Frank Zappa's Last Interview (TRANSCRIBED IN INFO BOX)

Frank Zappa's last television interview. He is talking about his friend Nicolas Slonimsky, 1993.

Sorry about the poor quality. Some of you have commented that you find it difficult to hear what is being said. Here's what Frank says:

"He's just a brilliant mind. And a very warm-hearted spirit. And these are qualities not often found linked together in human beings. And... I just liked him. One of the things I really liked about him was his wardrobe. I always was impressed with his wardrobe from the first time he came over, because he had that look. He had the look of a real guy from that era, you know what I mean? The right kind of shoes, the right kind of tweed, rumple, worn for a thousand years. Kinda... sport coat, pants too short. He was wonderful. He was a fully developed character."

Nicolas Slonimsky (1894-1995) was a musicologist, conductor, composer, author and much more. Check out his lectures on archive.org or simply do a google search. Zappa was right when he said that Slonimsky was a wonderful person.

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[Killmovesm]

FUCK YOU CANCER



[Hot80s]

i think of you when i raise my lonely dental floss.

[gorethem]

We lost the master !!! Miss you Frank

[MyAxolotl]

I Love you Frank,,, Please care for my dog in heaven, , But im lookin forward to my Hot Rats album in Heaven,, Im bringin it with me, along with Henrys Collar n Dog Lead,,

[andymac6263]

too right fuck cancer.

[danielcutler84]

cancer sucks

[CRYST4L47]

He named his children Moon Unit,Dweezil,Diva Thin Muffin Pigeen & Ahmet Emuukha Rodan yeah is was on some shit R.I.P.

[bolinhamarela]

FUUUUUUUUUUUU---! huge mind fuck

[SurrenderFriday]

@WingsOfTheMind what I meant was, I couldn't remember if it was the late '70s or the early '80s.

[croon4u]

I love conductors and then I love musicians (more) ... who love and know conductors & arrangers... and then when THEY conduct...oh lordy, the angels stop singing and let the instrumentalists take over. The more I hear this man do/play, the more respect I have for his musicality. AND he loves Russians. Dunno what it is but THEY certainly know how to arrange and compose extreemely well. I'd love to know what is in their (mental) character to implicitly understand SO much about communicating music.

[WingsOfTheMind]

@WingsOfTheMind Sorry... but you said "I think". Zappa is not in the 'I Think' category. But you are. I think.

[WingsOfTheMind]

@crimsonkng1 You messed up and said "I think". What??? You 'think you saw Zappa????? Were you one of the people carried there on a shoulder drunk? Means you didn't. But thankyou for saving us the trouble and cancelling yourself out. Now answer me back and say "I wasn't drunk" please. And then cancel yourself out again. Please. Don't please. Please don't. I won't if you please. don't. :)