THREAD - ZAPPA
1/x
Watching a 19-minute interview of Frank Zappa, from 1984. Great info about the recording industry!
5 min in, he mentions a video he likes, so I found and watched it -- Tom Tom Club, "Genius of Love", in next.
1/x
Watching a 19-minute interview of Frank Zappa, from 1984. Great info about the recording industry!
5 min in, he mentions a video he likes, so I found and watched it -- Tom Tom Club, "Genius of Love", in next.
2/x
He said he liked it because it's animated and clever, so I checked it out.
I know the song, from Talking Heads's remake of Stop Making Sense in 1999 (album originally from 1984 -- when the Zappa interview above was; numbers are interesting to me).
He said he liked it because it's animated and clever, so I checked it out.
I know the song, from Talking Heads's remake of Stop Making Sense in 1999 (album originally from 1984 -- when the Zappa interview above was; numbers are interesting to me).
3/x
8 min in he gives his philosophy -- he makes music for those who like it, and doesn't want to impose it on those who don't -- and she says "What a great attitude; that's neat" and starts to ask "do you" and he interrupts with "It's called 'rational thinking.'"
Love him!
8 min in he gives his philosophy -- he makes music for those who like it, and doesn't want to impose it on those who don't -- and she says "What a great attitude; that's neat" and starts to ask "do you" and he interrupts with "It's called 'rational thinking.'"
Love him!
4/x
Recounts playing with John Lennon, which was recorded, and Lennon published -- and said one of their songs had been written by John and Yoko!
Interviewer asks, "Did you do anything about it?" Frank pauses, and answers, "Not yet!"
Reminds me of lyrics from Joe's Garage!
Recounts playing with John Lennon, which was recorded, and Lennon published -- and said one of their songs had been written by John and Yoko!
Interviewer asks, "Did you do anything about it?" Frank pauses, and answers, "Not yet!"
Reminds me of lyrics from Joe's Garage!
5/x
"No, uh, not yet!" :)
Above around 12m. Around 14m, talking about his performing being more imaginative: "It's a game, where you have a piece of time, and you get to decorate it."
He sounds a lot like Alan Watts. In fact was watching another video which turned into that!
"No, uh, not yet!" :)
Above around 12m. Around 14m, talking about his performing being more imaginative: "It's a game, where you have a piece of time, and you get to decorate it."
He sounds a lot like Alan Watts. In fact was watching another video which turned into that!
6/x
Was neat, as I had opened both tabs, think I had paused the Zappa interview; his interview was mixed a lot lower, so I didn't know I was hearing them both! :)
Titled "In":
Was neat, as I had opened both tabs, think I had paused the Zappa interview; his interview was mixed a lot lower, so I didn't know I was hearing them both! :)
Titled "In":
7/x
It's taking all day to write this as other things creep into my attention. Like all the lockdown protests! Documenting them, will update my earlier post shortly.
Towards the end of 14m, "Isn't that like punching a clock? Well who needs that crap?"
Had a dream about that.
It's taking all day to write this as other things creep into my attention. Like all the lockdown protests! Documenting them, will update my earlier post shortly.
Towards the end of 14m, "Isn't that like punching a clock? Well who needs that crap?"
Had a dream about that.
8/x
I think it was my EARLIEST dream. Long dream short, in the dream I had to get across the hall to the bathroom and the hall clock was shooting lasers preventing my passage.
That morning asked my dad to pick me up; we were near the clock, and I punched it. He stepped back,
I think it was my EARLIEST dream. Long dream short, in the dream I had to get across the hall to the bathroom and the hall clock was shooting lasers preventing my passage.
That morning asked my dad to pick me up; we were near the clock, and I punched it. He stepped back,
9/x
"What are you doing??!?" and I explained that it had been shooting lasers at me. Learned something about the dream world, which I didn't "know" until much later.
Also neat, that my earliest dream aligns with the monotony of the rat race! Hadn't noticed that, 'til now.
"What are you doing??!?" and I explained that it had been shooting lasers at me. Learned something about the dream world, which I didn't "know" until much later.
Also neat, that my earliest dream aligns with the monotony of the rat race! Hadn't noticed that, 'til now.
10/x
He talks about video taking over. Earlier he mentioned that an entire album costs $150k; or you could make a single video, for $150k.
And, that the artist is on the hook for these costs. So he'd rather make albums.
Around 16-17m, he talks more about how it's now video.
He talks about video taking over. Earlier he mentioned that an entire album costs $150k; or you could make a single video, for $150k.
And, that the artist is on the hook for these costs. So he'd rather make albums.
Around 16-17m, he talks more about how it's now video.
11/x
That the demo tape matters naught; it's the way the band looks that matters.
"Because the whole thing is based on the visual merchandising. So, what happened to music?", he ends that answer with.
That the demo tape matters naught; it's the way the band looks that matters.
"Because the whole thing is based on the visual merchandising. So, what happened to music?", he ends that answer with.
12/x
Love his messaging. Focus on the important, rather than the marketing.
I've tended to not do things "for the money"; mostly, I chose my career through finding interesting challenges (software development).
Now it's back to numbers; interesting.
Love his messaging. Focus on the important, rather than the marketing.
I've tended to not do things "for the money"; mostly, I chose my career through finding interesting challenges (software development).
Now it's back to numbers; interesting.
13/x
It ended, and one "suggestion" was 10 hours of interviews with him!
Began it; he starts, saying: "I think the television is very sick, and I think that the people who watch it, are infected by television."
Will work through it over time. Downloaded! You can too; next:
It ended, and one "suggestion" was 10 hours of interviews with him!
Began it; he starts, saying: "I think the television is very sick, and I think that the people who watch it, are infected by television."
Will work through it over time. Downloaded! You can too; next:
14/x
I used the site distillvideo.com to download it.
The video is at
Skimmed through it, doesn't contain the above, so I'll save that too! (His t-shirt reminds me of the Windows logo, color-wise -- see #1; also #13, made a meme.)
God bless.
I used the site distillvideo.com to download it.
The video is at
Skimmed through it, doesn't contain the above, so I'll save that too! (His t-shirt reminds me of the Windows logo, color-wise -- see #1; also #13, made a meme.)
God bless.
15/x
(Note that I took some "creative license" in that meme I made; I used an image from the 19-minute video, as the 10-hour video starts out black-and-white, and I liked his "Windows logo"-like t-shirt. :) )
(Note that I took some "creative license" in that meme I made; I used an image from the 19-minute video, as the 10-hour video starts out black-and-white, and I liked his "Windows logo"-like t-shirt. :) )
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