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Zappa

He went to the libraryas a kid, and he just checked out booksand stayed there and learned

Zappa • 2020
He went to the library
as a kid, and he just checked out books
and stayed there and learned

Full Transcript

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He went to the library as a kid,
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and he just checked out books and stayed there and learned.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
01:28:09
Uploaded
May 30, 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.
When I think of Zappa's life's work, - Zappa 00:09
When I think of Zappa's life's work,
These are American experimentalists - Zappa 00:10
These are American experimentalists
Well, I don't wanna say never, - Zappa 00:16
Well, I don't wanna say never,
Because it-- we've had some offers from orchestras who say, - Zappa 00:09
Because it-- we've had some offers from orchestras who ...
And I would rather not have it played - Zappa 00:05
And I would rather not have it played
Reporter: Tomorrow night, the London Symphony Orchestra - Zappa 00:06
Reporter: Tomorrow night, the London Symphony Orchestra
The program of orchestral music they'll be playing - Zappa 00:07
The program of orchestral music they'll be playing
Robin Denselow has been looking at the least known - Zappa 00:06
Robin Denselow has been looking at the least known
Robin: Frank Zappa has been quietly writing pieces - Zappa 00:07
Robin: Frank Zappa has been quietly writing pieces
For their first ever performance, - Zappa 00:05
For their first ever performance,
The conductor, Kent Nagano, was chosen by Zappa. - Zappa 00:05
The conductor, Kent Nagano, was chosen by Zappa.
Do you expect to actually make any money - Zappa 00:08
Do you expect to actually make any money
Well, I think that any artistic decision that is based on - Zappa 00:09
Well, I think that any artistic decision that is based on
And there are a lot of things that I can do - Zappa 00:11
And there are a lot of things that I can do
I came here to spend money on an English orchestra - Zappa 00:09
I came here to spend money on an English orchestra
And if somebody else likes that kind of stuff, - Zappa 00:08
And if somebody else likes that kind of stuff,
That is my part of the public service of spending the money - Zappa 00:05
That is my part of the public service of spending the money
No foundation grant, - Zappa 00:07
No foundation grant,
Just a crazy guy who spent the money - Zappa 00:12
Just a crazy guy who spent the money
How do you get the London Symphony Orchestra - Zappa 00:05
How do you get the London Symphony Orchestra