Well, Frank's work changed me. His work along with Eddie Harris' work and a handful of other musicians pushing the envelope of music evolution made me realize that this life is worth living.
Maybe Frank was in a bad mood in this interview. I used to be really cynical and it made me depressed too much, Since changing my outlook I find people to be nicer than I expected!
Great man. I already knew/thought most of these things...like all great men Zappa really isnt anything spectacular...it's often what makes them so great!
Hope for the best -- prepare /expect for the worst; Reality is usually somewhere in between. I don't see that as despair -- its just real life mental conditioning.
Frank was unattached, he created his music because he felt it was the most natural thing he could do. In a perfect world, Frank would never have had to endure any kind of music industry, or mindless consumer... he would simply compose his music, and record it, sole for the sheer pleasure it would bring him. ARF
He is expressing the philosophy of nihilism and its logical conclusion, utter despair and pessism. I'm not saying he's wrong, but that's his philosophy.
@ytuseruber I reckon he was being half-ironic in this statement, might have been after being asked a stupid question by a stupid interviewer. His philosophy is much more than that. People have the right to be pissed... even FZ :D
@ytuseruber That is entirely untrue. He was a truth sayer that exposed the realities that lie beneath the surface of things. I'm sure his intention in doing so, was nothing but positive.
Well, Frank's work changed me. His work along with Eddie Harris' work and a handful of other musicians pushing the envelope of music evolution made me realize that this life is worth living.
QansasjayhawQ 4 months ago
Maybe Frank was in a bad mood in this interview. I used to be really cynical and it made me depressed too much, Since changing my outlook I find people to be nicer than I expected!
happyness1957 5 months ago
@happyness1957 he was being sarcastic, in the interview you can hear the people laughing and him smiling like it's obviously a joke
hibityhabity 2 months ago
I wish I could understand what he says.. (i'm italian)
wildone93 6 months ago
@wildone93 yet you just wrote a perfect sentende in English. Busted!!
superkulmedkniv25 5 months ago
wow! He can really be a downer
cellardoor199991 6 months ago
1:08 ....that's wrong!!
SpiritualFraud 7 months ago 10
Great man. I already knew/thought most of these things...like all great men Zappa really isnt anything spectacular...it's often what makes them so great!
tiki2188 9 months ago
"all people are assholes until proven different"- best quote ive ever heard
dyeballa04 10 months ago 10
Hope for the best -- prepare /expect for the worst; Reality is usually somewhere in between. I don't see that as despair -- its just real life mental conditioning.
chuckdever 11 months ago
this is from "Ein Leben als extravaganza" by those two austrians (forgot yer name guys, sorry).
splankhoon 1 year ago
Frank was unattached, he created his music because he felt it was the most natural thing he could do. In a perfect world, Frank would never have had to endure any kind of music industry, or mindless consumer... he would simply compose his music, and record it, sole for the sheer pleasure it would bring him. ARF
zerokool5string 1 year ago 2
@zerokool5string It doesn't take a 'perfect' world, it just takes a sane society.
check out The Venus Project
gibbsies 1 year ago
He is expressing the philosophy of nihilism and its logical conclusion, utter despair and pessism. I'm not saying he's wrong, but that's his philosophy.
ytuseruber 1 year ago
@ytuseruber I reckon he was being half-ironic in this statement, might have been after being asked a stupid question by a stupid interviewer. His philosophy is much more than that. People have the right to be pissed... even FZ :D
mewrth 1 year ago
@ytuseruber That is entirely untrue. He was a truth sayer that exposed the realities that lie beneath the surface of things. I'm sure his intention in doing so, was nothing but positive.
KABRIS1 1 year ago
@ytuseruber I can't see how despair would be a result of looking at all positive things in your life as a privilege.
chuobio 1 year ago
0:40 to 1:06 was brilliant
passiveMenis 1 year ago 2
Only Frank Zappa could sum up life with so much accuracy in 1 minute and 25 seconds lol
Luten2012 2 years ago
how wrong could've frank been! or maybe just very modest, but i think he's changed many people's view on music, at least.
zabman23 3 years ago
damn right
rocknrolladicted 2 years ago
yeah st-etienne
jasmincar 3 years ago