30 Frank Zappa Quotes On Life, Music & More

30 Frank Zappa Quotes On Life, Music & More

Last updated on January 4th, 2024 at 10:17 am

โ€œFrank Zappaโ€ by โ€œHeinrich Klaffsโ€œ, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Frank Zappa, a multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and bandleader, was an iconic presence in rock music for most of the 1960s and 1990s. Doo-wop music and avant-garde classical music were among his many influences. While he led rock bands for most of his career, they were employed to create an unusual hybrid style that was both jazzy and serious, with orchestras sometimes joining in the fun.

His music was not complex, but his songsโ€™ lyrics and song titles made it clear to everybody that they were inspired by provocative literature. These Frank Zappa quotes reflect the genius and legend that he was.

Frank Zappa Quotes

โ€œNo change in musical style will survive unless it is accompanied by a change in clothing style. Rock is to dress up to.โ€

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โ€œEverybody believes in something and everybody, by virtue of the fact that they believe in something, uses that something to support their own existence.โ€

FRANK ZAPPA

โ€œThe computer canโ€™t tell you the emotional story. It can give you the exact mathematical design, but whatโ€™s missing is the eyebrows.โ€

FRANK ZAPPA

โ€œMost rock journalism is people who canโ€™t write, interviewing people who canโ€™t talk, for people who canโ€™t read.โ€

FRANK ZAPPA

โ€œWithout deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.โ€

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Frank Zappa Quotes
โ€œThe rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse.โ€

โ€œThere are more love songs than anything else. If songs could make you do something weโ€™d all love one another.โ€

FRANK ZAPPA

โ€œArt is making something out of nothing, and selling it.โ€

FRANK ZAPPA

โ€œI searched for years I found no love. Iโ€™m sure that love will never be a product of plasticity.โ€

FRANK ZAPPA

โ€œEverybody believes in something and everybody, by virtue of the fact that they believe in something, uses that something to support their own existence.โ€

FRANK ZAPPA

โ€œMusic is the only religion that delivers the goods.โ€

FRANK ZAPPA
Frank Zappa Quotes
โ€œSo many books, so little time.โ€

โ€œMusic is always a commentary on society.โ€

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โ€œWithout music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid.โ€

FRANK ZAPPA
SOURCE: THE REAL FRANK ZAPPA BOOK

โ€œInformation is not knowledge. Knowledge is not wisdom. Wisdom is not truth. Truth is not beauty. Beauty is not love. Love is not music. Music is THE BEST.โ€

FRANK ZAPPA

โ€œPolitics is the entertainment branch of industry.โ€

FRANK ZAPPA
SOURCE: THE REAL FRANK ZAPPA BOOK

โ€œA wise man once said, never discuss philosophy or politics in a disco environment.โ€

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โ€œIt isnโ€™t necessary to imagine the world ending in fire or ice. There are two other possibilities: one is paperwork, and the other is nostalgia.โ€

โ€œOne of my favorite philosophical tenets is that people will agree with you only if they already agree with you. You do not change peopleโ€™s minds.โ€

FRANK ZAPPA

โ€œThe richest people in the world arenโ€™t particularly smart or happy. And the happiest people in the world arenโ€™t particularly smart or rich.โ€

FRANK ZAPPA

โ€œIt gets harder the more you know. Because the more you find out the uglier everything seems.โ€

FRANK ZAPPA

โ€œYou can bet everything will come to an end. Itโ€™s going to be ugly and itโ€™s going to be a mess, and itโ€™s going to be something that somebody did in the name of God.โ€

FRANK ZAPPA

โ€œMy best advice to anyone who wants to raise a happy, mentally healthy child is: Keep him or her as far away from a church as you can.โ€

FRANK ZAPPA
SOURCE: THE REAL FRANK ZAPPA BOOK
Frank Zappa Quotes
โ€œThereโ€™s a big difference between kneeling down and bending over.โ€
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โ€œItโ€™s better to have something to remember than anything to regret.โ€

FRANK ZAPPA
SOURCE: THE REAL FRANK ZAPPA BOOK

โ€œA drug is not bad. A drug is a chemical compound. The problem comes in when people who take drugs treat them like a license to behave like an a**hole.โ€

FRANK ZAPPA
SOURCE: THE REAL FRANK ZAPPA BOOK

โ€œA mind is like a parachute. It doesnโ€™t work if it is not open.โ€

FRANK ZAPPA

โ€œIf you end up with a boring miserable life because you listened to your mom, your dad, your teacher, your priest, or some guy on television telling you how to do your s**t, then you deserve it.โ€

FRANK ZAPPA

โ€œMost people donโ€™t think Iโ€™m rational. Theyโ€™re too busy featuring their hurt. They find it irrational not to feature your hurt. Thatโ€™s how f****d up they are.โ€

FRANK ZAPPA
Frank Zappa Quotes
โ€œReality is what it is, not what you want it to be.โ€

Incidentally, even after his death, Frank Zappaโ€™s music lived on. Gail Zappa was able to put together the posthumous albums from a massive archive of studio and live recordings that Frank Zappa had made. So, as long as Zappa fans are interested in purchasing these albums, thereโ€™s no sign of ending for his music. The aforementioned quotes shed light on the fascinating personality of Frank Zappa.

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He is a tech enthusiast with a computer engineering degree who finds joy in life's simple pleasures. Beyond his tech endeavors, Sudhanshu is into music, particularly Hip Hop. Inspired by quotes like 50 Cent's "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" and Tupac's wisdom, he loves to perform and inspire through his music. When not working, Sudhanshu can be found reading tech blogs, listening to rap music, and enjoying a game or two.

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