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Eat That Question

There's no official title. In fact, I don't thinkthey've ever invented a name for what it...

There's no official title. In fact, I don't think
they've ever invented a name for what it is that I expect
to be doing for them. They want me to help them to develop trade,
tourism and things in the cultural field. Even if I'm doing something
like a business deal, it is a type of composition. I view the whole thing as composition. {\an8}Mr. Zappa, can you tell me
what this contract is about? {\an8}It is to release records, CDs, and cassettes {\an8}of my music, in Czechoslovakia,
for the first time

Full Transcript

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There's no official title.
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In fact, I don't think they've ever invented a name
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for what it is that I expect to be doing for them.
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They want me to help them to develop trade, tourism and things in the cultural field.
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Even if I'm doing something like a business deal,
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it is a type of composition.
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I view the whole thing as composition.
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{\an8}Mr. Zappa, can you tell me what this contract is about?
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{\an8}It is to release records, CDs, and cassettes
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{\an8}of my music, in Czechoslovakia, for the first time.
Duration
35 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
01:19:46
Uploaded
Nov 02, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, music
Production
Les Films du Poisson,UFA Fiction,SWR,ARTE

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Movie Summary

An in-depth look at the life and work of avant-garde musician, Frank Zappa.
I've been playing music in the United States for 25 years. - Eat That Question 01:02
I've been playing music in the United States for 25 yea...
Took Ike's watch like they always do... - Eat That Question 00:05
Took Ike's watch like they always do...
There's two things you ought to consider here. - Eat That Question 00:08
There's two things you ought to consider here.
And only separated into individual tracks, - Eat That Question 00:11
And only separated into individual tracks,
But, if I was all done, and you stuck it all together, - Eat That Question 00:08
But, if I was all done, and you stuck it all together,
And a theme that started off in, you know, on the first record, - Eat That Question 00:21
And a theme that started off in, you know, on the first reco...
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,