Ahmet Answers Hard-Hitting Questions

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  • @AndyAction
    @AndyAction 2 месяца назад +14

    I hope this paves the way for DZ to appear on this show and hash things out with AZ on air.

  • @bw6994
    @bw6994 2 месяца назад +2

    We appreciate your being honest about your feelings on the family business.

  • @marc_simmons
    @marc_simmons 2 месяца назад +4

    I love all things ZAPPA, and I really appreciate Ahmet’s explanation regarding the family business.
    I knew there was more to it then what had been written about it. I feel bad Ahmet’s been painted in a negative light all these years.
    It’s nobody’s business what goes on in other people’s families with their money etc. However, from a fan who’s been listening to Frank since 1990, it is fascinating to hear about the inner workings of how things were run to keep the legacy of this amazing body of music alive. Thank you to all the Zappa’s & their team, past & present for doing so!

  • @jeremeydonovan8286
    @jeremeydonovan8286 2 месяца назад +8

    Thank you for the insight in this episode. I have genuine interest in the story that is the surviving legacy. I have sincere compassion for everyone involved. I have high hopes for motherly/brotherly love in the future. I have been a fan since birth and being only a decade younger than Ahmet I have looked to both brothers for inspiration. You guys had Kiss I had Dweezil, Ahmet and Moon! Diva wasn’t very public in my lifetime so I’m glad she was on the show and could be properly represented. Looking forward to more from her. Thank you for doing this show on this format you have always been real people and that’s what draws me to you over any other celebrities!

    • @brendansmith15
      @brendansmith15 2 месяца назад +3

      Your loyalty is unmatched!

    • @jeremeydonovan8286
      @jeremeydonovan8286 2 месяца назад +1

      @@brendansmith15 the Brandocast podcast is incredible as well you are a good team together if I knew you guys were on Sirus the show alone would have been worth the subscription. Got any old tapes from that?

  • @davel.9467
    @davel.9467 2 месяца назад +2

    Man, I love the Starchild drops. It does my heart good knowing Ahmet is a big Kiss fan.

  • @AndyGrazianoNYC
    @AndyGrazianoNYC 2 месяца назад +2

    I have new found respect for Ahmet - of course not knowing the whole story didn't help, but just not being in the inner circle to know whats really happening leads to wild speculation. Love this family and wish them the best

  • @nicolekeenan6531
    @nicolekeenan6531 2 месяца назад +2

    This show is like BAD MEDICINE, and BAD MEDICINE IS WHAT I NEED!! You guys give me life during long, boring work days . The rapport and chemistry between you all is amazing and makes me laugh so much. Thanks for being you, and ROCK ON!!

    • @brendansmith15
      @brendansmith15 2 месяца назад

      Thank you SO MUCH for joining the cause!

  • @brendansmith15
    @brendansmith15 2 месяца назад +7

    Fun note: "Starchild's" vocal drops were taken from an old interview we did with our idol!

  • @deadforever
    @deadforever 2 месяца назад +7

    Thanks for doing the hard work to make sure Frank's extended work can be preserved so it can reach us for years to come.

    • @admarhermans1
      @admarhermans1 2 месяца назад

      It will anyhow.

    • @tenebrae23
      @tenebrae23 2 месяца назад

      ​@@admarhermans1The vault ain't gonna digitize itself.

  • @carlsmoker1167
    @carlsmoker1167 2 месяца назад +3

    Nice show to curl up with. Amicable and forthcoming are adjectives that come to mind when hearing your talk combustion team.

  • @west06007
    @west06007 2 месяца назад +2

    I have to agree w/ the caller who said Kudos to Ahmet for giving such a concise and honest answer to the MO. caller's question! Thanks Ahmet. I was glad to hear that all of the siblings are taken care of and can contribute to honor Frank's legacy, when/if they would like to.

    • @stephanea5364
      @stephanea5364 2 дня назад

      In fact, iwas total bs. Frank's will is clear there's no way around it no matter how much Amhet talks and tries to justify it.

  • @josephlewis8148
    @josephlewis8148 2 месяца назад +3

    I’ve seen hundreds of concerts in my life. When people ask me what my favorite concert was I immediately jump to Z live at The Paradise Rock Club in Boston in the 90’s. Now that the Eagles, Guns ‘n Roses, and countless other bands have reunited, it’s time for the original Z lineup to reunite (Ahmet, Dweezil, Scott, Mike, and Joe) to reunite for a farewell tour!

    • @iceWaterProductions1
      @iceWaterProductions1 20 дней назад

      Damn I’m jelly. I would have love to see Z with Mike Kennelly

  • @brucewood6126
    @brucewood6126 2 месяца назад +5

    Ahmet the front man for "Z"! "Z" stands for zeal! The live version of the song Belly Button is sick! 🔥🔥🔥👍

  • @deadforever
    @deadforever 2 месяца назад +5

    Ahmet, I love this show!

  • @GailMacLean-v5x
    @GailMacLean-v5x 2 месяца назад +2

    Love your channel. Love your sense of humor. I really enjoyed your interview with your sister Moon about her new book. She's an awesome lady

  • @IHoMyPo
    @IHoMyPo Месяц назад

    The answer to St. Louis' question helped me better understand the family dynamic and put some prejudices to rest. I have mostly heard one side of the story up until now. Listening to this (my first full Rocktails podcast) has expanded my understanding and brought clarity. Thanks much!

  • @kimlouisemedicalintuitive9478
    @kimlouisemedicalintuitive9478 2 месяца назад +1

    This show brings me such joy!!! Also, please bring back Moon - I love her so much! ❤

  • @SaberToothGary
    @SaberToothGary 2 месяца назад +3

    I've got Pinot envy!!

  • @Jim_L
    @Jim_L 2 месяца назад +4

    Some observations on my part in regard to the tragic still-ongoing Zappa family feud. There are a few concerns I have pertaining to Ahmet's take on it all.
    1) He states that he was the only one to step in and do the heavy work of settling the estate, which is why Gail gave more control over the matter to him and Diva. He says he had the financial ability to inject his own money into the situation, too.
    Okay, that's fine and would be totally understandable, but never once did he bring up Diva's name in it. Why would the youngest child -- and at the time even much younger -- be given more control over the estate than Moon and Dweezil? Is Ahmet suggesting that Diva injected her own money into the estate? Seems highly unlikely. What is the heavy lifting she's done in it all? I hear nothing about that.
    2) In Moon's new memoir ("Earth to Moon" -- which is a fabulous read, by the way), she describes the scene when Gail had the family meeting with her and the four siblings and the attorneys where Gail said she was broke, in debt, and needed the kids to sign over their insurance policies to help her get her out of the mess she created by her lavish spending habits.
    Moon said she would agree to help, only under the condition that all FOUR children were in total agreement. Dweezil also said he would help under the condition that Gail pay him back for money owed him from merchandise sold at the shows. Gail rejected their offer. Moon describes Gail as spiteful (and a real nasty mother). Thus, Moon makes a good case as to why Gail changed the will so that Ahmet and Diva got a greater percentage of the estate than Moon and Dweezil, thus preventing the two from the legal ability to have any input on decisions pertaining to the estate.
    3) Is Ahmet suggesting that Dweezil spent enormous, grotesque amounts of money on lawyers -- and for years -- to allow him to tour using the Zappa name, because he was so stubborn that he would not pay the ONE DOLLAR Ahmet said he'd have to pay to do so?! I'd LOVE to hear Dweezil's response to this.
    From what I can gather, attorneys Moon spoke to during the writing of her book, it would have been easy for Ahmet and Diva to have the estate redone so that all four siblings would have equal say in all matters pertaining to the Zappa estate. Ahmet and Diva refused to budge. Moon says Ahmet told her, "My hands are tied." And years later, when Moon asked Diva if the estate could be redone, Diva told Moon, "I can't do that. I would give you my kidney, if you needed it, but I can't redo the will."

    • @MaxDeadroom-e8p
      @MaxDeadroom-e8p 2 месяца назад

      WTF dude - do you care about your OWN family this much!???

    • @Jim_L
      @Jim_L 2 месяца назад +2

      @@MaxDeadroom-e8p Ad hominem (Latin for "to the person"), short for argumentum ad hominem, refers to several types of arguments that are fallacious. This term refers to a rhetorical strategy where the speaker (or RUclips comment poster, such as yourself) attacks the character, motive, or some other attribute of the person making an argument (that would be me, in this instance) rather than the substance of the argument itself. 😄

    • @MaxDeadroom-e8p
      @MaxDeadroom-e8p 2 месяца назад +1

      @@Jim_L Sick burn. You got me good.

    • @Jim_L
      @Jim_L 2 месяца назад +3

      @@MaxDeadroom-e8p Honestly not trying to burn anybody. I simply enjoy getting a good discussion going, or I enjoy jumping into a serious one that's already started.
      Ultimately, what the Zappa family does is their own business. But if they share personal stuff with the public -- such as posting a RUclips video like this one -- then they must be prepared to be challenged on what they say -- so long as it's respectful, and I do try to adhere to that. Take care. 😃

    • @stephanea5364
      @stephanea5364 2 дня назад +1

      You have good points, and I wonder about this also. Was Ahmet already so much in the family business at the moment Gail made the split. Anyway, it wasn't her place since FZ had a will and he told clearly that he wanted a equal split. They denied their father husband last wishes for money.

  • @MarkKramKarmVI
    @MarkKramKarmVI 2 месяца назад +1

    Another great Show. I really enjoyed Ahmet's answer to my question. Richard with Paul was hilarious. Brendan you are a handsome man. 🎉🤍

    • @brendansmith15
      @brendansmith15 2 месяца назад +1

      Bologna!

    • @MarkKramKarmVI
      @MarkKramKarmVI 2 месяца назад

      @@brendansmith15 Trust me when I say you are easy on the eyes. Your whole demeanor resonates interest. Look forward to the Now🌞

  • @markydee4683
    @markydee4683 2 месяца назад +4

    Awesome segment! I love the honest answers and stories. Ahmet is a great story teller. When is your book coming out Ahmet?

  • @JennMarieX
    @JennMarieX 2 месяца назад +7

    I sincerely had a blast chatting with you 3 last night & I promise to call in again 😘
    Jenn from Detroit 🐬

    • @rodjack1378
      @rodjack1378 2 месяца назад +1

      @@JennMarieX Lazer dolphins

    • @brendansmith15
      @brendansmith15 2 месяца назад +3

      "Jenn from Detroit." You join "Roz from New York", "Sean from Illinois", "Max from Orlando", "Joe from New Hampshire", and "Al from Tampa"... among others!

  • @HappyQuailsLC
    @HappyQuailsLC 2 месяца назад +4

    Nice artwork and me too
    ... what is wrong with us, missing Rocktails?

  • @BogartChannel7
    @BogartChannel7 2 месяца назад +3

    There are several large Zappa Facebook Groups, on one of the groups i posted a summary of the Washington Post article by Geoff Edgers, it was an update description of the Zappa Estate. Under my Facebook post were so many comments of misinformation and misunderstanding. I thereapon said, who is this cosmic debris and using some text i said to them in my best Zappa tone, "Here we have for you today brother Ahmet Zappa on his Podcast Show that he calls, "Rocktails With Ahmet. This episode of Rocktails posted 9 hours ago so it’s the latest freshest news you can get" . . . . is what i had said to them, in that group. I think Ahmet lays it out as good as humanly possible right here in this episode never mind the HR Puff N Stuff.

  • @recklessfable8292
    @recklessfable8292 2 месяца назад +1

    Thanks again for another great show! I hope you do another one like this. I would like to know what it was like for Ahmet to work with Roseanne and if Ahmet and Brando will release another comic book.

    • @brendansmith15
      @brendansmith15 2 месяца назад

      HA! Wow... that book was, like, 20 years ago! (And a weird experience for us.)

    • @recklessfable8292
      @recklessfable8292 2 месяца назад +1

      @@brendansmith15 I just discovered it recently. Don't leave us hangin'!

  • @Shepp-19
    @Shepp-19 2 месяца назад +1

    The original “Children Of The Corn” movie suddenly reappeared. Pickles and Cheese. Cue Lightfoot and Sit Down Young Stranger’s “If You Could Read My Mind” and you’ll be on my channel with Dweez and A. 😂

  • @swikkis
    @swikkis 28 дней назад

    Was Gene's brother really an only child as Peter suggests in the film Kiss Meets the Phantom?

  • @georgemarmolejo
    @georgemarmolejo Месяц назад

    I don't know if Frank have a favorite son, but for sure he wanted everyone stick togetherr as a family.

    • @stephanea5364
      @stephanea5364 2 дня назад

      For sure? How do you know?

    • @georgemarmolejo
      @georgemarmolejo 2 дня назад

      @@stephanea5364 He gave all his children equally horrible names.

    • @stephanea5364
      @stephanea5364 2 дня назад

      @@georgemarmolejo LOL

  • @BaBoombappaBoom
    @BaBoombappaBoom 2 месяца назад +2

    I really can't see Mr Limpit with Lasers strapped on his back. Unless there's Dolphin growth hormones, involved. He'd probably be able to go through the water like a freakin' torpedo. Rockit Fish (it's not a fish, ya I know) Love the show fellers. Tequila is a panty dropper, so that's what's in the cabinet. ✌️🐘💨

  • @SimonMcGrath-o8jk
    @SimonMcGrath-o8jk 25 дней назад

    Ahmet and Dweezil are so similar lookin .

  • @iceWaterProductions1
    @iceWaterProductions1 20 дней назад

    It’s no big deal people make all of own decisions, but it look like Ahmet did take on Franks anti drinking stance.

  • @rodjack1378
    @rodjack1378 2 месяца назад +2

    Missed the stream again too dammit

  • @stephanea5364
    @stephanea5364 2 дня назад

    Frank's will was clear, all the rest is bs. He said : sell everything and split equal, he didn't say take my music and do everything you want with it, especially not getting some records out without proper production that FZ himself would have never put out that way. I'm thinking about Little Dots kinda production.

    • @RocktailsRadio
      @RocktailsRadio  2 дня назад

      Who gave you Frank‘s Will to read? That’s not very cool. I’d like to read that.

    • @stephanea5364
      @stephanea5364 2 дня назад

      @@RocktailsRadio Moon said it in her book, or maybe you'll say she's a liar

  • @ChrisBogart-kp2gf
    @ChrisBogart-kp2gf 2 месяца назад +1

    The caller was never introduced? Roz? Who is RoZz? family friend? rock star or music biz

    • @brendansmith15
      @brendansmith15 2 месяца назад

      "Roz from New York" is one of oldest and most loyal fans... going back to our early days on SiriusXM "Volume" channel 106.

  • @L8-4A-D8
    @L8-4A-D8 2 месяца назад +6

    I understand why Ahmet got a larger share of the family trust/business from his explanation, but I don't understand why Diva did. Not really any of our business, but just wondering if you'd want to share if she also puts in the time and money that Ahmet does? A similar thing happened in my family. It really isn't about the money, its the pain of having a parent choose one child over another, it's not unconditional love which parents are supposed to have. Gail is gone, so the anger they probably want to direct toward her unfortunately gets directed toward Ahmet. BTW, l love that Moon is having success with her book, I'm really enjoying it!

    • @recklessfable8292
      @recklessfable8292 2 месяца назад +1

      "Not really any of our business, but ..." really all everyone needs to know. Sorry about your predicament, o.p. I agree with you.

    • @smurdsmurd
      @smurdsmurd 2 месяца назад +1

      I wondered the same thing about Diva. Ahmet’s explanation did clear up a lot of things but I could understand how Moon and Dweezil felt slighted and it would have been prudent of Gail to bring up the situation before she passed so that they weren’t caught off guard.

  • @wakajawaka
    @wakajawaka 2 месяца назад +17

    Most of us like you Ahmet, you are a great dude and we appreciate all the work you do for the biz but discussing Dweezil unilaterally is not going to help, is it? Weren't there some legality preventing you guys from discussing biz in public? Invite him to the show to genuinely promote his tour. No personal biz, just take up the high road and show you're promoting Frank's music. The fact is: he is the best one at it, period. I get it's a conundrum but that's also the truth. Who the hell are your real friends who could fix this family mess? If you want to do something, you find a way. If you don't, you find an excuse...tick tock, guys,......tick tock....

    • @deadforever
      @deadforever 2 месяца назад +4

      Not to be that guy but wasn't it Dweezil who dragged this all out in front of the public in the first place ? Unilaterally?
      Either way, from experience, family fallout is the absolute worse.

    • @wakajawaka
      @wakajawaka 2 месяца назад +4

      @@deadforever I meant for this particular show, not from years ago. It's all good to take live calls from the audience but the optics will end up not being great regardless of who is right or wrong (which of course, none of us know) unless you take the high road and/or until there can be some genuine olive branch thrown in the mix. Promoting Dweezil's endeavor could be such olive branch but of course, Dweezil may not even want to participate in this to begin with either. Anyway, I have been in a nasty feud with my own brother for over 15 years, so yeah, I know how it feels. We managed to make up a few years ago and are in pretty good terms now (even make fun of the feud!). My point being: it's doable but will take efforts and will to compromise. That Ahmet gets justly compensated for his work makes sense but that Dweezil got (one of) the shortest straw in the will when he has done so much to keep the legacy alive was/is probably very tough to swallow. I do get I should mind my own biz by the way. But this topic is such a giant peccary in the room each week, are we just supposed to pretend it's not there? End it guys, end it.....

    • @rodjack1378
      @rodjack1378 2 месяца назад

      @wakajawaka yup. I know I've missed alot of info from these guys, (sirus show) but I've never heard why Dweez being called Brandon. It's personal and maybe legal reasons, but would like to know

    • @connshawnery6489
      @connshawnery6489 2 месяца назад +2

      @@wakajawakaConsidering that Frank’s actual will detailed his wishes for the trust to be split evenly among the children which was later contravened by Gail.

    • @christopherbroadlayne3290
      @christopherbroadlayne3290 Месяц назад

      I agree and everybody would love to see Dweezil here if possible and I know that requires a man to man personal convo between you two first but here's to hoping!

  • @BeliaLastes
    @BeliaLastes 2 месяца назад +3

    Missed your stream again 😢

    • @frapple1
      @frapple1 2 месяца назад +1

      Tut tut, not good enough. Don’t miss it again😝

    • @brendansmith15
      @brendansmith15 2 месяца назад

      All good! Next time...

  • @nickstrapko7549
    @nickstrapko7549 2 месяца назад

    YA know !! Paul has a Unholy !!!! obsession wth Gene, Just sayin'

  • @itconqueredtheworldsmith4053
    @itconqueredtheworldsmith4053 2 месяца назад +1

    how you doing ?

  • @kalijuri
    @kalijuri 2 месяца назад +1

    Split it evenly like Frank wanted. Tuning out now.

    • @marc_simmons
      @marc_simmons Месяц назад

      It is split evenly. If you had listened to Ahmets full explanation you would know that.
      Too bad so sad you tuned out too soon.

  • @paulm7243
    @paulm7243 2 месяца назад +1

    Amhet, I think you honestly have been hard done by. You carry it all with grace and decency.
    Dweezil seems pretty much a dick. I still saw him live recently on his tour, and always will (because it's about the music), but I hope you guys manage to reconnect in time.
    Thanks for all you do.