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Zappa

"What are you doing?" "I'm just playingthis beautiful music." "Doesn't sound like any...

Zappa • 2020
"What are you doing?" "I'm just playing
this beautiful music." "Doesn't sound like any music
you're supposed to be playing
here." And I said,
"It's 20th-century music

Full Transcript

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"What are you doing?"
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"I'm just playing this beautiful music."
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"Doesn't sound like any music you're supposed to be playing here."
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And I said, "It's 20th-century music.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:07
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.
What are you talking about? It's by a living composer." - Zappa 00:05
What are you talking about? It's by a living composer.&...
And if you were to hear that piece on the piano, - Zappa 00:06
And if you were to hear that piece on the piano,
It was that type of music that he could produce - Zappa 00:07
It was that type of music that he could produce
I didn't live my life and then look back on it and go, - Zappa 00:09
I didn't live my life and then look back on it and go,
I... my whole world had been shaken up. - Zappa 00:04
I... my whole world had been shaken up.
And Frank recently came back from a town near Brussels - Zappa 00:07
And Frank recently came back from a town near Brussels
How did you communicate with these kids - Zappa 00:08
How did you communicate with these kids
I said, "I'm really glad that you... you guys - Zappa 00:07
I said, "I'm really glad that you... you guys
It's just very depressing, you know, - Zappa 00:05
It's just very depressing, you know,
Frank, you're going to kill the tourist business - Zappa 00:04
Frank, you're going to kill the tourist business
Bunk: You know, when you look at stuff now, - Zappa 00:05
Bunk: You know, when you look at stuff now,
And it also brings to mind, - Zappa 00:13
And it also brings to mind,
Lenny Bruce had a-- an incredible impact, - Zappa 00:05
Lenny Bruce had a-- an incredible impact,
But, you know, Frank's influence was really, really strong. - Zappa 00:04
But, you know, Frank's influence was really, really str...
And-- and it instantly just, like, made a beeline - Zappa 00:13
And-- and it instantly just, like, made a beeline
It was obvious that the Beatles knew - Zappa 00:05
It was obvious that the Beatles knew
They've explicitly said that Sgt. Pepperwas our attempt - Zappa 00:06
They've explicitly said that Sgt. Pepperwas our attempt
And the inner spread of the album, - Zappa 00:10
And the inner spread of the album,
So there's a part of him that just bristled - Zappa 00:06
So there's a part of him that just bristled
Not only was he in charge of... of the artwork - Zappa 00:12
Not only was he in charge of... of the artwork