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

Quote by Frank Zappa

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Most rock journalism is people who can not write interviewing people who can not talk

Most rock journalism is people who can not write interviewing people who can not talk

Jazz is not dead - it just smells funny

Jazz is not dead - it just smells funny

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

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

Music is always a commentary on society.

Music is always a commentary on society.

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...

Rock journalism is people who can't write interviewing people who can't talk for people who...

Rock journalism is people who can't write interviewing people who can't talk for people who...

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....

Stupidity has a certain charm - ignorance does not.

Stupidity has a certain charm - ignorance does not.

There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf...

There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf...

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...

My best advice to anyone who wants to raise a happy, mentally healthy child is:...

My best advice to anyone who wants to raise a happy, mentally healthy child is:...

All the good music has already been written by people with wigs and stuff.

All the good music has already been written by people with wigs and stuff.

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,...

It isn't necessary to imagine the world ending in fire or ice. There are two...

It isn't necessary to imagine the world ending in fire or ice. There are two...

Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.

Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.

Politics is the entertainment branch of industry.

Politics is the entertainment branch of industry.

Without deviation progress is not possible.

Without deviation progress is not possible.

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...

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,...