18 quotes
American musician (1940–1993)
“Art is making something out of nothing, and selling it.”
"Music is always a commentary on society."
on Art
"Interviewer: 'So Frank, you have long hair. Does that make you a woman?'Frank Zappa: 'You have a wooden leg. Does that make you a table?"
on Humor
"Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid."
on Creativity
"So many books, so little time."
on Time
"The more you can escape from how horrible things really are, the less it's going to bother you...and then, the worse things get."
on Mental Health
"Music, in performance, is a type of sculpture. The air in the performance is sculpted into something."
"There is more stupidity around than hydrogen and it has longer shelf life."
"There's a big difference between kneeling down and bending over."
on Wisdom
"Communism doesn't work because people like to own stuff."
on Economy
"There are more love songs than anything else. If songs could make you do something we'd all love one another."
on Love
"Politics is the entertainment branch of industry."
on Politics
"If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go to the library."
"Art is making something out of nothing and selling it."
"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."
on Communication
"Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible."
on Innovation
"Information 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."
on Knowledge
"There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life."