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 1976
December 15-31
The Father Of The
Mothers Zappa!
Interview by Terry Wilson, 2 pp
Late one Monday night I found myself face to face with one of the most enigmatic
figures of the international music scene. Frank Zappa's influence in rock music
may not be fully appreciated for a long time (possibly not until he dies) but
his imposing contributions so far have bent, twisted and broken many clichés of
both pop and jazz.
Zappa
impresses on several levels. He is a clear-headed professional musician who
makes it his business to have most things under his control. He looks exactly as
he does on his LP covers. (He has the weirdest color eyes, sort of a
yellowish-brown, the whites very clear.) His well-known disdain for interviews
and interviewers had me uptight at first, but his responses were honest and soon
I had detected a great deal of warmth and sensitivity under the hardened
exterior. A nice surprise.
Zappa is two conversational personalities, however. As the interview got
underway the room was crowed with people and his responses were the expected
wise-ass variety. Later, when it was more one-to-one he was almost totally
different. Zappa is, without a doubt, one of the most significant contributors
and personalities in modern music. (read more)
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