1989 Zappa talks about the Synclavier (At Home with Frank Zappa)

[@scrunchyhoward8400]

G-Spot Tornado is my favorite song by Frank Zappa and Jazz from Hell is my favorite album by him so I was very excited to hear him talk about the Synclavier.

[@helugoconache]

not to mention his "swan song" album Civilization Phaze III, i was also excited and wish they talked more about the Synclavier and his equipment

[@myfaveyoutube]

Hell yeah.

[@manicmamc291]

Zappa would be going crazy with Ableton Live/Logic Pro or even more state of the art programs if he were still alive today.

[@CaptPostmod]

The Synclavier part starts around 7:57 for those that are just here for synths :)

[@brandon1351]

A man so far ahead of his time, such a great shame he is no longer with us :(

[@Flamenco4U]

What a fantastic interview! You would never see an interview conducted like this on TV today. Viva FZ!

[@ReneeNme]

9:54 " No ". That's exactly the response I was expecting from our Frank. lol

[@eelnai2503]

Definitely my favorite part of the video. I love how blunt he was about it.

[@gustavobravetti]

Best quote: ”Is like a word processor but for music”. Can't agree more.

[@jairkerker2821]

You know you shouldn't smoke in pyjamas. You might start a fire and burn your face. I love how fast Frank thinks. His first filter: is this a yes or no question? Funny how a man of so little words gives almost only high quality answers that seem even more relevant today.

[@jamescuttsmusicjcm5013]

quality over quantity.

[@SRDhain]

Frank was funny, talented and quicker on the draw than anyone else when it came to Q&A's

[@EagerSleeper]

Hey look, its every interview since Covid-19

[@ericoschmitt]

Great to have this video on youtube!

[@chinossynthesizer705]

I like frank zappas experimental instruments. The synclavier 2 was a beast from 1981 ahead of its time machine.

[@dervishmadwhirler]

"Okay Harry, seeya!" hahaha.

[@LaughterCigar]

Wow, I didn't know Frank Zappa invented passive-aggression.

[@lootwijk]

One could certainly argue that he was a prominent practitioner.

[@mike7755]

It was pretty mild considering the interviewer's behavior.

[@DoomKid]

You’re too delicate if you find this passive aggressive. This is a tired guy trying to be polite despite being tired, nothing more than that!

[@myfaveyoutube]

It's more observationally assertive

[@styrmugnsell4560]

Very good interview...🙂

[@pickledegg1989]

04:47 - Frank ghost-wrote the ghostwriter.

[@DoomKid]

It shines through, reading that book, it absolutely feels like something "Frank Certified"!

[@EBMZEQUENZER]

Man what a great mind .....

[@kevinr.3542]

That "pole vault" comment was so quick and witty. His brain works so fast it's incredible. That analogy is hilarious and works perfectly. It was just a throwaway comment too, like he drops a million of those a day

[@kevinsprague5988]

I would want Frank to be my new best friend if he were still with us

[@LuisEduardoGalindo]

¨Electronic instruments improve (music making) by substrackting the human element, whick is the most unreliable part of doing music...if you ever employ a musician, you`d know what I mean.¨

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Orwell was there first, WAY first

[@marzzz1]

10:58 Allan Holdsworth

[@EagerSleeper]

The interviewer, professional in his own right; wasn't a good fit for this interview. It was a pretty good question about the electronics getting in the way of the "musicianship" of it all; but then he starts asking surface-level stuff like "what do you listen to around the house" and "are you a good dad" are not really something you ask when you get an opportunity like that, haha. You saw how he tensed up when Zappa mentioned religion; he completely changed the topic when it got interesting.

[@nihilioellipsis]

Who is the interview yes but it was also the show itself. That kind of show is not really compatible with reflective questions and answers.

[@kiko1935]

I saw this guy interview the Sopranos cast for a reunion and he really asked the most surface level boring shit, also kept cutting off their answers with his own interjections. Not my favorite interviewer to say the least.

[@That_Idiot_Bass_Player]

And yet this might be the most pleasant I've seen Frank be in this type of interview

[@sleepbag45]

by 0:37 what amazing clip and song is this??

[@DoomKid]

Stevie’s spanking, a live duet with Vai

[@MarkMars-9]

That version of stevie spanking comes from this performance kzbin.info/www/bejne/inbRq5embJaIbZo

[@myfaveyoutube]

|3)

[@dogcowrph]

Frank should know that smoking is bad for electronics and musical instruments.

[@EagerSleeper]

He could probably have afforded 100 more Synclaviers from his next gig alone XD

[@oholm09]

Hes a rich and independent

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Smoking harms a guitar?

[@drzazgi666]

frank smoke two packs a day and didn't give a shit

[@cvaderx]

12:18 is the bomb!

[@MsPopota69]

doped!