Zappa Quotes

16 quotes by 14 authors

Frank Zappa was one of the gods of the Czech underground, I thought of him as a friend. Whenever I feel like escaping from the… — Vaclav Havel
... Jeff Beck is my idol .. sometimes he finds notes that I just do not have on my guitar. Frank Zappa's another one ..… — Ritchie Blackmore
American culture has a lot of great moustaches in its history. Mark Twain had a great moustache, Charlie Chaplin, Ben Turpin ... but Zappa, he's… — Matt Groening
The amazing thing about Freak Out! was that there was nothing quite like it in rock 'n roll at the time. It was really simultaneously… — Matt Groening
One of my pet peeves is that sometimes the talents of my band get overlooked because, and it was the same problem that Frank Zappa… — Al Yankovic
Frank Zappa... was Beethoven for insane rock guys. — Scott Ian
The hardest and worst interview that I have ever done was with Frank Zappa. — Nina Blackwood
I got married about three years ago again to a wonderful German woman. Her name is Monika and she is beautiful. She is one of… — Jimmy Carl Black
We are not a Zappa cover band. We only play Frank's songs that were recorded by the Mothers of Invention and I think a lot… — Jimmy Carl Black
People like Frank Zappa were amazing for us Brits. — Rick Wakeman
But I mean, again, Zappa's far more musical than the Bonzos ever were. — Neil Innes
My first big gig was an opening show for Frank Zappa, and I think that was difficult. — Tom Waits
When I was growing up, when I was 11 years old I was listening to The Mothers of Invention. You know, I mean I was… — Billy Bob Thornton
Interviewer: 'So Frank, you have long hair. Does that make you a woman?' Frank Zappa: 'You have a wooden leg. Does that make you a… — Frank Zappa
People like Frank Zappa and Bryan Ferry knew we could pick and choose from the history of music, stick things together looking for friction and… — Brian Eno
My dad was a big Frank Zappa fan, so I remember listening to a lot of Frank Zappa. Girls do not like Frank Zappa. — Bill Hader

Who Wrote These Zappa Quotes

14 authors contributed a total of 16 Zappa Quotes as follows: