FRANK ZAPPA; "Turgid Flux"- Comments on American TV Culture (1991)

[@wolftracks9010]

Frank Zappa was rock's closest thing to a true renaissance man, a true Artist. He has been acclaimed as a genius for his versatility. He was a brilliant guitarist, a superb composer, a matchless bandleader, a movie producer, a record company executive, a human rights activist and an incomparable social satirist. He started out in the 60's as the leader of the zany avant-rock pioneers the Mothers of Invention. His subsequent solo work encompassed everything from jazz-rock to orchestral pieces, always delivered with Zappa's trademark humor. He succumbed to cancer in 1993, but the mind-boggling prolific workaholic left behind a staggering body of work. Genius is an overused word in music, but it applies to Zappa in spades. We will always miss you Frank.

[@Broeseler]

All points are right. But I miss ONE Point: Frank would love to support the work of Donald J. Trump!

[@chaoky]

@@Broeseler very unlikely tbh

[@hailalexander93]

@@Broeseler if you really believe that you're not listening to him.

[@byHexted]

Pretty sure I was listening to an old interview the other day an an interview said he started a renaissance and he didn’t like that term and denied that

[@wolftracks9010]

@@byHexted You're probably right. Frank was very modest in ways. When asked once in an interview, he said that when he dies, he didn't care if he was remembered or not.

[@zorantaylor3190]

""Family" has become a nostalgia word. "Tree" will be like that one day." 29 years after his death, Frank Zappa interviews still go harder than almost anything you can watch on the internet.

[@channelname4238]

Says the person watching this interview on the internet

[@David-h4z2s]

Sniff Sniff

[@sharktroubles]

It's been written thousands of times and probably stated millions more: I wish I could hear Frank's take on the events that've occurred since he's passed.

[@RebuttalRecords]

I'm pretty sure he'd stop watching CNN.

[@bustacap3791]

he would be considered alt-right by cnn and radical left by fox xD

[@renofaoro5100]

I've have about a 100 hours of Zappa on vhs. He would have been an Athiest social and a "realistic" fiscal libertarian. (That's what I am.) He would never have voted for the republicans after Eisenhower. He would out 🦊 the dim witted fox talking heads (Chris Wallace, Shepard Smith and pre 2000 version of Geraldo Rivera would be would "get" him.

[@michaelcarey9359]

@@RebuttalRecords On one hand, he would probably hold CNN in a bit of disdain for becoming an analysis channel, compared to the "pure news" format of it's past, but I'm sure he would praise the very conservative Washington Free Beacon for first commissioning the "Steele Dossier". I'm sure he would have run against Clinton and Trump in 2016, had he been alive, and he would have won.

[@mkh1688]

Everything he just said fits perfectly with COVID19. It's the most successful psy-op of all time.

[@progressivemessiah]

At that time he had terminal cancer and yet he was so clear minded and insightful, it's amazing how strong and brave this man was.

[@SUdatsthecalloftheWU]

Aaaand still smoking

[@louismarinrenaud416]

He had prostate cancer though...Unless he smoked cigs with his ass I doubt it’d have made a difference had he quit

[@clintstewart5545]

@@SUdatsthecalloftheWU He used to play with mercury as a kid, his father use to bring home , much likely he got it from that

[@ADBA831]

@@louismarinrenaud416still rippin’ butts *

[@ryukoli4707]

​@@louismarinrenaud416there ARE clear correlations between smoking 🚬 AND prostate cancer......... Don't know if at this point it would have mattered much; don't know the details, though.

[@demonsbutterfly]

Frank was so far ahead of his time. A true genius who never compromised...

[@simonmcnamee619]

I think he was thoroughly in his time, actually, hence his topical commentary...

[@demonsbutterfly]

Simon McNamee he was yes, but Society took decades to catch up to what he is talking about in this interview. I worked in TV and some of what he is talking about i had no idea about...

[@sealisa1398]

Frank created the times, that’s why it appears that he was ahead of the mediocre crowd.

[@demonsbutterfly]

SeaLisa frank didn’t create the times. He was just a very astute observer who wanted to bring attention to it. From the first album he was onto it

[@daltonkrug5215]

@@demonsbutterfly society NEVER caught up. The government just got better at dissuading them from caring.

[@adrianoclincho1852]

I love his music 48 years now and I have the same illness he had I am not in pain his music keeps me going Oh and the staff of Tallaght Hospital a great crew rock on✌️♥️😎🇮🇪

[@chrissharrock2581]

Stay strong brother

[@clintstewart5545]

I hope you feeling better !!!

[@louieo.blevinsmusic4197]

Hope you’re kicking it’s ass. Also keep in mind, in the very worst case scenario, it’ll be a draw.

[@malectric]

It might sound like bandwagon stuff but I am similarly afflicted. Keep going - I was supposed to be dead by now according to what I was told at the time but I've never felt more alive despite what's kicking in the background. Oh, and if I were to idolize someone it would be very hard to think of anyone better than this man. Frank, you rock!

[@kipponi]

Hope okay now?

[@fenderbender8556]

Truth is truth and will ALWAYS ring true. It is timeless. Frank spoke it unabashedly, as did George Carlin, Krishnamurti, Alan Watts & other courageous souls. God bless them all!

[@JP-vb4ky]

Just by listening to Zappa speak you notice where the complexity of his music comes from. This man was a genius.

[@williamball1452]

Frank Zappa was a complete man of great cultural value who knew what he was always talking about when it came to the world of music,popular culture,human rights,social justice,and more than anything else,made an incredible body of musical genius that will always stand the test of time,and we will always love him for it.Thanks,Frank!!!

[@liamrdavidson]

He's spot on the money , and this was almost 30 years ago

[@SindacatoGalileo-VanGogh1]

Mi dissero alcuni parenti che son discendente di Zappa. Lo sguardo mistico lo ho quando recito. Mai toccato uno strumento xò per rispetto alla musica poiché purtroppo vedevo amici che imparavano a suonare o per imposizione genitoriale o per rimediare figa. Mai ingobbito mi alla prima, mai avuto necessità di strumenti , soldi , droghe o alcool per avere una vita sessuale piuttosto soddisfacente. Amore? Le donne so vuote e proaborto prima di ragionare sulla marea di contraccettivi e forme di contraccezione esistenti. Meglio poche ma buone ( ossia o molto belle fuori o molto interessanti di animo, il resto... sono cervelli in fuga dalle proprie anime). Mitico Zappa, seguo il suo insegnamento, mai piegarsi ai poteri forti se sbagliano, come alle mode che non ci rappresentano. Chi volesse si iscriva sul canale mio Vattelaapia Ndercu, chi non volesse idem.. Vattelaapia Ndercu, meglio pochi onesti e perbene che molte capre. Vattelaapia Ndercu, da iscritto lo dici ai tiranni, da non iscritto lo subisco, ma non da me, dai tiranni. Ciaooooo

[@eis904]

Because this has all been upchucked for eons

[@AcoustiMan818]

A very original mind. I really miss him.

[@cryptotharg7400]

Me too. I've been a major fan of FZ's music (and Beefheart, of course) for over 45 years.

[@SindacatoGalileo-VanGogh1]

Mi dissero alcuni parenti che son discendente di Zappa. Lo sguardo mistico lo ho quando recito. Mai toccato uno strumento xò per rispetto alla musica poiché purtroppo vedevo amici che imparavano a suonare o per imposizione genitoriale o per rimediare figa. Mai ingobbito mi alla prima, mai avuto necessità di strumenti , soldi , droghe o alcool per avere una vita sessuale piuttosto soddisfacente. Amore? Le donne so vuote e proaborto prima di ragionare sulla marea di contraccettivi e forme di contraccezione esistenti. Meglio poche ma buone ( ossia o molto belle fuori o molto interessanti di animo, il resto... sono cervelli in fuga dalle proprie anime). Mitico Zappa, seguo il suo insegnamento, mai piegarsi ai poteri forti se sbagliano, come alle mode che non ci rappresentano. Chi volesse si iscriva sul canale mio Vattelaapia Ndercu, chi non volesse idem.. Vattelaapia Ndercu, meglio pochi onesti e perbene che molte capre. Vattelaapia Ndercu, da iscritto lo dici ai tiranni, da non iscritto lo subisco, ma non da me, dai tiranni. Ciaooooo

[@danielkirby8355]

A very dead mind

[@ggallintedtalk]

@@danielkirby8355 Says the nobody

[@AcoustiMan818]

@@danielkirby8355 listen to Dumb All over and your remark is explained

[@alansmythe3193]

"What'd I tell you?" F. Zappa, 2020

[@russellzauner]

@Greg Walker No, you just have the internet now and enough human mass on the planet for us to see over the curve of the horizon, flat earth notwithstanding - if this was the case back in the 60's we would not be having this conversation, EVERYONE would already be living a great life of actualization and hopping around grabbing up the rest of the people who hadn't been actualized and enabling them to protect their own right to make their own decisions and while we won't be happy we'll at least be practical enough to stop wholesale death and hopefully the paths that lead directly there as well.

[@russellzauner]

like ME. I am early GenX. But hey man, at least we worked out that heavy metal thing and it seems to be catching on with angry kids all over the world, so there's that too. :-)

[@brainsareus]

Back when CNN was markedly less corporate and shitty.

[@brainsareus]

@@russellzauner I think you make some sense, but your style is more than a bit convoluted.

[@suzycc]

Did you hear what he said???

[@mubodude]

I absolutely LOVE this interview. I could literally listen to him talk all day. Thank you! His new doc is fantastic, as well. A short life for such an incredible person. So unfair...

[@angrycat3525]

What's sad about this interview comes at around 18:45, where Frank talks about his go-to channels. For younger viewers, this was when CNN and Headline News were a thing; it's not what you're watching now, where CNN is all about false equivalencies, and Headline News has been shortened to HLN so that you don't realize what it once was - now it's a bunch of oatmeal slathered across a generous helping of crime show reruns. It's a shame that Frank is no longer with us, but here, almost 20 years later - with the exception of the CNN thing I mentioned above - he was right on the money!

[@TheChristafershawn]

Very ture.

[@bernardoconnor1502]

True CNN was much different back then, but so was Fox. Their equivalent of Headline News was a far cry from the echo chamber it is now. You could watch both channels and get a pretty good idea of what the actual story was, Neither channel is worth anything as a news organization any more.

[@nsjx]

Bernard O'Connor Exactly

[@SindacatoGalileo-VanGogh1]

Mi dissero alcuni parenti che son discendente di Zappa. Lo sguardo mistico lo ho quando recito. Mai toccato uno strumento xò per rispetto alla musica poiché purtroppo vedevo amici che imparavano a suonare o per imposizione genitoriale o per rimediare figa. Mai ingobbito mi alla prima, mai avuto necessità di strumenti , soldi , droghe o alcool per avere una vita sessuale piuttosto soddisfacente. Amore? Le donne so vuote e proaborto prima di ragionare sulla marea di contraccettivi e forme di contraccezione esistenti. Meglio poche ma buone ( ossia o molto belle fuori o molto interessanti di animo, il resto... sono cervelli in fuga dalle proprie anime). Mitico Zappa, seguo il suo insegnamento, mai piegarsi ai poteri forti se sbagliano, come alle mode che non ci rappresentano. Chi volesse si iscriva sul canale mio Vattelaapia Ndercu, chi non volesse idem.. Vattelaapia Ndercu, meglio pochi onesti e perbene che molte capre. Vattelaapia Ndercu, da iscritto lo dici ai tiranni, da non iscritto lo subisco, ma non da me, dai tiranni. Ciaooooo

[@MicahMicahel]

Zappa would've had a KZbin channel that was banned already.

[@balazsgrof]

This is probably the most fascinating material I've found on KZbin in years. Hoping for seeing more wise men speaking to us from beyond the grave!

[@kiadel7502]

George Carlin, Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, just pick anyone from the 60'

[@paulespinosa5195]

Thx.balezs zap exemplifies modern intellect which transcends primal instinct as a civilization propels our reason's mutate to fit in our narrow perception,, t hi x

[@paulinebutcherbird]

If you are interested in the man, you might like 'Freak Out! My Life with Frank Zappa 1968-1971' that gives Frank's home life not shown in other books, from getting up to going to bed, composing and rehearsing with the Mothers, visiting rock stars, freaks, family squabbles, and more.

[@RosebudKane41]

The interviewers question “Do you think Americans will watch less television or move to something else” 91, they were literally in the last hours of the pre-Internet era and had no clue what was looming over the horizon, crazy.

[@Jonathan-gi8kw]

Like watching live concert footage from December.

[@RosebudKane41]

@@Jonathan-gi8kw Evening news broadcasts from 9/10/01 are really trippy to watch back now too, a lot of unintentional foreshadowing in them.

[@RosebudKane41]

Just want to add I am a 29 year old second generation Zappa fan, grew up in the death throes of the 20th Century and have literally watched what Frank was talking about come true for all of my conscious adult life! Grateful to have parents that opened my eyes to how f*cked up the world really is, and what a sham the media is at a very early age, saved me a LOT of grief. ✌🏻

[@junglie]

@@RosebudKane41 Me too Molly I woke up at 11 yr old to it all. 46 yr ago......

[@_dmfd]

KZbin honestly completely destroyed network TV. Alot of the big networks are buying people off of KZbin ( Hot Ones, Old Smokey etc ) Most KZbinrs who are relatively popular are making more money off of revenue and sponsors than they would make starting out on mainstream television. Mostly only people still watching are older generations and to think about how much it truly has diminished within the past 15 - 20 years it's insane. I still have cable cause it's bundled with my internet and because some shows I watch aren't on streaming platforms in the US or I watch the local news every now and then but I guarantee within this decade major network TV or cable will become obscolete. Personally, 90% of what I watch is on KZbin, about 8% on streaming platforms and 2% on cable TV and alooot of people in my age bracket are the same ( 25 - 30 Y/O ). It does suck that KZbin has been cracking down so hard the past few years on censoring content creators, but it's still way better and more raw and true than the over produced crap on TV.

[@Rendercolorfulgoop]

I’ve watched a ton of zappa interviews and I gotta say this one is really good. Hope there is more. Thank you

[@bobsyeruncle4841]

""the family is an endangered species "' Frank at his best

[@SindacatoGalileo-VanGogh1]

Mi dissero alcuni parenti che son discendente di Zappa. Lo sguardo mistico lo ho quando recito. Mai toccato uno strumento xò per rispetto alla musica poiché purtroppo vedevo amici che imparavano a suonare o per imposizione genitoriale o per rimediare figa. Mai ingobbito mi alla prima, mai avuto necessità di strumenti , soldi , droghe o alcool per avere una vita sessuale piuttosto soddisfacente. Amore? Le donne so vuote e proaborto prima di ragionare sulla marea di contraccettivi e forme di contraccezione esistenti. Meglio poche ma buone ( ossia o molto belle fuori o molto interessanti di animo, il resto... sono cervelli in fuga dalle proprie anime). Mitico Zappa, seguo il suo insegnamento, mai piegarsi ai poteri forti se sbagliano, come alle mode che non ci rappresentano. Chi volesse si iscriva sul canale mio Vattelaapia Ndercu, chi non volesse idem.. Vattelaapia Ndercu, meglio pochi onesti e perbene che molte capre. Vattelaapia Ndercu, da iscritto lo dici ai tiranni, da non iscritto lo subisco, ma non da me, dai tiranni. Ciaooooo

[@jcolterh]

He should know. He was screwing groupies in his house while his wife cared for the kids.

[@ToneTraveler]

“These shows that we watch are part of the reason the way we are...the scared, bumbling society that we are...the content is embarrassing”. Still as accurate today 30 years later.

[@SindacatoGalileo-VanGogh1]

Mi dissero alcuni parenti che son discendente di Zappa. Lo sguardo mistico lo ho quando recito. Mai toccato uno strumento xò per rispetto alla musica poiché purtroppo vedevo amici che imparavano a suonare o per imposizione genitoriale o per rimediare figa. Mai ingobbito mi alla prima, mai avuto necessità di strumenti , soldi , droghe o alcool per avere una vita sessuale piuttosto soddisfacente. Amore? Le donne so vuote e proaborto prima di ragionare sulla marea di contraccettivi e forme di contraccezione esistenti. Meglio poche ma buone ( ossia o molto belle fuori o molto interessanti di animo, il resto... sono cervelli in fuga dalle proprie anime). Mitico Zappa, seguo il suo insegnamento, mai piegarsi ai poteri forti se sbagliano, come alle mode che non ci rappresentano. Chi volesse si iscriva sul canale mio Vattelaapia Ndercu, chi non volesse idem.. Vattelaapia Ndercu, meglio pochi onesti e perbene che molte capre. Vattelaapia Ndercu, da iscritto lo dici ai tiranni, da non iscritto lo subisco, ma non da me, dai tiranni. Ciaooooo

[@magetaaaaaa]

This is what I think happened with the internet. It feels like in a very short amount of time we fell of a cliff and went insane. Shootings way up, everyone's sick and mentally ill... I blame the internet for that 100%. You have a whole generation of kids plugged in all the time and it's totally ruining them. A lot of people have walked away from that and have seen dramatic improvements in their lives. He was right then and the message is more relevant now than ever.

[@ryukoli4707]

It requires a certain amount of INTELLIGENCE to research AND comprehend what is ACTUALLY TRANSPIRING in the world 🌍🌎

[@MrShbbz]

Frank is illuminating, clairvoyant and prophetic as ever. Thank you Geoff, for this excellent footage.

[@nathanamore8408]

"'Family' has become a nostalgia word... 'Tree' will be like that one day." damn...

[@vbassone]

a real the glass is half full guy huh???

[@markdemell3717]

Love of the greater number will cool off!

[@HughMorristheJoker]

And tiger. And freedom. And clean water and air...

[@babascalabreen2121]

book

[@Mozart1220]

Define "family".

[@cutecarl]

"Because I‘m am an amateur sociologist...." what a revealing statement from such an advanced mind who found an inexhaustible reservoir of cultural, political, economical facts, going astray that he had to preserve his sanity with a stellar dark humor which was unmatched ever since..... Frank was and will be unique forever!!

[@qua7771]

His interviews seem like integrations, where he is defending fundamental rights of freedom. Specifically, free thought. The interrogator comes off as the voice of the mainstream social construct. Zappa was like a whistle blower for the entertainment industry.

[@5hinobiGaijin]

FZ was sharp and cynical and saw things as they are. This must've been a burden.

[@baldersackthethird768]

I remember reading an interview where he said sometimes everything gets to him so much he can't even work and goes straight back to bed. Made me feel less insane.

[@ShikataGaNai100]

You are mistaking factualism for cynicism.

[@MyCleverHandle]

He must have had some sort of cockeyed optimism hidden somewhere- he stuck around to father 4 kids! It couldn't all have been his widow Gail doing it by herself...?

[@BURRDAWG_]

It is a burden. Cause everyone thinks your mad. Then a year later the info comes out and im still the mad man.

[@Hands2HealNow]

And his wife went completely nuts before she died. She kept Franks family from ever talking to him.

[@crazykellywfo4240]

The one person society can't grab and crush into a fine paste: The Loner. The lonely free-thinking kid who feels shunned from society and lives in the reflection of a world that has passed him by.

[@_innerscape_]

Underrated comment. I feel what you think: In my room I have the Led Zeppelin 4 hermit illustration on a wall, and Zappa with a red jacket and the Jimi Hendrix burnt strato on the other wall. Long live to the outsiders and freethinkers!!!

[@Dr170]

I've seen plenty of them turned into "fine paste" in a different way from all the dumb conspiracy nonsense they've exposed themselves to.

[@noklarok]

@@Dr170 *yawn*

[@Dr170]

@@noklarok We got one!

[@noklarok]

@@Dr170 have you even listened to ThingFish?

[@PeterJRadomski]

Thank you for sharing this. It's quite telling how much of this is relevant today.

[@napoleoninrags1346]

Except MTV. Lol

[@calebclunie4001]

@@napoleoninrags1346 His viewpoint on it is relevant, to the extent that they show any form of music video at all.

[@annonymost9318]

Truth is always relevant...and always.....They shall try to prevent it from being spoken....thank you Frank...if you only knew how few of us are still here...am kinda glad you don't have to be as disapointed as I am with the submissive and dumb USA...( not everyone, y'all)....

[@piynubbunyip]

Revisiting this a year or so later and it is really striking how great this interview is. You ask excellent questions that interweave with Franks thinking. Thanks.

[@K.Straughan]

The world is a poorer place since Frank left us. I honestly feel that. Soulless men rejoiced.

[@FoFrx]

Happy Mothers Day Frank

[@SindacatoGalileo-VanGogh1]

Mi dissero alcuni parenti che son discendente di Zappa. Lo sguardo mistico lo ho quando recito. Mai toccato uno strumento xò per rispetto alla musica poiché purtroppo vedevo amici che imparavano a suonare o per imposizione genitoriale o per rimediare figa. Mai ingobbito mi alla prima, mai avuto necessità di strumenti , soldi , droghe o alcool per avere una vita sessuale piuttosto soddisfacente. Amore? Le donne so vuote e proaborto prima di ragionare sulla marea di contraccettivi e forme di contraccezione esistenti. Meglio poche ma buone ( ossia o molto belle fuori o molto interessanti di animo, il resto... sono cervelli in fuga dalle proprie anime). Mitico Zappa, seguo il suo insegnamento, mai piegarsi ai poteri forti se sbagliano, come alle mode che non ci rappresentano. Chi volesse si iscriva sul canale mio Vattelaapia Ndercu, chi non volesse idem.. Vattelaapia Ndercu, meglio pochi onesti e perbene che molte capre. Vattelaapia Ndercu, da iscritto lo dici ai tiranni, da non iscritto lo subisco, ma non da me, dai tiranni. Ciaooooo

[@dannydubya9410]

When you watch somebody with an original mind actually analyze the world and think independently, you realize logic weaves in and out between the "left wing" and "right wing." He criticizes how TV portrays father's/men as complete morons, causing resentment between the genders and alienation with the children. He also disliked feminism, and called it a "fleeting trend." But then he turns around and talks about how the moral "family" market is xenophobic, and nothing more but a front for fundamental Christianity. Guys like Zappa completely shatter the political illusion with pure, uncensored truth.

[@MrFreeGman]

The way he equates all religion to fundamentalism, and all religious people to victims of scam artist televangelists seems a bit intellectually dishonest to me. It's kind of like equating all recreational drug users to crack and heroin addicts or wife beating alcoholics.

[@TheDogPa]

@@MrFreeGman Religious people can be nothing but victims of scam artists...or other equally delusional victims.

[@MrFreeGman]

@@TheDogPa Your post is a good example of the problem with modern day atheism. Back in the day you at least needed to be able to critically think in order to independently "cast off the chains" of religion so to speak. Now it's just another blind belief system that people are unconsciously guided into via pop culture without going through the growing pains. What you end up with is a group of people who embody the very same ignorance and fundamentalism that they claim to vehemently oppose.

[@TheDogPa]

@@MrFreeGman And you represent what, other than the dark ages and the manipulation of the masses for financial gain? Josephus was brilliant.

[@MrFreeGman]

@@TheDogPa You sound like me when I was 14. It's kind of sad. You've established that you don't like religion. That's great. Do you have anything original to add to this conversation?

[@Jack_J_Kelly]

That was amazing to watch, i'd love to see any other footage you have of him! it's not often you get to see this genius discussing his ideas in a long form discussion like this with minimal amounts of editing!

[@joshbolton5624]

I almost enjoy Frank's interviews as much as his music!😁

[@sealisa1398]

Frank Zappa was prescient. He always managed to keep his cool even on Crossfire and Senate hearing, able to logically express his views and make strong persuasive arguments based on fact. A great mind, and oh so entertaining.

[@bernardoconnor1502]

People should study FZ's interviews, whether you agree with him or not. Hear how someone can make their points and have a discussion in a civil adult manner as opposed to today where people only know how to insult and shout down anyone who doesn't subscribe to their agenda.

[@sealisa1398]

Bernard O'Connor A good starting point would be the documentary “Eat The Question”. There is a plethora of interview clips on YT. For so many reasons I find his communicative style appealing, entertaining and erudite. Oh well....

[@bernardoconnor1502]

@@sealisa1398 Yes that's a great film. I also read "The Real Frank Zappa Book" every couple of years. It never gets old.

[@sealisa1398]

Bernard O'Connor Don’t know that book...is it an autobiography?

[@bernardoconnor1502]

@@sealisa1398 Yes. It was written 1989 I believe.

[@gnuPirate]

Thank you very much for filming this and sharing it with us, Geoff. I really appreciate it. You did an excellent job.

[@jeffa6780]

As a 13 yr. old, I was changed in 1966 by "Freak Out". Frank saw the American horror tsunami coming. He would not be surprised by today's crumbled America.

[@innercores1266]

That's my favorite next to Hot Rats. Two completely different records, that's why he was so great.

[@markdemell3717]

All world powers fall! Nothing is new under the sun!

[@DavidSmith-ss1cg]

Frank Zappa was politically involved - which he disliked and considered a waste of his valuable time - because of what happened in 1980. The election of Reagan was a horror show to smart people who knew what he was about - like people from California. Which is where FZ lived. Those same people were shocked and uneasy when Reagan was elected Governor of California in 1966.

[@calebclunie4001]

@@markdemell3717 Nature Show: There are Gnu, under The Sun.

[@SindacatoGalileo-VanGogh1]

Mi dissero alcuni parenti che son discendente di Zappa. Lo sguardo mistico lo ho quando recito. Mai toccato uno strumento xò per rispetto alla musica poiché purtroppo vedevo amici che imparavano a suonare o per imposizione genitoriale o per rimediare figa. Mai ingobbito mi alla prima, mai avuto necessità di strumenti , soldi , droghe o alcool per avere una vita sessuale piuttosto soddisfacente. Amore? Le donne so vuote e proaborto prima di ragionare sulla marea di contraccettivi e forme di contraccezione esistenti. Meglio poche ma buone ( ossia o molto belle fuori o molto interessanti di animo, il resto... sono cervelli in fuga dalle proprie anime). Mitico Zappa, seguo il suo insegnamento, mai piegarsi ai poteri forti se sbagliano, come alle mode che non ci rappresentano. Chi volesse si iscriva sul canale mio Vattelaapia Ndercu, chi non volesse idem.. Vattelaapia Ndercu, meglio pochi onesti e perbene che molte capre. Vattelaapia Ndercu, da iscritto lo dici ai tiranni, da non iscritto lo subisco, ma non da me, dai tiranni. Ciaooooo

[@annode]

A good time is now to listen to "Trouble Every Day" Freak Out. Frank always had his finger on the pulse of society.

[@cbly]

The concept of the Thing Fish album is interesting as well.

[@helugoconache]

@@cbly i always love the script (and most of the music) of Thing Fish, fits also with covid

[@dogsheep1137]

"The illusion of freedom will continue as long as it's profitable to continue the illusion. At the point where the illusion becomes too expensive to maintain, they will just take down the scenery, they will pull back the curtains, they will move the tables and chairs out of the way and you will see the brick wall at the back of the theater. " Anyone think we're close to seeing this brick wall? Shit is getting weird.

[@calebclunie4001]

"When the going turns weird, the weird turn pro." -Hunter S. Thompson

[@bigd-1-channel514]

They actually are talking about converting people into the Matrix, more or less.

[@chipper442]

This election garbage might be the curtain call you speak of.

[@kentclark6420]

It's more like Pink Floyd's wall, the projected wall of our own making.

[@josephsdsu1]

@@chipper442 What election garbage, exactly?

[@SpaceMusicDream]

What a gift this is. He was a genius on so many levels. I miss him ❤️☕️

[@MrMusicbyMartin]

Absolutely, he’s way ahead of his time, even with stuff like business thinking! btw did you create a great book of Moog Grandmother patch charts? If that was you, thank you very much - one satisfied customer here!

[@LisaBellaDonnaMusic]

@@MrMusicbyMartin Yes! That was me! Thank you for the kind words! Truly appreciated!

[@HakanTunaMuzik]

@@LisaBellaDonnaMusic oh what is this book and would the settings work on a moog vst? (software)

[@oliviertruchon5648]

Absolutely, need more people like that today.

[@jasoncinema]

Man, I wish he’d lived to see the current dumpster fire we’re living in right now.

[@lastnamefirst4035]

Why? So he could be miserable too?

[@andrewcrocker-harris4830]

@@lastnamefirst4035 No. So he could offer intelligent commentary on why it is happening.

[@lastnamefirst4035]

@@andrewcrocker-harris4830 I think we have got that covered

[@andrewcrocker-harris4830]

@@lastnamefirst4035 You hadn't.

[@lastnamefirst4035]

@@andrewcrocker-harris4830 "not that it means a heck of alot of difference to ya"

[@sophiapaulekas4767]

This is great. My dad Vito was friends with Zappa in Hollywood in the 60's. Good stuff, thanks for posting.

[@AndreaAustoni]

No way, you're Vito's daughter!

[@sophiapaulekas4767]

Yes, did you know my dad?

[@mr.internationaldumbass1686]

The Vito that Frank talks about in a 7 part interview?? Vito who was doing crazy stuff and people were joining?? THAT Vito?

[@clarkkent6565]

I lived in cotati for many years. I remember vito well. He is listed on franks first album along with carl, who is in the roxy movie

[@sophiapaulekas4767]

@@mr.internationaldumbass1686 yes, that's the one!

[@felipeoliveiramusic]

Frank's disgusted face watching the Pulsa diNura bit is priceless.

[@ViolinistExtraordinaire]

Thank you for posting this. Frank’s observations and opinions of the state of affairs offer unique insight into the role of media and entertainment in shaping American and global society -and to me- explain so much of what has happened in the interim from when this was filmed all the way through the strange times we are living through today.

[@spb7883]

20:00 - A harbinger of all 21st century American popular music. 21:56 - a harbinger of 21st century American culture. Sad that nowadays no one points out what FZ said then, because the more technology has created “choices” for us, the worst things have gotten on every level of measurement. It’s also true what FZ says at 23:26. I work in television. Trust me if you don’t already know: US television content formats have been sold all over the world to the point that now instead of merely exporting our shitty tv products, we export both the product AND THE FORMAT for the product. Do you love our “show x”? Well now you can not only have our “show x” broadcast in your own country, you can make your OWN “show x”. Of course, your “show x” must air on the network we own in your country. ...And people wonder why there seems to be so much conformity in the world... One last point: it’s important to understand what happened in this culture in the 80s. Don’t dismiss it as an “unwoke” era just because of the way people were depicted on tv based on their race. How they were and are depicted is only the most superficial component of all this. Like FZ says, you have to learn how to “read” the imagery presented on television.

[@spb7883]

catothewiser Couldn’t disagree more, but then again my understanding of both figures is completely different than yours.

[@dennisapplegate7553]

No one has ever pointed out the absurdity of American society better than Frank. A true master of his trade .

[@ichbin4122]

and now the absurdity has leaked and poisoned maybe half the world...and so be it...we shoulda been a little more intelligent about the goings on

[@dennisapplegate7553]

bin simply proving hydrogen is not the most plentiful element in the universe, ITS STUPIDITY.

[@scotsman6712]

Mark Twain did a good job pointing out the absurdity of humans everywhere,in his time.

[@Cable-grifter-vi4tp]

George Carlin did a pretty good job too.

[@mikematthews8573]

This Man is straight forward and honest. So talented with Music 🎶 well never forget Zappa RIP Frank Zappa!

[@geoffpoole483]

One of those people who's well worth listening to, even though one might not agree with his views. Articulate and thought-provoking to the end.

[@CpLKaNeZA]

I think "...tree will be like that one day" has such a broader meaning here. Great interview, wish there were more around.

[@ايكلاو]

Frank Zappa ♥️♥️.

[@jacopasto3204]

such a wise man.i would really like to have met him

[@sheldoncooper8199]

Oh my God he was such a Genius on so many Levels I miss him soo much

[@boneyboney3575]

A prophetic and realistic narrative of the world as it still turns and the mapulitive umbrella we are all very plugged in to , also a well conducted interview....hats off to Geoff. ⏮⏯▶⏩

[@antfactor]

Always hilariouscerbically insightful. A true hero of mine. RIP, Mr. Zappa.

[@MusicTherapyLaz]

One of the best things I've seen in KZbin! Sharing!

[@zolaarczakle]

Thank you very much for sharing this! I could listen to him talking for hours and hours. What a clever man.

[@tommy1gtr]

So intelligent...who cannot love this man!

[@dominicdit]

Thank you for uploading. Frank is still making me crack up even from the grave. Also close to tears every time I see his death date..

[@horowizard]

The truth is always timeless.

[@TheChristafershawn]

Very true. Imagine if he and Carlin could come back from the great beyond and do a podcast together. Imagine.

[@DavidSmith-ss1cg]

@@TheChristafershawn - Naa-ah - they both would complain angrily, and say, "I'm Fuckin DEAD! You're not supposed to be able to bring me back! Everything is just like I said, but it's WORSE!" And then rush out into traffic and try to get hit by a bus.

[@SindacatoGalileo-VanGogh1]

Mi dissero alcuni parenti che son discendente di Zappa. Lo sguardo mistico lo ho quando recito. Mai toccato uno strumento xò per rispetto alla musica poiché purtroppo vedevo amici che imparavano a suonare o per imposizione genitoriale o per rimediare figa. Mai ingobbito mi alla prima, mai avuto necessità di strumenti , soldi , droghe o alcool per avere una vita sessuale piuttosto soddisfacente. Amore? Le donne so vuote e proaborto prima di ragionare sulla marea di contraccettivi e forme di contraccezione esistenti. Meglio poche ma buone ( ossia o molto belle fuori o molto interessanti di animo, il resto... sono cervelli in fuga dalle proprie anime). Mitico Zappa, seguo il suo insegnamento, mai piegarsi ai poteri forti se sbagliano, come alle mode che non ci rappresentano. Chi volesse si iscriva sul canale mio Vattelaapia Ndercu, chi non volesse idem.. Vattelaapia Ndercu, meglio pochi onesti e perbene che molte capre. Vattelaapia Ndercu, da iscritto lo dici ai tiranni, da non iscritto lo subisco, ma non da me, dai tiranni. Ciaooooo

[@daviddequasie6816]

The man is irreplaceable. We need him more than ever today.

[@Clickumentary]

Frank is my spirit animal. I miss this guy so much.

[@lionheartroar3104]

I didn't care for his music, but I loved his intellect and worldviews. A fascinating man!

[@abelashes2676]

He did some much music and so many different styles of music. I guarantee you there is some of his music you would fall in love with no matter what your tastes and interests are, but you would need to be directed to the right songs and instrumentals that would be closest to your preferences.

[@johnharvey4496]

I thought I'd seen everything Zappa. What a joy to come across this little gem. As an Aussie, I recognised the Kiwi accent right away and then noticed the blurb at the top of the page. Well done Geoff. I wonder what Frank would have to say about Family Guy.

[@SiddoNotts]

21:59 - "more choice means more of the same." How very true!

[@musicauthority674]

Frank Zappa was brilliant he was a great musician. and he knew how this Country was and is falling on it's face.

[@clark8441]

Thank you Geoff for sharing this priceless interview with Frank Zappa.

[@starstuff_ivan]

I get a George Carlin vibe from Frank Zappa.

[@Patrick96322]

Fuck yeah ! Except for the drugs...

[@SindacatoGalileo-VanGogh1]

Mi dissero alcuni parenti che son discendente di Zappa. Lo sguardo mistico lo ho quando recito. Mai toccato uno strumento xò per rispetto alla musica poiché purtroppo vedevo amici che imparavano a suonare o per imposizione genitoriale o per rimediare figa. Mai ingobbito mi alla prima, mai avuto necessità di strumenti , soldi , droghe o alcool per avere una vita sessuale piuttosto soddisfacente. Amore? Le donne so vuote e proaborto prima di ragionare sulla marea di contraccettivi e forme di contraccezione esistenti. Meglio poche ma buone ( ossia o molto belle fuori o molto interessanti di animo, il resto... sono cervelli in fuga dalle proprie anime). Mitico Zappa, seguo il suo insegnamento, mai piegarsi ai poteri forti se sbagliano, come alle mode che non ci rappresentano. Chi volesse si iscriva sul canale mio Vattelaapia Ndercu, chi non volesse idem.. Vattelaapia Ndercu, meglio pochi onesti e perbene che molte capre. Vattelaapia Ndercu, da iscritto lo dici ai tiranni, da non iscritto lo subisco, ma non da me, dai tiranni. Ciaooooo

[@Patrick96322]

@@SindacatoGalileo-VanGogh1 En Français peut-être !?

[@Patrick96322]

Tengo Na Minchia Tanta !!!

[@finneganlindsay]

All carlin did was yell cocksuckers and reiterate what Zappa was already saying. The absolutely free album is funnier than Carlin's entire career.

[@markussabogabriel5846]

we can argue about his art, but his interviews are amazingly truthful, and aware of the dangers of the present and future to come, just a genius guy

[@losaikosavetheearth4215]

I wonder what Frank would say about FOX News today. Zappa didn't party his money away, he used it for free speech and social commentary. He is missed by many. R.I.P. Frank.........

[@MehYam2112]

I know exactly what he'd say. He'd point out the obvious conflict of interest when truth reporting is run as a business. Cable news stations are focused on engaging viewers, whether there's news or not, because profit. How do you guarantee consistent viewership, when real life involves many slow news days? You create a narrative, a soap opera, so that there's always a reason to tune in. The easiest way to do this is with heat instead of light - rile up the mob to get their attention. It's fucking vile. But business doesn't care about vile. My personal alignment is way closer to the reporting of CNN or even MSNBC than Fox. But I don't watch any of them because they're just dripping with manipulation. If you watch a lot of cable news and don't notice the emotional manipulation, you've already been snookered.

[@eughrologh]

@Nathan Thompson i don't know what FZ would say be he certainly wouldn't say Fox, or CNN for that matter, acknowledged their bias or correctly reported reality. The entertainment news angle that he alludes to back then has now taken over completely.

[@GerardoMcCabe]

Thanks for sharing, best Franky interview I've seen, he was of course a genius.

[@Khvost_]

Where are we all going? It's been 30 years and nothing has changed.

[@thomasullmann7447]

Things have changed. We have the internet now and trolls fueling right wing hatred!

[@all_invite_0hm]

Shut up, moron.

[@EVEROSFP1]

I would say that the system's self question is how to keep the game the same....

[@MehYam2112]

There are changes, you wouldn't trade today for 30 years ago, even with a pandemic. But people are still people.

[@dkba52]

De- evolution

[@tapeduk]

I love the look Frank gives while watching the news on the 'curse'

[@hiscores9282]

The rediculous line by the reporter along with franks 'can u believe this shit?" stare, haha

[@raminrouchi202]

He looks like he took a bite out of a shit sandwich.

[@Phlakaton88]

Thank you for this - love any interview with Frank. A voice we need bad now.

[@susankerr9521]

I'm an old lady now. Frank Zappa is my spirit animal.

[@jmarvosa6x3]

Wowie Zowie. Thanks for sharing!

[@markthespark6240]

Just watching this now 2021. We don't have 50 channels in Australia now. Great interview.

[@francisvancampenhout396]

Thank you for posting this, Steven.This video shows Frank's X-ray vision he had from society : l

[@GoodlivinGav]

Thank you very much for posting This, it is absolutely fascinating and an indication of how rarely interviews of this quality get put out, which was kind of Frank's point. It looks like there's more of This?

[@pascalemejean391]

J'ai 63 ans; J'ai tous les vinyles de Zappa et l'ai vu 3 fois en concert en France. Je le trouve fabuleux...malheureusement, si pour les textes de chansons on peut prendre son temps, traduire et comprendre,mon niveau de langue ne me permet pas de comprendre cet interview, pas plus que d'autres qui pourtant ,vraiment me passionneraient. Je souhaiterais tellement que des traductions permettent à tous de comprendre ce qui les intéresse. Pourquoi pas une traduction systématique proposée dans quelques langues clefs?

[@28train36]

Brilliant interview. Thanks, Frank. 😊

[@SailingTaranto]

Gee whiz Geoff!! What a wonderful gem you have been hiding all these years! Thank you so much for sharing this. Boy the world has changed so much since then, digital recording formats, hard drive storage, the internet! and yet it remains so similar and familiar and even more capable of being manipulated. Cheers, and thanks for all you have done over many years for NZ film and culture.

[@estherkinzelmann4875]

This is the best interview about television in USA he really looks though the underlying thinks. It's really a pleasure to hear him.

[@Patrick96322]

So wise, so clever ! What he was talking about in this interview is still totally relevant and applicable today ! Vive Frank Zappa !!!

[@megadethmofo2001]

I always liked that Frank leaned Left and Right depending on the subject. He had a strong belief in family and a disdain for organized religion.

[@mymixture965]

He was such a brilliant person, we would need him now.

[@javierrodriguez5577]

totally truth, in terms of Music, thinking, knowledge and creativity

[@mymixture965]

@@javierrodriguez5577 yes, thats even more important, it was not just his music, it was the whole person in all aspects.

[@PK-re3lu]

But we have Jordan Peterson, you know... the Aristotle of the age ;)

[@mymixture965]

@@PK-re3lu Yes, Jordan Peterson is a great guy, I read his book, a brilliant mind.

[@jp1194]

This was awesome! I have been collecting FZ video interviews since 1987 and it's always great to get never seen footage. - Jaypfunk

[@DoomKid]

Have you shared your collection anywhere? I'm an avid collector too and would love to see any unseen footage!

[@Michael-----]

Even the chair he is sitting in is epic. Look at that thing. I want a chair like that. Man, I wonder who has that chair now. If I find that chair at some sale somewhere I am buying it! Sorry, rant over. I miss you Frank.✊❤

[@cliffowen1898]

Everything in that studio was sold at an estate sale about 4 years ago. I bought one of his tour road cases.

[@Michael-----]

Lucky you. Was there a lot of stuff left or did you just want the case? Obviously the chair was gone or you didn't see it.😏

[@DFitzTube]

A+ interview. Please release more if it exists.

[@xPaulxDx99]

More people need to hear this nowadays, we need to bring back common sense

[@alansmythe3193]

Well done Geoff... great footage.. a triumph!

[@velvetchord.]

One year before I was born. What a genius! R.I.P

[@Jurre1986]

thank you so much for sharing! Really appreciate that you put it up for us the see and think.

[@minkahed6724]

I listen to Zappa all the time, his interviews and commentary, rarely his music.

[@mixbaal0]

Please listen to his music. It brings another world to your ears and mind

[@minkahed6724]

@@mixbaal0 i do, trust me i do...

[@rickfantasticworkfry652]

Thanks so much for this. Boy, we could use him now! His views cut to the heart of things.

[@seangrexa4707]

"The natural instinct of the American is to clone anything popular and beat you over the head with it over and over" Amen Frank. Worse yet, people seem to like to be told what is good rather than think for themselves.

[@powerofthetime]

thanks for posting geoff !

[@michelgauthier6552]

Bravo Geoff! Thank you for sharing!

[@TheKatieLou]

Loved this. What an extraordinary man.

[@5150chicago]

He is sorely missed.

[@iga279]

Frank was not only a great musician but also a thinking person, which is usually so rare among 'artists'. Miss him big time!

[@karlkuttup]

if frank saw what was going on these days he would be going crazy

[@angrycat3525]

AMEN, my friend!

[@TheDogPa]

I think he'd be angry. Check out my 'angry zappa' :O)

[@oldtimetinfoilhatwearer]

definitely not. he defends capitalism, drug use, and pornography. he's a textbook jew.

[@KozmykJ]

Or President ...

[@farrellmcnulty909]

Imagine the albums that would have come from it.

[@chrismcwilliams2778]

Thank you for posting this

[@michaelbradford4444]

Family matters and fatherhood are something Frank has no clue what so ever. A man has to spend time with his wife and children in order to understand how a family functions. Look into how Valley Girls originated and you'll find that his daughter came up with the idea in order to spend time with her Dad who almost never was there and when he was he slept or was in his studio and was not to be disturbed. I love Frank but to hear him talk with authority on a subject foreign to him has to be mentioned...TY

[@samuelj4202]

Like most working men/fathers. We sacrifice personal time to grow our family. Some one has to, man. It's stood the test of time.

[@bobsondugnutt7526]

I am glad to have access to venues like youtube. If I'm trying to learn something, it's never been easier. I wonder how Zappa would feel about it.