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*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
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Gail repossessing guitars that were given to Dweezil in Frank's will was a real stinker. And the ZFT being so poor they "had" to sell the family home (to Lady Gaga for $5m!) and still couldn't balance the books! Valley Girl and Don't Eat the Yellow Snow re-releases would have sorted that out.
Seems that not all of the family had inherited Frank's business acumen.
It's sad really, the idea of keeping the Zappa legacy alive could have been the beautiful thing that Zappa Plays Zappa was intended to be and Frank would have appreciated (and was at all of the gigs I've seen).
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Being a fan of Beefheart im probably a bit biased though!
..as would Frank's other kids; Dingbat, Bajingo, Flubulubalub and Pzfffffffft.
Offset "(Emp) - a little heavy on the hyperbole."
https://www.facebook.com/notes/ahmet-zappa/an-open-letter-to-my-brother/10153667213097309/
I wonder what the truth is.
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Studio: https://www.voltperoctave.com
Music: https://www.euclideancircuits.com
Me: https://www.jamesrichmond.com
He was actually registered as Ian because the registrar refused to allow them to use Dweezil. It was changed legally when he was 7 when he found out and asked to have his name legally changed to Dweezil. Dweezil was originally the pet name FZ had for Gail's little toe.
Apparently the registrar had less of a problem with that than "Dweezil Zappa".
Dweezil burst into tears when he found out.
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I haven't watched this for ages but I remember thinking how likeable Dweezil was ( bit less so his wife) and they seemed to have a pretty modest lifestyle for someone from a rock star family ( ' eco' lifestyle so arguably by choice even if he is loaded). Whereas in everything I've read or watched abut Frank I never found him at all warm or likeable. Amazing guy but probably enjoyed more from a distance.
This is why, if I was ever told in an interview that "We're just like a family here" I always ran a mile in the direction of away. Yup, you argue constantly, stab each other in the back and can't wait to see each other fuck off.