He probably was sellinginsurance or something, and he thought, "What's something real...
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He probably was selling
insurance or something, and he thought, "What's something real jerky "that'll get me on The Steve Allen Show?" Playing bicycle.
What could be sillier than that? And he did it, and here we are. That's probably how it happened. You really only been playing two weeks? Yes. What do you do ordinarily, besides this? I'm a composer. Now, the whole idea that
we're going to do here in this improvised concerto for two bicycles, a pre-recorded tape,
and the musicians in the back, is that you're supposed to
express yourself freely, without any kind of
insurance or something, and he thought, "What's something real jerky "that'll get me on The Steve Allen Show?" Playing bicycle.
What could be sillier than that? And he did it, and here we are. That's probably how it happened. You really only been playing two weeks? Yes. What do you do ordinarily, besides this? I'm a composer. Now, the whole idea that
we're going to do here in this improvised concerto for two bicycles, a pre-recorded tape,
and the musicians in the back, is that you're supposed to
express yourself freely, without any kind of
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He probably was selling
insurance or something,
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and he thought, "What's something real jerky
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"that'll get me on The Steve Allen Show?"
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Playing bicycle.
What could be sillier than that?
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And he did it, and here we are.
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That's probably how it happened.
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You really only been playing two weeks?
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Yes.
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What do you do ordinarily, besides this?
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I'm a composer.
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Now, the whole idea that
we're going to do here
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in this improvised concerto for two bicycles,
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a pre-recorded tape,
and the musicians in the back,
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is that you're supposed to
express yourself freely,
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without any kind of...
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Movie Summary
An in-depth look at the life and work of avant-garde musician, Frank Zappa.
