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Quotes by Frank Zappa

Born: 21st December 1940, Died: 4th December 1993
Frank Zappa was an American singer, songwriter, composer, conductor, and filmmaker.
Discover the mind-bending wisdom and iconoclastic wit of music legend Frank Zappa through this captivating collection of his most unforgettable quotes. Explore the profound insights, razor-sharp social commentary, and irreverent humor that defined his legacy as a pioneering singer, composer, and cultural critic. This page offers a curated selection of Frank Zappa's most incisive observations on life, music, politics, and everything in between. Immerse yourself in the unparalleled wisdom of one of the greatest musical minds of our time and get inspired by the irrepressible spirit of Frank Zappa.

You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline. It helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer. Read Summary

Without deviation progress is not possible. Read Summary

I never set out to be weird. It was always other people who called me weird. Read Summary

Art is making something out of nothing and selling it. Read Summary

There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life. Read Summary

The computer can't tell you the emotional story. It can give you the exact mathematical design, but what's missing is the eyebrows. Read Summary

I searched for years I found no love. I'm sure that love will never be a product of plasticity. Read Summary

The United States is a nation of laws: badly written and randomly enforced. Read Summary

No change in musical style will survive unless it is accompanied by a change in clothing style. Rock is to dress up to. Read Summary

There are more love songs than anything else. If songs could make you do something we'd all love one another. Read Summary

Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that is the basic building block of the universe. Read Summary

Music, in performance, is a type of sculpture. The air in the performance is sculpted into something. Read Summary

You can't always write a chord ugly enough to say what you want to say, so sometimes you have to rely on a giraffe filled with whipped cream. Read Summary

Politics is the entertainment branch of industry. Read Summary

All the good music has already been written by people with wigs and stuff. Read Summary

Communism doesn't work because people like to own stuff. Read Summary

Most rock journalism is people who can't write, interviewing people who can't talk, for people who can't read. Read Summary

If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go to the library. Read Summary

One of my favorite philosophical tenets is that people will agree with you only if they already agree with you. You do not change people's minds. Read Summary

It isn't necessary to imagine the world ending in fire or ice. There are two other possibilities: one is paperwork, and the other is nostalgia. Read Summary