Frank Quote by Steve Vai

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

— Gail 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…

— Brian Eno

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

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…

— Jimmy Carl Black

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

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

— Gail Zappa

I think the thing that I got most from working with Frank Zappa is that I was able to see someone who completely independent.…

— Steve Vai

Frank Zappa... was Beethoven for insane rock guys.

— Scott Ian

David Lee Roth had the idea that if you covered a successful song, you were half way home. C'mon - Van Halen doing 'Dancing…

— Eddie Van Halen

People like Frank Zappa were amazing for us Brits.

— Rick Wakeman

I always went in with a very specific idea of the sound I wanted, and once I'd recorded I'd try and make it sell…

— Iggy Pop

But I mean, again, Zappa's far more musical than the Bonzos ever were.

— Neil Innes