Frank Zappa on Dr. Demento - Part I

[@Buz-Lunch-Punx]

0:38 I wonder how Mick Jagger feels now he's singing Satisfaction and coming up to 80? . EDIT: Jagger is now 80 lol

[@gordonlawrence4749]

Exactly.

[@monsterram6617]

Probably pretty good considering he's insanely rich and had the life of a true rock star.

[@mightbeellie4552]

If hes 80 he killed himself twice

[@StevenMichals0812]

Probably gets hard to get satisfaction when your 80. Just saying....

[@chemicalmike646]

Probably like a hypocrite..,BUT.., a rich one. ;p

[@peymanmalek4051]

Zappa speaks very intelligently and honestly when he is being interviewed. Enjoyed this very much!

[@spacewasterofficial]

"specialized entertainment." god bless you frank zappa

[@hhairball9]

Two legends!...Dr. Demento and Frank Zappa!

[@thescottdotyordeal]

Its great to hear a genius speak , its even greater when the genius is talking to Frank Zappa , lol .

[@jonnyneoross369]

Lord Zappa! One of the most brilliant musicians of this decade.

[@philibuster123]

I remember staying up all night to watch this show. I think I saw this one in 80 or 81

[@tazat]

zappa rules,,,,, saw him in 82 he rocked

[@nektekket852]

Still miss him...

[@spacewasterofficial]

ive pretty much seen every zappa interview on youtube. and this is probably the best yet.

[@ronson232]

The longer he's been gone, the more I find myself missing him.

[@infowazz]

life isn't the same after getting hit with this music.

[@sidneysmith8787]

I remember back in the DAZE I have no idea now. Frank Zappa played in Austin, TX. He had been warming up. He then came and sat down by me and we chapped a bit. I asked him about a song he had done, probably "Suzy Creamcheese." I only remember the line "caress me" then. When I asked him about it. He said something to the effect. "I don't remember much of anything." I said, "neither do I" back in the DAZE! I was lucky to be in the right place at the right time!

[@Dstrbrdgrnd]

Been a Zappa freak since 1967👍👍👍👍

[@scottburton9701]

Frank Zappa was a bonafide genius!

[@scrapplepig]

Frank is always pissed at something or someone.

[@gordonfitterer4660]

me too

[@heteroclitus]

anger is an energy.

[@chrisqross302s4]

Because he had come to realize the depth and insidiousness of the ruling class's insanity. I stay fairly pissed off myself.

[@tinachavez8712]

Thats what i was thinking. Zappa has been awake for a long time.

[@basedbattledroid3507]

But at the same time; had a great sense of humor. He didn't let the anger of whatever or whoever he was pissed off with consume him to the point where they became an obsession and owned him.

[@kinsley7777]

my family had just moved from Vegas to San Fernando Valley when Moon’s Valley Girl broke … perfect timing gotta love him … and the good doctor

[@juliabohemian]

I remember listening to this on the radio when it aired live. Okay, I'm old.

[@gordonfitterer4660]

me too

[@Dstrbrdgrnd]

You aren’t alone sister, I’m 71 and put a Zappa Al I’m on everyday. Live at the Fillmore 1971 is my favorite🤗🤗🤠

[@designermite]

Dr Demento will live on....it's specialized entertainment.

[@Monkofmagnesia]

Two of my heroes, together on screen!!!

[@gordonfitterer4660]

me too

[@drdotislovinlife]

LOVE FRANK!!!!

[@1TigerBird]

frank was amazing! RIP

[@rapidrhinoplumbing-monrovi3269]

I love this interview . Having said that , I think Barry is a bit star struck and all ears , considering Frank is a " Brother in Arms" for R&B music. This is not their "Last Rodeo". Great interview guys.DD

[@herakleitus]

1:10 Adrian Belew, freshly stolen from David Bowie's band.

[@zachjohnson637]

Other way around.

[@markducharme9518]

Thanks! I enjoyed this a lot!

[@trevorwarner1322]

I wonder what he means by, "special types of presents to certain people in the industry" at 2:09.

[@questionblock8949]

same... sounds scary.. hopefully corey and corey werent the presents

[@Dawgisht]

Cocaine & Blowjobs

[@monsterpopMusicFactory]

what a man he was

[@jtvmoderator]

It's clear that this interview was highly edited. I wonder if the master tapes of what was stated is available anywhere now? I'm sure the insights would be fascinating. The irony is, of course, Zappa did hit the Billboard Hot 100 with two atypical songs: "Dancin' Fool" which reached 45 in 1979, presumably before this interview, and his duet with daughter Moon, "Valley Girl" which reached 32 in 1984. But what is the most disappointing to me is Dr. Demento avoiding a discussion of his specialized edit of a Zappa classic which became known on the Demento Show as "Beepers And Beer."

[@skunkbarf]

hell ya Frank Zappa for President !

[@gordonfitterer4660]

for dead ' 'president ' '

[@justinem100]

I think you are right on thank you for defending one of the best musicians ive ever known and loved. you rock....Justine San Diego thanks Kingscott58

[@rapidrhinoplumbing-monrovi3269]

2 genuises in a 10 foot by 10 foot space and on the air to boot. "Let The Fire Fall!" DD

[@48perkins]

cool green tie,love franks out fit,frank jams forever...

[@zeppidy]

Is this the interview where Dr demento played the song frank by Wild Man Fischer and Frank got all flustered and told Dr D to never play it again?

[@rtbarnes4893]

I was there.. Scary moment..

[@timbrown7656]

"anything that reminds you of Pat Boone" priceless

[@drdotislovinlife]

I love Frank!

[@DNulrammah]

"WOW! Frank Zappa DOESN'T DO DRUGS!" (from a SNL skit done the week when Zappa was the host (I do not remember which season - 1978? )

[@WookieFragger]

@flowerdoodle I find that to be his most charming trait, and he certainly owns the hell out of his own dorkiness.

[@annalyon8443]

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[@dogbreath34]

I don't begrudge Dr. Demento's shtick. I loved Frank Zappa. He said what he thought and if you didn't like it you could piss up a rope. Today it's nothing but crybabies and thought police.

[@Dawgisht]

Whooooooooo are the braaain poliiiiiiiiiiiice?!?

[@TheCranberrySource]

@Rhcpf12 Especially in the 1980's, before more "PC" friendly terms were used. In fact, in the 1980's "Black" and "White" WERE the PC terms.

[@lauriecolson2249]

great!

[@SecretTimeWarp]

I know, you just can't get enough of Charles Rocket. :-D

[@HonkIfYouLoveHonking]

Someone else who's a non-drug hippy type is Penn Jillette. He's never used drugs or drank.

[@zwood1838]

He's stated zappas influence before as well

[@javimiami92]

They’re both libertarians. Well Penn is, I like to think Zappa was one too.

[@opaljk4835]

@@javimiami92 he probably would’ve briefly been a part of the libertarian movement before it went off the deep end. I don’t know how he felt about social programs and whatnot

[@javimiami92]

@@opaljk4835 I always felt he'd be more a Ron Paul fan over someone like Gary Johnson. But I have no clue.

[@opaljk4835]

@@javimiami92 Ron Paul was was always a wolf in sheep’s clothing. I’m not going to pretend like I know for sure, but Ron Paul seemed way too right wing and establishment centric for him.

[@ThatandCo]

@ronson232 he would have been 71 on 12-21- 2011 I've learned so much from his compositions. shut up and play your guitar and baby snakes and apostrophe are just some of the albums I think influenced my playing most.

[@gordonfitterer4660]

help i'm a rock

[@mikeperez4819]

Yerbouti was the last FZ Mothers release I bought. I listened to it once or twice but that loud band did not compare to the Roxy or One Size Fits All or 200 Motels era bands.

[@LarryRickenbacker]

What year was this filmed? Early '80s?

[@damnedyankee946]

Frank Zappa was right about the drugs. I only disagree with one point ~ tobacco is a drug, not a vegetable. Thanks for the music and wisdom FZ. I'm saying this after smoking a spliff at 6:45Am and waiting for my left over pizza to heat up ~ back to the music : D

[@Dstrbrdgrnd]

Damn, I haven’t heard the word spliff in ages, thanks👍👍👍👍

[@SwowChowsk]

The cameraman must have worked on Spaghetti Westerns

[@alancoker1459]

Listening to Dr. Dementos voice i actually thought he looked more like Frank Zappa

[@Galantski]

This is like a Weird Al "interview".

[@Chronepsis5]

Also Frank Hightimes is good advertising my only question is whether or not i piss you off if I play your records Hi they just sound so damn good when your blasted but everybody knows that.Sounds rippen even if your not high I quit eight years ago but ill never forget the central scrutinizer on shrooms he was talkin striaght to me still does sometimes god bless him.

[@MrPhineasFreak]

@Lalo3001 Well, that isn't quite right. Zappa actually wrote Valley Girl. Moon Unit supplied Frank with the Lyrics, her voice and the idea to the song, but Frank composed the music. Another fact is, that Bobby Brown was hugely successful in Europe. I'm from Germany and even the big mainstream radiostations here still play this song once in a while. (which I think is awful: ...Brian Adams - Bobby Brown - Lady Gaga...) not...enough...space...hang on....

[@dyllonfoley6831]

1:13 had no idea Rollins could play drums too.

[@DavesGoneBy]

Dr. Demento fans! Hear the Doctor's visit to the Dave's Gone By radio show, live Saturday, March 19, 2011, 10am-1pm(MT) on UNC Radio (uncradio. c0m). Missed it? Catch it, free, in the show's audio archives at davesgoneby. c0m.

[@jamesfenton7338]

I met Dr D at Rainbo records in Santa Monica, I had been a fan of the Sunday night show on KMET. That all came to an abrupt halt when KMET suddenly switched to "Elevator Music" overnight. That's when I decided money was the only driving force for 99% of humans, and people would kill their own Mother if it means they would get enough money. Humans are disappointing.

[@radbradmusicartist]

"I dont do drugs" *consumes caffeine and nicotine

[@scruffytom]

Is that the best you got?

[@kellycardenas8549]

Frank is my new hero

[@kellycardenas8549]

He's not wrong

[@capnbill1]

Intelligence breeds cynicism ... At least I'm in good company...

[@AngusRockford]

The good doctor is an affable host and a crack interviewer. Well done, sir.

[@soldtobediers]

Shore miss me some Frank... but his ''Frank-ness'' of the truth... lives on thru his music. ''THERE ARE ARTISTS WHO CAN WREST US UP, & PLACE US INTO THEMSELVES. THESE ARE THE ONE'S WHO CONTINUE TO WREST US UP... EVEN BEYOND THEIR RESTS IN PEACE.'' -gilpin 81219

[@the_most_ever_company]

I love how young Dr. Demento looks here, and their (lack of) chemistry. They make a gorgeous odd couple ... and Frank's losing his shit a little bit at the end there as Dr. D does his bump message in that wonderful phony voice

[@SVinNJ]

Which one is Frank and which one is the Dr.?

[@bobloblaw7624]

2:20 He says they wouldn't play his music on a top 40 station even if he made a hit because he wouldn't pay certain "gifts" to the heads of the industry.... How relevant that still is

[@rcjr68]

when did dr d have a tv show lol

[@johnsradios484]

Did not realize that every year the band changed .

[@trapadoored]

@TheArbiter7I4 I wish Catholic Girls would have been a top 40 hit.

[@tooties545]

You had 13 more years, Frank. Meanwhile, Mick's still doing it nearly 40 years longer than you. Why didn't he keep his promise?

[@wowalamoiz9489]

Look, its Kenny from the Walking Dead!

[@onefodderunit]

Mr. Frank Zappa speaks about his certification of Jewish Princesses and the reaction of the "ungrateful wretches" at the ADL To be successful on the Top 40 Pop Chart, Frank says one must provide "special types of presents to certain people in the industry, and that's something that I don't wish to be involved in."

[@gordonfitterer4660]

i think hes's referring to the illuminati ! !

[@onefodderunit]

Gordon Fitterer Jews, and the presents they want are orifices. wikipedia, Category: Jewish hip hop producers Category: Jews in heavy metal

[@onefodderunit]

+ Older Than Dirt He says "certain types of presents". not 'certain types of presence'. Who cares about your lame opinions.

[@onefodderunit]

+ Older than Dirt Are you an Ashkenazi Jew? Most Jews are supremacist Ashkenazi Zionists and Atheist. Atheism is irrational faith in nonexistent creative abilities of chance. Atheist Zionism is oxymoronic. Zionist Israel is ranked 33rd in national IQ.

[@onefodderunit]

+ Older Than Dirt Zappa was talking about the casting couch, belligerent yid.

[@petermaxwell2965]

I like Frank cause, hes not afraid to stick up for , minorities ..ect..

[@morganlewis2667]

Doing drugs is bad, he often spouted in interviews yet he was a chain smoker and a control freak. Still, I like his music and some of his counter culture stances. Hey, nobody's prefect.

[@johnstallings4049]

Drugs are not only legal in MD but cool and fun as well! ❄ 🗨😅❄

[@Hallucinatti]

@scumgod13 looks like around 83 or so (maybe 81 or 2)

[@MrPhineasFreak]

....I don't think that this is ironic. Frank never intended to write a 'hit'. He knew what it takes to get your music on the air and never compromised with that shit (like he says in this interview). He always sticked to authenticity and never was opportunistic nor sold himself out.

[@looshkin66]

i love the irony of the Mick Jagger comment. No pun intended but that gives me complete satisfaction.......i wish mick would have died of colon cancer instead of Zappa........watching steve vai and dweezil live just does'nt do it for me . thank saint Alphonso for you tube, there is no way 48 thousand people would have been able to see this 25 years after it was conducted. thanks for the upload!

[@gordonfitterer4660]

and remember to , watch out were the huskies go and don't you eat that yellow snow

[@radiomindchatter7994]

Doesn't seem to be digging it in the end of this clip lol

[@FoFrx]

Ive never seen where Zappa actually says he hated British people but England was his first experience with censorship. He did call France hell though...Who wouldn't hate hell. That doesnt mean he was racist. Hating a place and a system doesn't make you racist. It just makes you not want to go back. People are so quick to point the finger and call other people racist these days its pathetic....I think it tells more about the person making the statement then anything.

[@Rhcpf12]

Because you use the words "black" and "white" does not make you racist.

[@jasondotson]

30 years ago, you just had to bribe the radio DJ's with blow and hookersin a van. Nowadays, the "payola" concept is considerably more sophisticated, within radio stations. A little "Education101" for the masses; I'm doing this informative work for Frank!

[@WCSkills]

Frank would lose his shit over what is being called R&B nowadays.

[@jkoff76]

Now I have heard EVERY famous musician called a racist, no matter how moronic the statement might seem!!!

[@geekay1349]

good dresser

[@dirtydom4785]

Frank was anything but soulless. He was honest in a,satirical way. goto Dirty DOM Music.Press encircled D.

[@gordonfitterer4660]

he didn't need drugs he was born naturally high , one smart S.O.B.

[@truthiseverything9511]

I wonder what he would say of black music today.

[@gordonfitterer4660]

it just aint got that soul that it use to have back in the Motown days

[@BuddyNovinski]

Actually, it might be 1981, because Frank Zappa was born in December 1940. Nonetheless, I wish I could go back to 1980-1. It was the highlight of my adult life, and it had absolutely nothing to do with Ronald Reagan!

[@rowan1691]

That’s AI

[@jonathantriplett7176]

I'm not on drugs you are.

[@12Jetdiver55]

Frank didn't like Dr. Dimento. His mannerisms said it all. I did like Dr. Dimento, I listented to him on a radio I buit from scratch in the early 70's. Westwood One Radio.

[@TheRealDerfMan]

Define hate?? Webster dictionary says "A: intense hostility and aversion usually deriving from fear, anger, or sense of injury -- B: extreme dislike or antipathy". In my case I have severe dislike AND antipathy for most North-Americans. I don't wanna kill them, that's just silly. Americans are blind to the private banks (The Fed & World Bank), Canadians have a public bank and aren't using it (or even know of it), Quebecers who want to separate don't know the province already acts like a country.

[@mylesmudge]

I love Dr Demento and I love Frank Zappa, but this is the most boring interview I've ever seen in my life.

[@Otokichi786]

Boring!? Adult Conversation is "Boring"? Have a "Burnt Weenie Sandwich," then.

[@duckface524]

What are you talking about man, it's captivating

[@bob733333]

Frank drank alcohol, smoked cigarettes and I'm guessing he took pills.

[@quester09]

so?

[@Craig-dv3ji]

Frank has no respect for this interviewer and can't wait to get out of there. Same questions he gets asked all the time. Waiting for the ones about his kids' names.

[@Craig-dv3ji]

@Tyler Mod His frustration is palpable and these are the mundane questions he gets asked all the time. I love Dr. Demento, but he should've known better.

[@wishcraft4u2]

White values - anything that reminds you a little bit of who? Pat Boone? What does he say there?

[@AngusRockford]

wishcraft4u2 Yes. I think this is a reference to Pat Boone coming in with a sanitized version of Little Richard’s “Tutti Frutti” and beginning the trend of turning previously rebellious rock/r&b into antiseptic elevator music.

[@Heavy_Distortion]

anti-drug? Zappa loved cigarettes. He was addicted.

[@kellycardenas8549]

He's is soooo over the bull shit

[@Yantryman]

RnB ... riddm' an' blues ... ye say it one more time to RnB artists of today who made out of it Rubbish and Bull$hit ...

[@richhanley4243]

This guy wishes he could be Nardwar.

[@keithjones2060]

BORING .....

[@andaloo]

racist

[@Juanmariabrausen]

No.

[@anotherrant6688]

First of all, i'm a prick. Second of all, I'm an egotistical asshole. Third of all, I'm a prick. Fourth of all, I'm an egotistical prick.....yadayadayadayada..Fifth of all I'm dead and shriveled up in my grave unless I was toasted like an English muffin an am a pile of ashes in someone's compost heap.

[@squanto2]

Frank does not seem to be having a good time with Dr. Demento.

[@johnstallings4049]

He's (Doc D.) a Jewish Princess IMO