The Real Frank Zappa Book
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| Author | Frank Zappa, Peter Occhiogrosso |
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| Cover artist | A. West (concept), Jackie Seow-Pracher (design), Greg Gorman (photography) |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Autobiography, memoir, essays |
| Publisher | Poseidon Press (US) Picador (UK) |
Publication date | 1989 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Hardcover |
| Pages | 352 pp |
| ISBN | 0-671-70572-5 |
| OCLC | 43484351 |
The Real Frank Zappa Book is a 1989 book by American musician Frank Zappa, co-written by Peter Occhiogrosso. It combines elements of autobiography and memoir with essays on political topics.
Zappa appeared on the TV interview show Larry King Live to promote the book. He explained the title by saying he wrote it in response to previous unauthorized books, which he considered to be stupid and exploitative.[1]
The Real Frank Zappa Book has 19 chapters:
- INTRODUCTION Book? What book?
- How Weird Am I, Anyway?
- There Goes the Neighborhood
- An Alternative to College
- Are We Having a Good Time Yet?
- The Log Cabin
- Send In the Clowns
- Drool, Britannia
- All About Music
- A Chapter for My Dad
- The One You've Been Waiting For
- Sticks & Stones
- America Drinks and Goes Marching
- All About Schmucks
- Marriage (as a Dada Concept)
- "Porn Wars"
- Church and State
- Practical Conservatism
- Failure
- The Last Word
Reviews
Vanity Fair wrote of the book, "An autobiography of mostly hilarious stories...fireside war tales from the big bad days of the rockin' sixties...primer of the sonic avant-garde, the book bashes favorite Zappa targets and dashes a few myths about the man."[2]
The New York Post said, "This book belongs in every home".[3]
References
- ↑ "Frank Zappa plugs his autobiography on Larry King Live". YouTube. May 22, 2012.
- ↑ Zappa, Frank; Peter Occhiogrosso (1989). The Real Frank Zappa Book (First Touchstone Edition 1999 ed.). Touchstone. pp. front cover. ISBN 0-671-70572-5.
- ↑ Zappa, Frank; Peter Occhiogrosso (1989). The Real Frank Zappa Book (First Touchstone Edition 1999 ed.). Touchstone. pp. back cover. ISBN 0-671-70572-5.
