While it is true that Frank had a great sense of humor, he was also very serious about composing music. In reality there are only a handful of skilled players who can play his most complex pieces. It takes a… — Dweezil Zappa Copy Share Image
The Silvertop and the Goldtop both had subtlety where it was needed but lots of definition as well. I liked the different voicings of… — Dweezil Zappa Copy Share Image
The thing with food is that you can give 20 people the same recipe and the same ingredients, and somebody's going to make it… — Dweezil Zappa Copy Share Image
Somebody under 30, if the name Frank Zappa came up, they would just say, "Who?" To me that didn't sit well, because I felt… — Dweezil Zappa Copy Share Image
I started touring in 2006, and there was an agreement made for merchandise between my mom and myself. — Dweezil Zappa Copy Share Image
Music can be so disturbing and frustrating. I mean the business side of it. The actual making music part is fun, but the business… — Dweezil Zappa Copy Share Image
There's no difference in a lot of people's minds between good musicians and popular musicians. — Dweezil Zappa Copy Share Image
About the only thing that I'll probably end up doing is I made this amplifier with Peavey. It's in the manufacturing stages right now,… — Dweezil Zappa Copy Share Image
Yes, but I view Frank's music as fully composed. In other words, the arrangements can work for any idiom such as a rock band… — Dweezil Zappa Copy Share Image
I liked a lot of the things other people liked - Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, Van Halen, AC/DC - but if I compared it… — Dweezil Zappa Copy Share Image
For me, the most difficult thing is that I am learning melodies on guitar from some songs whose melodies were not meant to be… — Dweezil Zappa Copy Share Image
Modern records are all made with virtually identical gear, software plug-ins and everything. Everybody wants everything to sound like the last thing that was… — Dweezil Zappa Copy Share Image
I was given all of my dad's guitars when he passed, and they were being stored at the house. My mother decided they were… — Dweezil Zappa Copy Share Image
