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Music is always a commentary on society.

Frank Zappa

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Frank Zappa
Age: 52 †
Born: 1940
Born: December 21
Died: 1993
Died: December 4
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Frank Vincent Zappa
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Studied law, but not qualified to practice it.
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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.
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I knew Jimi (Hendrix) and I think that the best thing you could say about Jimi was: there was a person who shouldn't use drugs.
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The whole Universe is a large joke. Everything in the Universe are just subdivisions of this joke. So why take anything too serious.
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The FCC extorts broadcasters by threatening to take away their licenses for infringements which are usually the result of complaints from an extreme, right wing, tiny bunch of individuals.
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A composer is a guy who goes around forcing his will on unsuspecting air molecules, often with the assistance of unsuspecting musicians.
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He wants to do you in cause the color of your skin.
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Is this something new, having people stomp on you? Is it what I need to do for your pleasure?
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I'm in a big dilemma about my Big-Leg Emma.
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Anything played wrong twice in a row is the beginning of an arrangement.
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Take the Kama Sutra. How many people died from the Kama Sutra as opposed to the Bible? Who wins?
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They tried to make me go to Catholic school, too. I lasted a very short time. When the penguin came after me with a ruler, I was out of there.
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Elmore James only knew one lick, but you had the feeling that he meant it.
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The crux of the biscuit is: If it entertains you, fine. Enjoy it. If it doesn't, then blow it out your ass. I do it to amuse myself. If I like it, I release it. If somebody else likes it, that's a bonus.
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The devil, he's about this big. He had a red suit on and a widow's peak, and then a pointed tail, and like a sulfur reek. Yes, it was him alright, I swear.
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I want a hairy little Jewish Princess with a brand new nose, who knows where it goes.
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I think it is good that books still exist, but they do make me sleepy.
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Hendrix is one of the most revolutionary figures in today's pop culture, musically and sociologically.
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They were wearing smelly blankets, they looked like Donovan fans.
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