Frank Zappa - The Today Show May 14, 1993 - One of Frank's Last Interviews - From My Master
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Frank Zappa - The Today Show May 14, 1993 - One of Frank's Last Interviews - From My Master
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Well Frank we remember you clearly and dearly, whether you like it or not.
Too right. The man has made me laugh so much and his music is bliss
This hurt my heart to watch. I really respect the man, for his courage, his musical talent, his wit, and his intellect.
Yes. The most human I've ever seen him. Made me sad
Very sad he had symptoms for a long time
AMEN to that
My heart already hurts, and I just started watching it
Me too
I worked on the Yellow Shark concerts in Germany and I still remember them very fondly. Frank was a great human being. And musician, obviously. And many thanks to the Ensemble Modern who did his music justice.
Very cool, man! That must have been such an enjoyable time for you! 😊
@@JoshBruin77 Absolutely. I've worked on many concerts but this one is still top of the list.
Can’t help but feel bad when she asks “how does Frank Zappa want to be remembered” I would hate for someone to ask me that when I know I’m going to die and there’s nothing I can do about it 💔 RIP Frank. I Listen to you everyday
Stroke survivor, just informed I have markers for prostate cancer. Checking in with St. Zappa. What a blessing, to be free of the desire to be remembered. To abandon hope of legacy, to join the great masses. Thank you Frank, my friend.
Make sure that you get blood tests every 6 months, to a year. It's supposedly very easy to look at white cell counts to determine if you are cancerous, and where.
I'm 80 y/o and have been a Frank Zappa fan from day one. Not just the Mother's music, and all the stunts and shenanigans on stage, but Frank as a father and family man. I'm also aligned with most of his political and social perspectives to the extent that I understand them.
In the late 60's, while working on my undergraduate degree at Cal Poly, Pomona, I researched the hip/free spirit/ sociological phenomenon raging in Los Angeles. My research partner was a guy named Bob Zappa. At that time I wasn't smart enough to connect the name dots. When Bob and I chatted about our away-from-school family and social life, he never refered to his brother as Frank Zappa, just Frank. For Frank's birthday or wedding or something, Bob bought him a giant candle mounted on an equally giant wooden stand. Like me. Bob's preferred mode of transportation was a motorbike. To get the gift to his brother, he strapped the candle and stand horizontally to the bike's seat and sat on it. That didn't strike me as weird or unsafe.
A couple years later I learned who brother Frank was. I really respect and admire Bob for managing to chat about his brother without revealing who he was. Bob was not a name dropper. May Frank Zappa R.I.P.
He was a very intelligent and interesting man. He was definitely one of a kind.
He's sadly missed 😔 😢
This world will never see another like Frank. Died way too young. Fortunately, he amassed a library of music will live on forever.
Frank was a great man. Alot of people dont get him at all.
RIP Frank I wish you were here today we could use your insight . God Bless.
1993 feels like yesterday... 30 years later...... His take on politics then are evident today of the genius he was .....He is missed.....
"It's not important to even be remembered "....5 sec silence **
I spent time with Frank Zappa between 1975 and 1987 during many live performances before during and after Frank Zappa is an eclectic with absolutely no guardrails to keep him sequestered of thought,, misters a was one of the most influential artists of my time on Earth. I miss him he was audacious neon light.. and his musical and lyrical creations will be listened to her many millennium going forth
He’d be 83 years old if he was still around.
my moms age who is still working 30 hours/week
Imagine him at 80 quietly twiddling away with the unimaginably scaled power of modern tech.
Frank is one of the most intelligent and brilliant people who've ever lived. And so quotable.
I've heard a lot of people say the interviewer wasn't very good here, but I thought she did an alright job at it. Frank didn't seem on the offence to her questions that much, mostly speaking casually, though that might have been due to the progression of his cancer at the time. The questions themselves weren't too different to the type he'd been asked before in prior interviews, but tbh I kinda see this interview sort of as like a melancholic summary of some of his outlook on life, about what he'd achieved, and how, even towards the end, he didn't mind if he wasn't remembered since the music was for music's sake. Call me sentimental, but there's something about this interview I find kinda touching as well as sad.
I felt the same way
Absolutely. It was very touching. I remember my older brother getting The Mothers of Invention album for Christmas when it came out and my mother said ‘ whose that awful man on the cover showing his belly button?’ No her name wasn’t Tipper. Lol. My mom was way cooler. Cheers from Montreal
I know exactly what you are saying and I agree.
I really miss that guy. Brilliant musician, brilliant person.
Me too. He is sadly missed. RIP Mr. Zappa.
It's gonna pass a long time til people realize the true genius this man was
Been 30 years. Hasn’t seemed to happen yet. Wondering when and if it will!
If Frank hadn't passed so soon, I believe he would have ran for and become POTUSA. Would have stopped all the madness that has lead this Country to what it is today. R I P FZ
I miss him so much, he may be being on this planet a lot easier.
great people never die ..his music is still alive to cheer us up
Same for me!
We still remember you Frank. One of the GOAT.
this Dude is such a trip. we lost a genius with his passing. Cheers to all those who go before us.
Frank you were my favourite as a teenager and im still listening 47 years later, 😢
He was only 52. Crazy. I only started buying his albums in 2001 and I was given a musical education I’ll never forget.
Very sad to see him here like this but his courage and frankness is astounding.
he had cancer..don't matter how or why ...a great man died way too soon.. RIP Frank!!!!
Remember watching this when it first aired. Sad then, and now.
You ain't lyin
We need Frank today.
Someone that actually tells the truth
@@pennytyson4358 just to let you know if you're a trump supporter Frank Zappa couldn't stand him
@@user-cs6up8eq7sAnd anybody associated with Trump.
"Eccentric, yes. Genius, ... maybe."
Spoken like a true genius.
"Communism doesn't work because people like to own stuff." - F. Zappa
The most genius thing he ever said.
Now that's a charming as hell interviewer
When we had to recite a poem in 8th grade English, I spoke the lyrics to “I’m The Slime”. Several kids immediately jumped all over me, TV being popular back in the ‘70s. To her credit, Mrs. Collins defended my choice of “poems”.
Thank you Frank
I'm the slime oozing out from the internet!
@@budgiemcleod4443 oh you have no idea. Try running for local political office and see how long it takes before you’re choking on the slime!
@@budgiemcleod4443 Yep, exponentially more slime now!
Smoking a pack and a half of cigarettes in one sitting when I was a 15 y/o teenager was enough for me never to want to light-up ever again. Can’t even stand the stench of others doing it.
He was gone 7 months later. Fucking tragedy. This made me cry.
There are moments within all that comedy and "fun" where the sound becomes sublime and incredibly beautiful... Thank you Zappa for that, to fight for a beauty which is in the contortions and complexity of life that might at first seem ugly and chaotic.
I am so much appreciative for all the people that took the time to archive these mans words. Zappa may not have want to be remembered BUT it is our job to make sure that he is!! His wisdom is needed in a mostly wisdom less society.
Miss you Frank... From Portugal ❤️
He seemed to be more focused on to be experienced than remembered
He said it himself, “There’s no accounting for taste”.
God.."Katherine" COuric..really puts things into how long Frank has been gone. RIP Maestro.
To record this, I would have used a Telafunken U-247... with leather.
Humble Genius 💔🙏🏼✨
Only after living years have I learned the value of what he really stood for, honesty in my mind rarer than I ever knew
Thanks for posting this interview. Back then I had three kids in diapers and admittedly missed a lot that had to do with my own personal interests. I always admired Frank Zappa.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING
You're welcome. Appreciate you viewing.
It's 2024 - I remember you Frank, I will also be a fan and hope to see you and speak to you on the other side. Get those bicycles and bows ready...gonna make some funky music one day! ❤🔥
Zappa will not be forgotten in a looooooooooooooooooong time!!!!
I'm just now learning about him (im38)
So glad I took the time to watch this. I had a smile on my face the entire 12:06 minutes
Miss you, Frank.
Good interview although I'd strongly disagree about smoking. Quitting was one of the best things I ever did.
You could really tell his frustration with how long the diagnosis took 😞 gone way too soon
Pretty intense at the end when asked “How do you want to be remembered”
Class act.
I will make it my life goal. To be 1% of a man Frank was. Genius whether he likes it or not.
He likes to joke about his looks but he really wasn't an ugly dude. Also based on her body language i think she was fan girling
Frank Zappa is a special man...🙏❤️
I've gotta say, his face aged well
Strangly he look like he found peace shortly before death.
Oh my gosh this Today morning show takes me back to 7th grade , I'd watch this before I left to go to junior high, the 90's was strange times for me ....and my gosh Katie Couric was 36 here and looks 21.....
great sound in this upload
I sure miss that man, but still get to enjoy who he was at any time. It will be a LONG time before we see the likes of him again, if ever.
Still love and miss Frank. We need these concerts officially released, they're stunning. Have to make do with Mudd Club and Munich for at least the next month or so!
Ask Zoot Rollo or Big Black what Frank's social discourse was like
One of a kind.
True
Smoking can cause all types of cancer, it may not be the only cause, but it surely contributed largely.
Words man, words.... Dude awesome!
A man before his time, taken way too soon!
9:25
yet another reason to not believe everything from people you admire
Frank opened my eyes to the vastness of the horizon. Simply genius he is (Forever in our Hearts) and is sadly missed. Peace.
Thanks for watching and your comments!
Ugly? I see an honest & beautiful face!
THANK YOU, FRANK, THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love him
Glad that Frank is realistic about being remembered.
obviously, Frank was a stoic...or one may say, a 'nihilist'...in my opinion, he is correct....everything comes and goes....yes, we may remember Frank, but who will remember us?....eventually, that memory ain't worth a plug nickel...he just worked his ass off and enjoyed smoking his 'vegetable'...a memorable guy, to be sure.
Tobacco his favorite vegetable ..... lol .... thats great
True sagittarius. But also duality initself
Thirty years ago .... how could that be.
Hard to believe isn't it? 😔
"We are meant to be immortal, yet we die. It's horrible, it can't be taken seriously."--Eugene Ionesco
A very nice man, a true individual. Rare.
Frank is such a legend.
Absolutely eccentric genius
Now you're talking!
Awe man..... man
I wish I could have talked to Frank. My questions would have been much different. No wonder he did not like to give interviews.
for instance?
this is where he says: « it’s not even important to be remembered! » 👌❤️ that’s very very deep 👌🤯😱🤷💥 that’s what a wise man is, the wisest one can be. fuck it 💥
I don't see what's wise about it. I think it would be extremely tragic if someone was completely forgotten fairly soon after death (eventually, of course, 99.9% of us will all be forgotten) so I do not share that attitude. It sound defaitist. I think it is the disease talking here.
@@ulfingvar1 27th November, 2022 early morning, my gf woke up with extreme pain, I called 911, they came 40 minuts later, There is a huge hospital 3km from where I live, they came too late, she had died from heart attack in my bed, i was the last person she saw before dying 💔😪🙏✨all I’m left with is faith, that’s all, and faith is no proof, I can’t lie to myself, sometimes I’m really not so sure there is an afterlife, I have no special insight, in 1998 I had a near death experience myself, was it just hallucinations? or a path to afterlife, I still don’t know, believe me when I say my only wish now is to see her again when I die myself! and if, worst case scenario: it happens there is no afterlife, what can I do? ask God to change the rules? 😂nonsense! I know that even her death is in the past, I think of her everyday! and so her family mother and all her friends 💔😪 I Know it is heartbreaking for her mother! she told me she doesn’t wish that to her worst enemy! 💔I can’t find words to tell her, I just shut the f*** up! I have no children myself! I can’t imagine what it feels to lose a child! it’s basic respect! now that said I too will die! and disapear! what’s next? I don’t know! as I said! we’ll see when we’re there! she died, only her knows what death is, not me! maybe I didn’t find the right words for frank zappa, maybe it’s not wise but it’s humble at least! even memory dies maybe! I like humble people! whatever one thinks of Frank Zappa, he worked very hard on his music and to say he feels it’s not important to be remembered, I find it humble, maybe I’m wrong and you are the one who is right! but I have no interest in winning others to my point of view! we are all subjective, life is very tough! some people in this world have way worst lives than me, UNO says 900 millions people are still suffering from hunger in this world, there is very little that I can do, who am I? to save other humans? I can not even help myself, I’m just doing the best I can while I’m here, internet is great! I’m 51! I wish I had access to all of this when 15, but internet can be bad! and people jump to conclusions on each others not even trying to know each other, I don’t know you, maybe you had worst experiences, is it a battle of who suffered the most? it would be silly, and words are not exactly what you mean to say, they’re only an attempt to communicate something to someone else, I never met Frank Zappa, I don’t know him personnaly! I just like what he says here! is that important? 💔🙏✨😪
@@ulfingvar1 pretty sure that in front of death nothing matters much anymore, except maybe love for the loved ones . To want to be remember is like a thought for the future... but why should it matters.
I wish Frank was still around to see that it was a UniParty the whole time with everyone following UN commands. Even a man as smart as Frank fell for it.
Its really a shame that for being one of his last interviews he had to endure such mundane, square, thoughtless, uninteresting and generic interviewing...
Why would he suffer these fools like that?
Thank you or putting into words what I was thinking. I was cringing watching the gushy whatever it was interview from that woman. appalling!
Miss you, Frank. Gone too soon. He was brilliant.
I AM THE SLIME-
“I am gross and perverted
I'm obsessed and deranged
I have existed for years
But very little has changed
I'm the tool of the Government
And industry too
For I am destined to rule
And regulate you…..”
He looks almost unrecognizable from the earlier interviews I've almost exclusively seen him in. Seems to have a far more gentle demeanor and gaze, and the evil looking horned moustache is gone.
I think the additional facial hair partially conceals his usual snarl as well.
he far surpassed his interrigator
"interrogator"!!!
😂🤣😂
Hard to watch. Yellow Shark is amazing.
Zappa was great he left them all in the dust. Vroom glad he left the legacy.
idk why I had tears running down my face at the very end
Frank always wrote serious music, how dare they.
My thoughts exactly!
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Watching this interview made me have a stronger appreciation for Frank Zappa and his music. He is clear and confident in his opinions. It was heartbreakingly beautiful when he explained why he didn’t care to be remembered.
So unfortunate that his fondness for cigarettes more than likely sped up his early death. Seems like some people in the comments haven’t been able to tell he was joking with his remarks about his love for tobacco.
As always, he was so literal. We’re here and then we’re not, is how he plainly looked at it.
What Zappa didn't realize about cigarettes is that what you're smoking if you smoke commercial cigarettes is not tobacco leaf. It's mostly nicotine-soaked shredded paper. My father had worked for what was then Reynolds Tobacco in the 1950s. He knew how the proverbial sausage was made. My late husband was a smoker and one time my dad came over and opened up a cigarette, and sure enough, what came out was pretty much just paper. It's tobacco juice-based soaking, but it's paper. So maybe pure tobacco is benign, but inhaling particulates of nicotine-soaked paper simply cannot be good for you.
He smoked American Spirit’s pure unadulterated tobacco
They'll kill you too. RYO tobacco with good unbleached papers and cellulose filters is what is gonna be the death of me. Thanks American Spirit. You deliver what your name is.
On a side note they sold out years ago and their products have turned to shit since 2017.
@Talitha Yeah they are so far gone from what they originally represented. It's a tragedy. I want to start growing my own instead of dealing with a company with such a shameful unconcern about what separated them from the rest.
All I know is they stopped growing in New Mexico and solely in North Carolina or something and that's when the organic pouch went to hell. I had to switch to blue. It's crazy. Plus they fertilize with Cadmium Nitrate or something..ridiculous.
And I used to be a mail order customer since 95 and you haven't been able to do that for a while. It was so much cheaper.
So, you actually think "pure tobacco is benign"?
Paper? Plastic.
Don’t smoke kids….don’t smoke
Why not? Frank didn't have lung cancer.
Frank died of prostate cancer...not lung cancer
I'd say everything in moderation. If you cannot moderate your consumption then abstain. Ask any recovered alcoholic.
@@marcusmorgan2373 smoking causes many other kinds of cancers and diseases besides lung cancer. Heart disease for a start.
@@marcusmorgan2373 smoking can trigger cancer anywhere in the body, it’s not just lung cancer.
Man I miss him. It’s too bad he was interviewed by people who really didn’t know what he was about. He was a treat to see in concert. He WAS funny as a bastard too !! And a spellbinder on guitar 🎸 !!!
It is no secret that Zappa really rubbed off on Steve Vai. They kind of even speak alike in interviews.
And in his music
Steve is a great guy and a great musician but theres no comparison FZ is an American cultural Icon.
People don't generally get how difficult it is to put together an orchestra.
Or even how a track is made and mixed. "Music" today aren't musicians. They're professional whores for the corporate swine.
@@milfordcivic6755 I miss my wah wah pedal and my electric guitar.
I think a lot of his music is more for people who have an advanced understanding for sound and music.
@@artsahobby123 it's not as difficult as you might think. Money talks.
@@thBrilliantFool No one is investing when no one is going to the theater. Original orchestras were many people. Now they never get past 16 unless some major company.
Could the interviewer possibly ask any more insipid questions? She had no clue. I recently had the honor of speaking with one of Mr. Zappa's relatives; quite a respectful and engaging half hour.
Frank took himself quite serious while suggesting that everything else was a joke. He seemed to enjoy when people watched him with their mouths agape. He certainly was entertaining to some.
Right his own reflection in the cracked mirror in his Frank cave
I just wish he hadn´t died
I don't do vocals is priceless, humour is the best !
He had fascinating ideas about so many things. Not so much about the dangers of smoking though.
I think he had prostrate cancer. I always thought it was lung cancer, but no, that didn't kill him.
Sometimes people we admire are taken from us in life. But that's Gods decision. Frank was gone way too soon
Frank should be on Mt Rushmore, on second thought he'd hate that so stencil his face in front of Scalias old house in Trenton NJ
"Funny, opinionated, and off the wall!" they left out SMARTER THAN EVERYONE IN THE MSM WHEN HE WAS ASLEEP! These idiots are fools , still. RIP, Frank.
i had the joy of seeing frank play in the early 80s