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Frank Zappa


Born
in Baltimore, Maryland , The United States
December 21, 1940

Died
December 04, 1993

Genre
Biographies & Memoirs


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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Average rating: 4.14 · 6,721 ratings · 355 reviews · 65 distinct works • Similar authors
The Real Frank Zappa Book
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4.13 avg rating — 6,367 ratings — published 1989 — 32 editions
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Apostrophe
4.42 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions
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Hot Rats
4.63 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2001 — 3 editions
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Frank Zappa in His Own Words
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3.78 avg rating — 55 ratings — 6 editions
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Frank Zappa Guitar Book
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4.50 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1983 — 3 editions
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Them or Us
3.82 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 1984 — 5 editions
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One Size Fits All
4.95 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions
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Over-Nite Sensation
4.71 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions
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Tikroji Franko Zappos knyga
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4.25 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2010
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Frank Zappa, I Am The Ameri...
4.19 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1991
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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
tags: music, philosophy, progress
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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
tags: be-yourself, life, self-determination
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