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And then the thing that always holds me back
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And then the thingthat always holds me back is that what would it feel liketo actually be...

Zappa • 2020
And then the thing
that always holds me back is that what would it feel like
to actually be the president, you know, and have to stay
in Washington DC in a house for four years?
That'd be pretty grim

Full Transcript

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And then the thing that always holds me back
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is that what would it feel like to actually be the president,
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you know, and have to stay in Washington DC
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in a house for four years? That'd be pretty grim.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:41:12
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.
A lot of what we do is designed to annoy people - Zappa 00:12
A lot of what we do is designed to annoy people
As long as they don't feel their environment, - Zappa 00:04
As long as they don't feel their environment,
And something's got to be done - Zappa 00:06
And something's got to be done
I wasn't in the United States - Zappa 00:05
I wasn't in the United States
As I walked out the door to get on the bus, - Zappa 00:08
As I walked out the door to get on the bus,
Reporter: In California, actor Ronald Reagan - Zappa 00:07
Reporter: In California, actor Ronald Reagan
And there was a freak contingent starting in LA at the time. - Zappa 00:07
And there was a freak contingent starting in LA at the time.
And in those days, if you had long hair in this town - Zappa 00:12
And in those days, if you had long hair in this town
That's how... what a tigh-- what a small - Zappa 00:05
That's how... what a tigh-- what a small
Well, Frank was considered - Zappa 00:10
Well, Frank was considered
He was right in the center of it in the log cabin, - Zappa 00:08
He was right in the center of it in the log cabin,
And he... he was this centrifugal force - Zappa 00:06
And he... he was this centrifugal force
Any kind of rock star, - Zappa 00:17
Any kind of rock star,
It was the center of the world at that point. - Zappa 00:05
It was the center of the world at that point.
Frank suggested, since he had started a record label, - Zappa 00:08
Frank suggested, since he had started a record label,
I mean, there were no rock-- girl rock bands at all - Zappa 00:06
I mean, there were no rock-- girl rock bands at all
And he wanted us just to capture our lives in Laurel Canyon, - Zappa 00:06
And he wanted us just to capture our lives in Laurel Canyon,
He always liked to preserve moments in time. - Zappa 00:04
He always liked to preserve moments in time.
Some girls that will readily admit that they are groupies - Zappa 00:09
Some girls that will readily admit that they are groupies
But there are other girls who would never admit that they are groupies, - Zappa 00:06
But there are other girls who would never admit that they ar...