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And a theme that started off in,you know, on the first record, could just as easily occur,...

And a theme that started off in,
you know, on the first record, could just as easily occur, later on, with no... No reason other than, since the whole mass of work
is one composition, why can't you recapitulate a theme
that started off years ago?

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And a theme that started off in, you know, on the first record,
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could just as easily occur, later on, with
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no... No reason other than,
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since the whole mass of work is one composition,
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why can't you recapitulate a theme that started off years ago?
Duration
21 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
01:22:19
Uploaded
Nov 02, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, music
Production
Les Films du Poisson,UFA Fiction,SWR,ARTE

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An in-depth look at the life and work of avant-garde musician, Frank Zappa.
I wound up with a style of music that has snorks, burps, - Eat That Question 00:18
I wound up with a style of music that has snorks, burps,
And the easiest way to sum up the aesthetic would be, - Eat That Question 00:09
And the easiest way to sum up the aesthetic would be,
And I think with an aesthetic like that, - Eat That Question 00:08
And I think with an aesthetic like that,
In my band, when somebody would make a mistake - Eat That Question 00:08
In my band, when somebody would make a mistake
You know, to some, Frank Zappa is a legend in rock music. - Eat That Question 00:10
You know, to some, Frank Zappa is a legend in rock music.
But what few realize is that he's also a serious and respected classical composer. - Eat That Question 00:07
But what few realize is that he's also a serious and re...
Today Show national correspondent, Jamie Gangel, - Eat That Question 00:12
Today Show national correspondent, Jamie Gangel,
He's been suffering from prostate cancer for a number of years, - Eat That Question 00:11
He's been suffering from prostate cancer for a number o...
And although he guards his privacy, - Eat That Question 00:14
And although he guards his privacy,
For the last four years, Zappa has focused on classical music. - Eat That Question 00:15
For the last four years, Zappa has focused on classical musi...
It was... It got an extraordinary reaction. - Eat That Question 00:06
It was... It got an extraordinary reaction.
{\an8}Well, as I said to you a little earlier, there's no accounting for taste. - Eat That Question 00:05
{\an8}Well, as I said to you a little earlier, there's ...
But, I was... l was happier that they did that rather than throw things at the stage. - Eat That Question 00:07
But, I was... l was happier that they did that rather than t...
You have made a career out of making fun of everybody, - Eat That Question 00:15
You have made a career out of making fun of everybody,
Is there anything you ever did that you were sorry for in music? - Eat That Question 00:05
Is there anything you ever did that you were sorry for in mu...
A lot of performers do things that are shocking, - Eat That Question 00:14
A lot of performers do things that are shocking,
In this world of basic stereotyping, - Eat That Question 00:11
In this world of basic stereotyping,
Basically, on a good day, I can go 9:30 to 6:30, but... - Eat That Question 00:06
Basically, on a good day, I can go 9:30 to 6:30, but...
Can you tell me a little bit about how you've been doing? - Eat That Question 00:06
Can you tell me a little bit about how you've been doin...
Let me go through a list of words that, - Eat That Question 00:08
Let me go through a list of words that,