Art is making something out of nothing and selling it.

Quote by Frank Zappa

Topics: Frank Zappa Quotes

No change in musical style will survive unless it is accompanied by a change in...

No change in musical style will survive unless it is accompanied by a change in...

I believe that people have a right to decide their own destiny; people own themselves....

I believe that people have a right to decide their own destiny; people own themselves....

Everybody believes in something and everybody, by virtue of the fact that they believe in...

Everybody believes in something and everybody, by virtue of the fact that they believe in...

You can't always write a chord ugly enough to say what you want to say,...

You can't always write a chord ugly enough to say what you want to say,...

Stupidity has a certain charm - ignorance does not.

Stupidity has a certain charm - ignorance does not.

The manner in which Americans ''consume'' music has a lot to do with leaving it...

The manner in which Americans ''consume'' music has a lot to do with leaving it...

I searched for years I found no love. I'm sure that love will never be...

I searched for years I found no love. I'm sure that love will never be...

Music, in performance, is a type of sculpture. The air in the performance is sculpted...

Music, in performance, is a type of sculpture. The air in the performance is sculpted...

The United States is a nation of laws: badly written and randomly enforced.

The United States is a nation of laws: badly written and randomly enforced.

A composer is a guy who goes around forcing his will on unsuspecting air molecules,...

A composer is a guy who goes around forcing his will on unsuspecting air molecules,...

You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline -...

You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline -...

Music is always a commentary on society.

Music is always a commentary on society.

If classical music is the state of the art, then the arts are in a...

If classical music is the state of the art, then the arts are in a...

If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go...

If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go...

Communism doesn't work because people like to own stuff.

Communism doesn't work because people like to own stuff.

The computer can't tell you the emotional story. It can give you the exact mathematical...

The computer can't tell you the emotional story. It can give you the exact mathematical...

Most rock journalism is people who can't write, interviewing people who can't talk, for people...

Most rock journalism is people who can't write, interviewing people who can't talk, for people...

You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline. It...

You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline. It...

I never set out to be weird. It was always other people who called me...

I never set out to be weird. It was always other people who called me...

One of my favorite philosophical tenets is that people will agree with you only if...

One of my favorite philosophical tenets is that people will agree with you only if...