Gail Zappa

Frank [Zappa] said he probably would have been a major criminal, given his brain power and his attention to detail, had he…

— Gail Zappa

I think ingenuity is part of our DNA. That plus curiosity, plus the willingness to commit.

— Gail Zappa

Frank [Zappa]'s music was never for the mass audience. His music contains specific kinds of information that you won't find elsewhere in…

— Gail Zappa

It's nice to hear when someone gets something and the sincerity is enough to tickle you. They can have the wrong notes…

— Gail Zappa

The problem with composers is that they are the most unrequired job in America.

— Gail Zappa

I don't think there's a problem with people discovering the music unless there's no way to get to them. That's the problem…

— Gail Zappa

Live concerts were to train the ears and to introduce, constantly, new musical ideas to the audience so the next time they…

— Gail Zappa

I never dreamed that my future would be my husband's past. But it's such a huge past in terms of the recorded…

— Gail Zappa

Musicians more than most people are in the moment. That's the dual nature of that job.

— Gail Zappa

Certainly Apple has improved enormously. At the beginning, the sampling rate was an issue for me, but a bigger argument was over…

— Gail Zappa

It's one thing to write the music, it's another thing to write it down, it's another thing to play it, and something…

— Gail Zappa

Frank [Zappa] always wanted to do a sound library - he sampled so many great musicians. For piano, for example, he sampled…

— Gail Zappa

It's the ultimate identity theft when you start messing with somebody's work. Thinking that you could edit the work, or mix it…

— Gail Zappa

Frank [Zappa] was not a big fan of having lyrics, but sometimes he had things to say that lent themselves to lyrics.

— Gail Zappa

When you have a single composer writing his work, it shouldn't be doled out in singles based on the length of a…

— Gail Zappa

You can't get a guitar player like Dweezil without his commitment to the work that it takes A) to be the musician…

— Gail Zappa

If you've ever had to recall your past in some way and you open a drawer of old photographs that your parents…

— Gail Zappa

I think it's okay that there's digital music out there, because that does mean more people have access. I mean, you're a…

— Gail Zappa

My obligation is to release the music the way Frank [Zappa] released it.

— Gail Zappa

If you think about how long it takes to write a piece of music for an orchestra, it's outrageous to me, outrageous.

— Gail Zappa

When I put out the records, when I make a distribution deal, those distributors tell me who they sell it to and…

— Gail Zappa