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There are so many things that are misunderstood or not recognized about my father's music because they've been filtered by people who work for magazines like Rolling Stone.

~Dweezil Zappa

Topics: About Because Been Father Filtered Like Magazines Many Misunderstood Music People Recognized Rolling Rolling Stone Stone Things Who Work

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The music that is played on the radio all the time or written about in magazines has nothing to do with musicianship.

~Dweezil Zappa

Topics: About Magazines Music Musicianship Nothing Played Radio Time Written

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Music can be so disturbing and frustrating. I mean the business side of it. The actual making music part is fun, but the business side of it is just so out of control, has nothing to do with anything.

~Dweezil Zappa

Topics: Actual Anything Business Business Side Control Disturbing Frustrating Fun Just Making Mean Music Nothing Out Part Side

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Just because something has tubes doesn't mean it's the best. I mean, tubes are obviously good, but the circuit of this thing is designed well and it sounds good.

~Dweezil Zappa

Topics: Because Best Circuit Designed Good Just Just Because Mean Obviously Something Sounds Thing Tubes Well

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It was spontaneously composed as I was playing it. And then I added a couple of other overdub textures on top of it after the fact. But it's one of those things where I wouldn't be able to sit down and specifically write that. That's just what came out.

~Dweezil Zappa

Topics: Able Added After Came Composed Couple Down Fact Just Other Out Playing Sit Specifically Spontaneously Then Things Those Top Where Write

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I really want younger audience members to see kids in their early 20's playing Frank's music and to be inspired to take things to a higher level themselves.

~Dweezil Zappa

Topics: Audience Early Frank Higher Higher Level Inspired Kids Level Members Music Playing Really See Take Themselves Things Want Younger

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I mean, no offense, but I don't really see why, like guitar players from Creed, or something like that, are on the cover of guitar magazines. Almost anybody can sit down and learn to play those songs.

~Dweezil Zappa

Topics: Almost Anybody Cover Creed Down Guitar Guitar Players Learn Like Magazines Mean Offense Play Players Really See Sit Something Songs Those Why

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I know my name gets used illegally all the time all over the internet. You know, it is a trademarked name, so it will be something that we always have to deal with. I never needed to change it. It was always fine with me. It is a strange name; that's for sure.

~Dweezil Zappa

Topics: Always Change Deal Fine Gets Internet Know Me Name Needed Never Over Something Strange Sure Time Used Will You

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Frank's bands could play the hardest stuff and make it seem like no big deal.

~Dweezil Zappa

Topics: Bands Big Big Deal Could Deal Frank Hardest Like Make No Big Deal Play Seem Stuff

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For me, the most difficult thing is that I am learning melodies on guitar from some songs whose melodies were not meant to be played on guitar. Ever. They were intended mostly for keyboards or melodic percussion.

~Dweezil Zappa

Topics: Am Difficult Difficult Thing Ever Guitar Intended Keyboards Learning Me Meant Meant To Be Melodic Melodies Most Most Difficult Thing Mostly Percussion Played Some Songs Thing Were Whose I Am

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: September 5th, 1969

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