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Well, isn't that what you're going to do for a livelihood, eventually?
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Well, isn't that what you're going to dofor a livelihood, eventually?

Well, isn't that what you're going to do
for a livelihood, eventually?

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Well, isn't that what you're going to do for a livelihood, eventually?
Duration
6 seconds
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26
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:15
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.
People don't compose for a livelihood, especially in the United States. - Eat That Question 00:07
People don't compose for a livelihood, especially in th...
The composition end of my musical experience - Eat That Question 00:11
The composition end of my musical experience
I also got ahold of an album called The Rite of Spring. - Eat That Question 00:08
I also got ahold of an album called The Rite of Spring.
I thought, "Boy, if anybody could make a missing link - Eat That Question 00:15
I thought, "Boy, if anybody could make a missing link
"If anybody could get a missing link between Igor Stravinsky, Anton Webern, - Eat That Question 00:21
"If anybody could get a missing link between Igor Strav...
And then people started telling me that my melodies were ugly, so... - Eat That Question 00:06
And then people started telling me that my melodies were ugl...
And bang, here we are with the Mothers of Invention, - Eat That Question 00:07
And bang, here we are with the Mothers of Invention,
It's an American pop music band which is connected with pop in a certain way, - Eat That Question 00:12
It's an American pop music band which is connected with...
But their leader Frank Zappa that you'll see later on and who is noticeable, - Eat That Question 00:21
But their leader Frank Zappa that you'll see later on a...
You cannot define his music. What he does is anti-music. - Eat That Question 00:05
You cannot define his music. What he does is anti-music.
How to define his music? - Eat That Question 00:05
How to define his music?
When you founded your record producing company, - Eat That Question 00:11
When you founded your record producing company,
Because they had been actually tampering with my... - Eat That Question 00:06
Because they had been actually tampering with my...
I would finish an album and give them the tapes, - Eat That Question 00:08
I would finish an album and give them the tapes,
You know. That's what happened to the We're Only in It for the Money album. - Eat That Question 00:07
You know. That's what happened to the We're Only i...
To give you an example of what censorship was like at this company, - Eat That Question 00:12
To give you an example of what censorship was like at this c...
But in the song Let's Make the Water Turn Black, - Eat That Question 00:17
But in the song Let's Make the Water Turn Black,
Two years later, in hushed whispers, an executive from the company told me - Eat That Question 00:11
Two years later, in hushed whispers, an executive from the c...
And they were upset - Eat That Question 00:07
And they were upset
And so they told one of the engineers at their company - Eat That Question 00:07
And so they told one of the engineers at their company