“The problem with composers is that they are the most unrequired job in America.” Quote by Gail Zappa
“Frank [Zappa] said he probably would have been a major criminal, given his brain power and his attention to detail, had he not been a composer. But being a composer is not something you can't help.” Has BeensSaidHelpingGivenAttentionBrainMajorsDetailsCriminalsComposerFrankAttention To DetailBrain PowerZappa Author:Gail Zappa
“If you've ever had to recall your past in some way and you open a drawer of old photographs that your parents kept, there are always pictures of you smiling and charming, and then a bunch of people you don't know who they are. Could be aunts, uncles, could be the postman for all you know. Who are these people? Your parents are never in the picture, because they are the ones taking them. So you've got these unrelated images that are disconnected from your memories.” PeopleIfsKnowsWayPastParentMemoriesPhotographBunchRecallsCharmingOur PastUnclesAuntYour PastOur MemoriesDrawersDisconnectedPostmanOld Photographs Author:Gail Zappa
“When I put out the records, when I make a distribution deal, those distributors tell me who they sell it to and how many copies. So I want nothing less.” WantDealsRecordsSellsCopiesDistributionDistributors Author:Gail Zappa
“I don't think there's a problem with people discovering the music unless there's no way to get to them. That's the problem that you always have.” PeopleThinkingWayProblemDiscovering Author:Gail Zappa
“Frank [Zappa]'s music was never for the mass audience. His music contains specific kinds of information that you won't find elsewhere in rock and roll.” KindAudienceRocksInformationMassElsewhereFrankRock And RollZappa Author:Gail Zappa
“Live concerts were to train the ears and to introduce, constantly, new musical ideas to the audience so the next time they showed up or the next record they would be ready and receptive.” IdeasWould BeNextAudienceRecordsReadyEarsTrainMusicalConcertsIntroducingNext TimeReceptiveLive Concerts Author:Gail Zappa
“Frank [Zappa] was not a big fan of having lyrics, but sometimes he had things to say that lent themselves to lyrics.” SometimesBigsFansFrankZappa Author:Gail Zappa
“I think ingenuity is part of our DNA. That plus curiosity, plus the willingness to commit.” ThinkingCuriosityCommitPlusWillingnessDnaIngenuity Author:Gail Zappa
“You can't get a guitar player like Dweezil without his commitment to the work that it takes A) to be the musician that he is and B) to the music itself.” PlayerMusicianCommitmentGuitarGuitar Player Author:Gail Zappa