Strangest moment in this interview - circa 23 mins in. "I can't read music" - this from a reknowned "pencil composer"! He meant his sight-reading was poor, but it's a curious way to say it.
@@marcallan9930 There may be some extra family issues with him hearing it/or knowing about it that I/we probably don't know about too, now that I think about it more. Still, it's great interview and it's wonderful to hear FZ talk again.
Thanks for uploading. The text is an excellent addition. 👍 Everything is completely audible to me but I must ask what in the heck is the sound in the background? Sounds like a kid mashing together plastic building blocks or something😋
Frank Zappa says, 'people don't know me.' Well, to read what he was like at home with his family in 1968 to 1971, read Freak Out! My Life with Frank Zappa, which tells the story in great detail.
It seems like he was talking about him not being more popular musically. I mean, Frank was known and made a good living off of his music but he wasn’t a megastar compared to the level of fame some of his contemporaries reached. A lot more people even now still know the Beatles, or Jimi Hendrix or The Rolling Stones but not as many know about Frank Zappa.
@@thelevelbeyondhuman That's true, but even his own book doesn't give himself away. That is why I suggest my memoir which gives Frank's Home life from getting up to going to bed, composing and reshearsing with the Mothers, visiting rock stars, freaks, family squabbles, and more.
Two things surprise me that Frank said: 'The Cold War was a joke.' What did he mean by that? That it was made up? Not a very clever thing to say. And secondly, his comment that he hoped he would be around at age 60. This was 1991, two years before he died which illustrates that at that time, he had no idea he was quite so seriously ill and near the end.
@@paulinebutcherbird Oh, grow up! The only reason there was an US/Russia WMD arms race is because at a time when the USSR was weakened by the war effort and JS's failing health, Truman fell victim to the propaganda of American exceptionalist imperialists in the pentagon and elsewhere. Also Frank was almost certainly diagnosed in 1989 (compare the recollections of Candy Zappa and the musicians interviewed for Andy Greenaway's 1988-tour book)
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Thanks for the subtitles from the transcript. Frank's voice was weaker the more sick he became. Audio quality is quite good.
FRANKL? Great interview, by the way, thanks a lot for posting it. :)
Strangest moment in this interview - circa 23 mins in. "I can't read music" - this from a reknowned "pencil composer"! He meant his sight-reading was poor, but it's a curious way to say it.
FANTASTIC! Thanks for posting. Great initiative, Mark!
Frank sounds like Nick Offerman in this interview
Does Dweezil know about this interview? The story ( about the mom and her son’s interest in FZ’s music ) about “ Black Napkins “ is very moving.
@@marcallan9930 There may be some extra family issues with him hearing it/or knowing about it that I/we probably don't know about too, now that I think about it more. Still, it's great interview and it's wonderful to hear FZ talk again.
Thanks for uploading. The text is an excellent addition. 👍
Everything is completely audible to me but I must ask what in the heck is the sound in the background? Sounds like a kid mashing together plastic building blocks or something😋
Marc Allan ahhh ahhhh. It’s obvious now. Duh.
Glad you are enjoying the podcast.
Frank Zappa says, 'people don't know me.' Well, to read what he was like at home with his family in 1968 to 1971, read Freak Out! My Life with Frank Zappa, which tells the story in great detail.
It seems like he was talking about him not being more popular musically. I mean, Frank was known and made a good living off of his music but he wasn’t a megastar compared to the level of fame some of his contemporaries reached. A lot more people even now still know the Beatles, or Jimi Hendrix or The Rolling Stones but not as many know about Frank Zappa.
@@thelevelbeyondhuman That's true, but even his own book doesn't give himself away. That is why I suggest my memoir which gives Frank's Home life from getting up to going to bed, composing and reshearsing with the Mothers, visiting rock stars, freaks, family squabbles, and more.
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No kidding...I wish
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What is with all the noise in the background of the interview? Seems like it was put there on purpose.
Haha nope..It was recorded in a busy newsroom.
No, I worked in an office with no walls. It’s just the noise of the office you’re hearing.
13:56 “Blank Tape Tax” not Blind Tape Tax … legislation for a tax on blank tapes
What’s that noise in the background - freeform castanets ?
Ah ! Good interview, by the way.
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Two things surprise me that Frank said: 'The Cold War was a joke.' What did he mean by that? That it was made up? Not a very clever thing to say. And secondly, his comment that he hoped he would be around at age 60. This was 1991, two years before he died which illustrates that at that time, he had no idea he was quite so seriously ill and near the end.
He didn't mean the cold war was made up.
@@TheTapesArchive So what do you think he meant?
@@paulinebutcherbird Oh, grow up! The only reason there was an US/Russia WMD arms race is because at a time when the USSR was weakened by the war effort and JS's failing health, Truman fell victim to the propaganda of American exceptionalist imperialists in the pentagon and elsewhere.
Also Frank was almost certainly diagnosed in 1989 (compare the recollections of Candy Zappa and the musicians interviewed for Andy Greenaway's 1988-tour book)
@@Grithron2 'Grow up'? I don't actually see what you're trying to say about Frank's illness.
The "grow up" is re the earlier "historical" comments in this thread.