July 1989
Vol. 2 No. 3
Zappa
Interview by Deborah Parisi, 5 pp
Terry Bozzio. La Dolce Vita
Interview by Simon Braund, 5 pp
Rhythm: You started out as a drummer? I don't think many people are aware of
that.
Zappa: "I don't think most people give a shit."
Rhythm: Drummers might. Can you tell me about it?
Zappa: "Well, I had very little hand-to-foot coordination as I soon
discovered in my first job as a drummer. I wanted to be in a Rock 'n' Roll band,
and I twisted my parents' arms to get me a drumset. Up until then, I had been
practicing to play in this band by putting two pots between my legs like bongos
and playing with drumsticks, so I didn't really comprehend that you had to work
your foot or anything. But I talked my parents into buying this drumset which
they got second-hand from a guy up the street for 50 bucks. We got our first job
at a place called the Uptown Hall, in the Hillcrest section of San Diego, and I
took delivery on the kit right before the gig. You can imagine what happened,
out there trying to play a Rhythm & Blues dance tune and not knowing how to play
the kick. (read more)
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