elephants wrestling in clouds. But also, conscious creation of all kinds moves me.

  Idara Victor

  Coffee, Moving, Wrestling

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• I'm moved by us, our quirks and mistakes. I find inspiration in everything from a piece of art to the hem of a dress. I'm one of those people who sees Frank Zappa in a cup of coffee, or elephants wrestling in clouds. But also, conscious creation of all kinds moves me. And a divinely expressed performance in any genre sets me completely on fire.

  Idara Victor

  Art, Mistake, Coffee

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• I chased every band around the world. Frank Zappa and The Mothers Of Invention, you name it. I could just go on and on. It was my hobby, my pastime, and my obsession for several years.

  Cassandra Peterson

  Mother, Years, Names

  "Elvira on her date with Elvis and the fish recipe she got from Vincent Price". Interview with Katie Rife, aux.avclub.com. OCtober 5, 2016.

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• Somebody under 30, if the name Frank Zappa came up, they would just say, "Who?" To me that didn't sit well, because I felt my dad's accomplishments in music should be better known, not just in a popular way, but better understood.

  Dweezil Zappa

  Dad, Names, Accomplishment

  "Dweezil Zappa plays... whatever he wants". Interview with Allison Stewart, www.chicagotribune.com. October 6, 2016.

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• The first time I ever went to Chicago was with Zappa and I had a fantastic experiences with him and every other band I've played with. It's a great music town.

  Terry Bozzio

  Chicago, Band, Firsts

  Source: beintheloopchicago.com

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• Some great experiences I've had and little by little I've come to the realization that everything Frank Zappa told me was the truth, whether I wanted to believe it or not. You know, I was young and naive or in denial. But he really was a special, special human being.

  Terry Bozzio

  Believe, Special, Realization

  Source: beintheloopchicago.com

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• I'm not Zappa, you know. I'm just Terry.

  Terry Bozzio

  Knows

  Source: beintheloopchicago.com

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• I think the thing that I got most from working with Frank Zappa is that I was able to see someone who completely independent. The most beautiful thing about Frank was that he was completely in the moment and present and eternally creative.

  Steve Vai

  Beautiful, Independent, Thinking

  Source: archive.alternativenation.net

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• When Frank Zappa would get an idea for a song, he just did it. He didn't wait for anybody or expect anyone to do it.

  Steve Vai

  Song, Ideas, Waiting

  Source: archive.alternativenation.net

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• There was a lot of camaraderie among the bands. I remember a lot of times when I'd be driving up Laurel Canyon and pass by the house where Frank Zappa was living and I'd just see people out on the porch playing guitars.

  June Millington

  Guitar, People, House

  Source: therumpus.net

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• My obligation is to release the music the way Frank [Zappa] released it.

  Gail Zappa

  Way, Release, Obligation

  Source: therumpus.net

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• Frank [Zappa] always wanted to do a sound library - he sampled so many great musicians. For piano, for example, he sampled every octave, not just one (that you could just transpose electronically), and he did all different types of attack, with and without pedals, all that kind of stuff.

  Gail Zappa

  Piano, Library, Musician

  Source: therumpus.net

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