Cool interview Monolith. I'm also a huge FZ fan. I've seen Zappa plays Zappa 3 or 4 times now, amazing musicians and always good value although perhaps missing a bit of spontaneity that would really take them closer to Frank's music. Never saw the real thing unfortunately although the first time i saw ZPZ it was with Ray White which was pretty cool.I saw Muffin Men with Jimmy Carl Black on vocals a few years back - some boy!
if my memory serves Dweezil had a good rock solo album back in the day?
Nice article - there is some great Youtube footage of Z plays Z and it's well worth checking out if you are a Zappa aficionado. First saw FZ live in '82 and whilst Dweezil's band don't quite have the quirkiness of his Dad's outfit(s) they put the music across really, really well. Looks like he has a more balanced approach to being a Dad than his father who, it's probably fair to say, was a complete workaholic. Thanks for posting.
Great interview Mon. I'm ashamed to say that in spite of being a committed muso, I don't own any Zappa.... I should rectify that.
Good interview, thanks for flagging it up. My parents took me to an FZ concert a few months before I was born. Not a great view from where I was sitting, but I think the experience stayed with me.