Frank Zappa's music polarized people. I never encountered a serious listener who did not either love it or hate it. Casual listeners could be meh but not anyone who invested time to listen. Mr. Zappa was much less than the purported rock star, a label he would not care for and much more one of the greatest composers of the twentieth century. He created and worked for his own enjoyment and if others liked it , great and if they didn't that was ok with him.
He railed against stupidity and the compromise of freedom. While clearly a challenging taskmaster, he never seemed so happy as when conducting the ensemble near the end of his life. I miss him for his work and his will. Frank Zappa was the real Richard Halley.
He railed against stupidity and the compromise of freedom. While clearly a challenging taskmaster, he never seemed so happy as when conducting the ensemble near the end of his life. I miss him for his work and his will. Frank Zappa was the real Richard Halley.