Frank Vincent Zappa (21Dec1940 – 04Dec1993)
Frank started in the 1950s as drummer in the high school.
Also started writing classical music, did not used any drugs, only coffee, cigars and a radioactive plaque in the nose, was a politicized musician and was said considered a political career.
Famous unbound avowed FZ fans >
Steve Vai
John Zorn
Alice Cooper
Tommy Iommy
John Frusciante
System of a Down all the band
In 1967 Frank created his first record/production company Bizzare Records, in 1969 created Straight Records to mainstream artists. Considered a genius of music, great guitarrist, inovative and prolific composer and acid lyrics, was defender of freedom of speech, created a musical style that is almost impossible to define, one of the most original guitarists of all time.
Frank had a iron hand on his albums copyrights and licensing, was the first to release his own pirated records of his own albums, was conservative on drugs and dont allowed the musicians of his band used drugs,
Survived various personal attacks, a fire set by an audience member at a concert in Switzerland destroyed all Mothers equipment, one week later someone pushed him off the stage, falling into a concrete pit resulting in head trauma, broken bones and a squeezed larynx, his voice dropped a third, one leg shorter and wheelchair for a while, all the recorded material from his studio was seized by police what lead to studio bankrupt. Passed away at only 52 due cancer.
Thank you Frank,
RIP
