Frank Zappa quotes - page 5

Do you think you are protecting somebody by taking away seven words? (Frank Zappa)
My solos are speech-influenced rhythmically; and harmonically, they're either pentatonic, or poly-scale oriented. And there's the mixolydian mode that I also use a lot...But I'm more interested in melodic things I think the biggest challenge when you go to play a solo is trying to invent a melody on the spot. View quote
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You're an asshole! You're an asshole! That's right! You're an asshole! You're an asshole! Yes yes! View quote
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On Ventura, there she goes She just bought some bitch'n clothes Tosses her head n flips her hair She got a whole bunch of nothin in there. View quote
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The U. S. is a mere pup tent of a civilization. We've got two hundred years of stupidity behind us and we think we're right up there with everyone else who's been doing it for thousands of years. View quote
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Most people don't think I'm rational. They're too busy featuring their hurt. They find it irrational not to feature your hurt. That's how fucked up they are. View quote
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I can't talk to you about music because you don't know anything about music. I can talk to you about politics or sociology and all that peripheral stuff, but I can't talk to you about music. There's not enough information in common that I could say to you so you'd be able to understand. Besides, the people who read OUI don't give a fuck about music anyway. View quote
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I love the guitar, always have. I can relate to it a lot better than a saxophone. View quote
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Music is the only religion that delivers the goods. All music is good. It fulfills a social function. It's like wallpaper to your lifestyle. It defines what you are. View quote
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You can't always write a chord ugly enough to say what you want to say, so sometimes you have to rely on a giraffe filled with whipped cream. View quote
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Most people wouldn't know music if it came up and bit them on the ass. (Frank Zappa)
I searched for years I found no love. I'm sure that love will never be a product of plasticity. View quote
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I may be vile and pernicious But you can't look away I make you think I'm delicious With the stuff that I say I'm the best you can get Have you guessed me yet? I'm the slime oozin' out From your TV set. View quote
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Shes a valley girl In a clothing store Okay, fine... Fer sure, fer sure. View quote
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Why should I smile when I'm sitting here with you? View quote
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The '60s was really stupid ... It was a type of merchandising. View quote
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The lessons learnt in the '60s about merchandising stupidity to the American public on a large scale have been used over and over again since that time. View quote
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I think that if you use the so-called "strong words" you'll get your point across faster and you can save a lot of beating around the bush. View quote
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Forget about the Senior Prom and go to the library and educate yourself if you've got any guts. View quote
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The more you can escape from how horrible things really are, the less it's going to bother you... and then, the worse things get. View quote
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Stupidity has a certain charm - ignorance does not. (Frank Zappa)
I don't want to see any religious people in public office because they're working for another boss. View quote
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I have an important message to deliver to all the cute people all over the world. If you're out there and you're cute, maybe you're beautiful. I just want to tell you somethin' - there's more of us UGLY MOTHERFUCKERS than you are, hey-y, so watch out. View quote
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We live in a very special time right now. At no other time in history has there been such mass disillusionment in terms of reliance on governing functions. Most people don't want to come to terms with that. It's been proven over and over again that the emperor isn't wearing any clothes, but most people don't like to look at naked emperors. In the process of turning around to avert their eyes, they saw the discotheques and a few other things and latched onto them. View quote
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The language and concepts contained herein are guaranteed not to cause eternal torment in the place where the guy with the horns and pointed stick conducts his business. View quote
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