Frank Zappa

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in Baltimore, The United States

December 21, 1940

died

December 04, 1993

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Frank Vincent Zappa was an American composer, musician, and film director. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa established himself as a prolific and highly distinctive composer, electric guitar player and band leader. He worked in almost every musical genre and wrote music for rock bands, jazz ensembles, synthesizers and symphony orchestra, as well as musique concrète works constructed from pre-recorded, synthesized or sampled sources. In addition to his music recordings, he created feature-length and short films, music videos, and album covers.

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	The Real Frank Zappa Book 4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 2,239 ratings — published 1989 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Apostrophe 4.42 of 5 stars 4.42 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2003	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hot Rats 4.52 of 5 stars 4.52 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2001	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frank Zappa Guitar Book 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1983 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Them or Us 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1984 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frank Zappa, I Am The American Dream by Frank Zappa, Peter Occhiogrosso 4.71 of 5 stars 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1991	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Size Fits All 4.8 of 5 stars 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Over-Nite Sensation 4.75 of 5 stars 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2003	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frank Zappa in eigenen Worten by Barry Miles (Editor), Frank Zappa 3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 442 ratings — published 1993 — 10 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Plastic People Songbuch by Frank Zappa, Carl Weissner (Translator) 2.5 of 5 stars 2.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1977 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

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“Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.”
― Frank Zappa

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“If you end up with a boring miserable life because you listened to your mom, your dad, your teacher, your priest, or some guy on television telling you how to do your shit, then you deserve it.”
― Frank Zappa

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