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There was a part of him that even though he had a lot of people's attention, of feeling...

Zappa • 2020
There was a part of him that even though he had a lot of people's attention, of feeling cynical
about the fact that, yeah, all these people are... are looking, but they don't know
what they're seeing

Full Transcript

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There was a part of him
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that even though he had a lot of people's attention,
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of feeling cynical about the fact that,
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yeah, all these people are... are looking,
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but they don't know what they're seeing.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
01:15:36
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.
Sometimes truth, when you put truth up, - Zappa 00:09
Sometimes truth, when you put truth up,
When someone puts it right on the table, - Zappa 00:06
When someone puts it right on the table,
And don't play the music that the guy that eats off - Zappa 00:05
And don't play the music that the guy that eats off
And that's just my eyes seeing it - Zappa 00:05
And that's just my eyes seeing it
Anybody that comes from the outside, - Zappa 00:12
Anybody that comes from the outside,
In those days, record companies - Zappa 00:06
In those days, record companies
Typically, what a record company would do is like sort of, - Zappa 00:14
Typically, what a record company would do is like sort of,
They said, "No, nobody can do box sets. That's insane." - Zappa 00:08
They said, "No, nobody can do box sets. That's...
He went over to Warner's, and he just handed them over - Zappa 00:05
He went over to Warner's, and he just handed them over
That's the end of my contract. Here's your four albums." - Zappa 00:09
That's the end of my contract. Here's your four al...
But more than that, he's the first artist to go - Zappa 00:05
But more than that, he's the first artist to go
As Frank and Gail get into the Zappa Records phase, - Zappa 00:11
As Frank and Gail get into the Zappa Records phase,
But-- you get into the subject matter on that record, - Zappa 00:07
But-- you get into the subject matter on that record,
Almost every song on that record - Zappa 00:06
Almost every song on that record
You always were a renegade against the music business. Why? - Zappa 00:05
You always were a renegade against the music business. Why?
Because most of what the music business does - Zappa 00:04
Because most of what the music business does
Nine lawsuits against some of the most famous - Zappa 00:04
Nine lawsuits against some of the most famous
Steve: Besides the incredible freedom - Zappa 00:10
Steve: Besides the incredible freedom
I mean, he started his own label - Zappa 00:13
I mean, he started his own label
By 1982, we had started a small mail-order company, - Zappa 00:09
By 1982, we had started a small mail-order company,