 1993 April
Volume 40 Number 4Playboy Interview: Frank Zappa
a candid conversation with the most original mind in rock
music about world affairs, jewish princesses, fighting
cancer and life beyound the fringe
Interview by Playboy, 11 pp
Playboy: You once said that your job is "extrapolating
everything to its most absurd extreme." Does that still hold true
Frank Zappa: It's one of my jobs. I guess it must have
been my main job that day. But yes, I like carrying things to their
most ridiculous extreme because out there on the fringe is where my
type of entertainment lies.
 Playboy:
Is it frustrating that more people don't get it?
Frank Zappa: The crux of the biscuit is: If it
entertains you, fine. Enjoy it. If it doesn't, then blow it out your
ass. I do it to amuse myself. If I like it, I release it. If
somebody else likes it, that's a bonus.
Playboy: How important is it to offend people?
Frank Zappa: You mean, do I wake up and say, "I think
I'll go out and offend somebody today"? I don't do that. I don't
write lyrics much anymore, but I offend people just as much with the
music itself. I put chords together that I like, but many people
want rhythms that they can march to or dance to; they get tangled up
trying to tap their foot to my songs. Some people don't like that,
which is OK with me.
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