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And they knew we were looking for a contract, and... and they knew Frank was just starting...

Zappa • 2020
And they knew we were looking for a contract, and... and they knew Frank was just starting his own label

Full Transcript

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And they knew we were looking for a contract,
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and... and they knew Frank was just starting his own label.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:49:33
Uploaded
May 31, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

An in-depth look into the life and work of musician Frank Zappa.
And we were this little band coming to LA to try to make it. - Zappa 00:05
And we were this little band coming to LA to try to make it.
Every record company turned us down - Zappa 00:05
Every record company turned us down
He had the freaks, - Zappa 00:08
He had the freaks,
You formally disbanded the Mothers in 1969. Why? - Zappa 00:06
You formally disbanded the Mothers in 1969. Why?
At the beginning, I took 400 dollars out of my bank account - Zappa 00:06
At the beginning, I took 400 dollars out of my bank account
And by the time the tour was over, - Zappa 00:07
And by the time the tour was over,
And it just seemed to me that this was not the-- - Zappa 00:06
And it just seemed to me that this was not the--
Bunk: When we first went out to play, after the concert, - Zappa 00:07
Bunk: When we first went out to play, after the concert,
There was always that kind of, - Zappa 00:10
There was always that kind of,
And... and I remember saying, - Zappa 00:05
And... and I remember saying,
I just wanted to create something, - Zappa 00:07
I just wanted to create something,
I don't want to feel as though I'm responsible - Zappa 00:19
I don't want to feel as though I'm responsible
That if I want to form a group called The Mothers of Invention - Zappa 00:05
That if I want to form a group called The Mothers of Inventi...
It's just whoever happens to be right for the type of work - Zappa 00:06
It's just whoever happens to be right for the type of w...
Like, for instance, if I'm going to do a concert - Zappa 00:09
Like, for instance, if I'm going to do a concert
Or I... I have, uh, occasion to play a job - Zappa 00:11
Or I... I have, uh, occasion to play a job
So, I-- it gives me a little bit more - Zappa 00:05
So, I-- it gives me a little bit more
Most of what occurred after that, - Zappa 00:06
Most of what occurred after that,
They didn't have the same kind of personality - Zappa 00:04
They didn't have the same kind of personality
The one that followed on after that 1969 batch - Zappa 00:06
The one that followed on after that 1969 batch