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{{quote| ''This song here might offend you some''<br /> |
{{quote| ''This song here might offend you some''<br /> |
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''If it does it's because you're dumb''<br /> |
''If it does it's because you're dumb''<br /> |
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'''Frank Zappa''', "Wind Up Workin' in a Gas Station" }} |
-- '''Frank Zappa''', "Wind Up Workin' in a Gas Station" }} |
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Frank Zappa (1940-1993) was a famous [[Crazy Awesome]], unbelievably prolific composer/musician, singer, virtuoso guitarist, [[Record Producer]], film director and anti-censorship activist. His massive 75-album output, both solo and with his band The Mothers of Invention, is largely known for [[Neoclassical Punk Zydeco Rockabilly|spanning almost every genre known to man]] from [[Hard Rock|straightforward rock 'n roll]] to [[True Art Is Incomprehensible|free-jazz, musique concrète]] and classical music, alternating between heavy experimentalism and accesible catchiness and being chock-full of satirical, absurd, [[Crowning Moment of Funny|gut-bustingly hilarious]] lyrics. While he had occasional brushes with mainstream fame in [[The Seventies]] and [[The Eighties]], the bulk of his career was spent as a legendary cult figure, boasting a small but devoted fandom and critical acclaim. His eclecticism, absurdism, instrumental talent and anti-establishment stance has been heavily influential, with numerous acts citing his influence such as [[Primus (Music)|Primus]], [[Phish (Music)|Phish]], [[Red Hot Chili Peppers (Music)|John Frusciante]], [[Black Sabbath (Music)|Black Sabbath]], [[Dream Theater (Music)|Dream Theater]], [[System of a Down (Music)|System of a Down]], [[George Clinton (Music)|George Clinton]], [[Insane Clown Posse (Music)|Mike E. Clark]] and [[Weird Al Yankovic (Music)|Weird Al Yankovic]]. Several other famous musicians have worked with him at various points, such as [[King Crimson (Music)|Adrian Belew]], [[Cream (Music)|Jack Bruce]], Aynsley Dunbar, Mike Keneally, [[Steve Vai (Music)|Steve Vai]] (who began his career as guitarist in his backing band), Jean Luc-Ponty, [[John Lennon (Music)|John Lennon]] and [[Yoko Ono (Music)|Yoko Ono]], and friend (occasional [[The Rival|rival]]) and collaborator [[Captain Beefheart (Music)|Don Van Vliet]]. |
Frank Zappa (1940-1993) was a famous [[Crazy Awesome]], unbelievably prolific composer/musician, singer, virtuoso guitarist, [[Record Producer]], film director and anti-censorship activist. His massive 75-album output, both solo and with his band The Mothers of Invention, is largely known for [[Neoclassical Punk Zydeco Rockabilly|spanning almost every genre known to man]] from [[Hard Rock|straightforward rock 'n roll]] to [[True Art Is Incomprehensible|free-jazz, musique concrète]] and classical music, alternating between heavy experimentalism and accesible catchiness and being chock-full of satirical, absurd, [[Crowning Moment of Funny|gut-bustingly hilarious]] lyrics. While he had occasional brushes with mainstream fame in [[The Seventies]] and [[The Eighties]], the bulk of his career was spent as a legendary cult figure, boasting a small but devoted fandom and critical acclaim. His eclecticism, absurdism, instrumental talent and anti-establishment stance has been heavily influential, with numerous acts citing his influence such as [[Primus (Music)|Primus]], [[Phish (Music)|Phish]], [[Red Hot Chili Peppers (Music)|John Frusciante]], [[Black Sabbath (Music)|Black Sabbath]], [[Dream Theater (Music)|Dream Theater]], [[System of a Down (Music)|System of a Down]], [[George Clinton (Music)|George Clinton]], [[Insane Clown Posse (Music)|Mike E. Clark]] and [[Weird Al Yankovic (Music)|Weird Al Yankovic]]. Several other famous musicians have worked with him at various points, such as [[King Crimson (Music)|Adrian Belew]], [[Cream (Music)|Jack Bruce]], Aynsley Dunbar, Mike Keneally, [[Steve Vai (Music)|Steve Vai]] (who began his career as guitarist in his backing band), Jean Luc-Ponty, [[John Lennon (Music)|John Lennon]] and [[Yoko Ono (Music)|Yoko Ono]], and friend (occasional [[The Rival|rival]]) and collaborator [[Captain Beefheart (Music)|Don Van Vliet]]. |
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