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Zappa

And it was very hard to obtain because most of the white music stores didn't stock it

Zappa • 2020
And it was very hard to obtain because most of the white music stores didn't stock it

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And it was very hard to obtain
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because most of the white music stores didn't stock it.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:45
Uploaded
May 31, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
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Movie Summary

An in-depth look into the life and work of musician Frank Zappa.
I just heard that music and I liked it - Zappa 00:06
I just heard that music and I liked it
When I first picked up the guitar, I said, - Zappa 00:11
When I first picked up the guitar, I said,
But when rhythm and blues came along - Zappa 00:08
But when rhythm and blues came along
Once I figured out that the pitch changed - Zappa 00:06
Once I figured out that the pitch changed
I had my first group playing other people's material - Zappa 00:06
I had my first group playing other people's material
Which did not go down well with the, uh, cowboys - Zappa 00:07
Which did not go down well with the, uh, cowboys
And, uh, we managed to play several jobs, - Zappa 00:12
And, uh, we managed to play several jobs,
I started writing orchestra music - Zappa 00:05
I started writing orchestra music
And then didn't try writing any rock and roll - Zappa 00:05
And then didn't try writing any rock and roll
And as long as a person has to earn a living - Zappa 00:11
And as long as a person has to earn a living
And the more humiliating the conditions - Zappa 00:09
And the more humiliating the conditions
I did earn my living as a commercial artist - Zappa 00:05
I did earn my living as a commercial artist
I wrote advertising copy for the place I was working for, - Zappa 00:07
I wrote advertising copy for the place I was working for,
I talked 'em into letting me do my own line of greeting cards - Zappa 00:19
I talked 'em into letting me do my own line of greeting...
The one that I got paid for, - Zappa 00:12
The one that I got paid for,
I don't have anything to eat except peanut butter, - Zappa 00:06
I don't have anything to eat except peanut butter,
I go around gathering up pop bottles - Zappa 00:04
I go around gathering up pop bottles
But I've got all the electronic stuff I need - Zappa 00:04
But I've got all the electronic stuff I need
So, there was a certain amount of resentment - Zappa 00:06
So, there was a certain amount of resentment
And this mysterious 13.50 an hour recording studio - Zappa 00:08
And this mysterious 13.50 an hour recording studio