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 By [[Ben Watson]]<br>
 October 1993 (just 6 weeks before Franks death)<br>
-[[Mojo Magazine]] March 1994<br>
+Mojo Magazine March 1994<br>
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 Ben Watson has published a book named "[[Frank Zappa - The Negative Dialectics Of Poodle Play|The Negative Dialectics of Poodle Play]]" available now.
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 This is probably one of FZ's last interviews.
 Ben Watson has published a book named "[[Frank Zappa - The Negative Dialectics Of Poodle Play|The Negative Dialectics of Poodle Play]]" available now.
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 Talk about being flattered!<br>
-'''Did you ever watch [[Monty Python's Flying Circus|Monty Python]] or see '[[Brazil]]'? <br>
+'''Did you ever watch [[Monty Python's Flying Circus|Monty Python]] or see '[[Brazil (film)|Brazil]]'? <br>
 Yes – Brazil's my favourite movie.<br>

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 Because after all these years, they have got so desperate about having me be interviewed, because I've complained so many times about what a piece of shit kind-of-publication it is and I've got a new distribution deal and a new album coming out – I thought that it would probably be as good a time as any to do it if I'm ever gonna do it.<br>
-'''Why is [[wikipedia:James Joyce|James Joyce]] on the list of names on [[Freak Out!]]? <br>
+'''Why is [[James Joyce]] on the list of names on [[Freak Out!]]? <br>
 Well, I can't say that I've ever read anything by Joyce all the way through, but the few pages I looked at I saw it and said, now there's a real guy. It doesn't take much to have an influence on me.<br>

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 What he did was transfer them from normal cassette to digital cassette, he equalised them and catalogued them – so at a later date I can make a 'thing' out of it, and it's easier to 'make the thing' if it's a piece of tape with code on it – that way you can find the line you're looking for.<br>
-'''I don't know if you want this known or talked about but there was a letter from [[wikipedia:Terry Gilliam|Terry Gilliam]] being passed around on Friday night (it referred to a film script Zappa had written and showed to Gilliam). I was wondering if you'd like to say anything ... <br>
+'''I don't know if you want this known or talked about but there was a letter from [[Terry Gilliam]] being passed around on Friday night (it referred to a film script Zappa had written and showed to Gilliam). I was wondering if you'd like to say anything ... <br>
 Talk about being flattered!<br>
-'''Did you ever watch [[wikipedia:Monty Python|Monty Python]] or see 'Brazil'? <br>
+'''Did you ever watch [[Monty Python's Flying Circus|Monty Python]] or see '[[Brazil]]'? <br>
 Yes – Brazil's my favourite movie.<br>

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 Yah.<br>
-'''Why have you chosen to talk to [[Rolling Stone]]? [Music editor David Fricke was invited out two weeks after Watson's visit but Zappa wasn't well enough to come downstairs and meet him. [[Gail Zappa|Gail]] played him some tapes in the studio and he left without an interview.] <br>
+'''Why have you chosen to talk to [[Rolling Stone]]? [Music editor [[David Fricke]] was invited out two weeks after Watson's visit but Zappa wasn't well enough to come downstairs and meet him. [[Gail Zappa|Gail]] played him some tapes in the studio and he left without an interview.] <br>
 Because after all these years, they have got so desperate about having me be interviewed, because I've complained so many times about what a piece of shit kind-of-publication it is and I've got a new distribution deal and a new album coming out – I thought that it would probably be as good a time as any to do it if I'm ever gonna do it.<br>

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 The reason is that I tell them before they play and because all the live stuff is edited, so l look for the best work that each musician can do. It's not just a matter of cloying something together, I try and make the performance of each tune exemplary in some way. So I'm not just optimising what I write, I'm optimising what they improvise.<br>
-'''I was thinking about seeing you at Hammersmith and watching [[Eddie Jobson]] play violin.<br>
+'''I was thinking about seeing you at [[Hammersmith Odeon|Hammersmith]] and watching [[Eddie Jobson]] play violin.<br>
 Yah.<br>

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 '''Is that because of what you tell them before they play? Or is it simply the challenge of the music?<br>
-The reason is that I tell them before they play and because all the live stuff is edited, so l look for the best work that each musician can do. It's not just a matter of cloying something together, I try and make the performance of each tune exemplary in some way. So I'm not just optimising what I write, I'm optimising what they improvise.
+The reason is that I tell them before they play and because all the live stuff is edited, so l look for the best work that each musician can do. It's not just a matter of cloying something together, I try and make the performance of each tune exemplary in some way. So I'm not just optimising what I write, I'm optimising what they improvise.<br>
 I was thinking about seeing you at Hammersmith and watching [[Eddie Jobson]] play violin. <br>
 Yah.<br>
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 Well, they know the other guys are listening. It's a strong incentive to do a good job – it's a pretty critical audience up there on the bandstand, let alone who's out there in the seats. If you're playing shit, the other guys on the stage are certainly going to let you know about it.<br>
-'''People find the mixture of signals in your music – cerebral abstractions one minute, shocking moments of human dishevelment the next people find this very confusing ... <br>
+'''People find the mixture of signals in your music – cerebral abstractions one minute, shocking moments of human dishevelment the next – people find this very confusing ... <br>
 Why?<br>
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 '''How do you place the score in your work? Is it just a means to an end? In other words, is the art in the score or is it in the master tape? <br>
-Well, there wouldn't even be a score if what was being requested of the musicians wasn't too complicated for me to hum it to 'em. I n the most instances, for the rock'n'roll stuff I find I get the best results if they're playing this stuff they've memorised rather thon stuff they're reading. The point where the piece goes into muscle memory, you con then conduct it, do things with it that are impossible when they're reading [lights Marlboro]. so the final artistic result is the master tape.<br>
+Well, there wouldn't even be a score if what was being requested of the musicians wasn't too complicated for me to hum it to 'em. In the most instances, for the rock'n'roll stuff I find I get the best results if they're playing this stuff they've memorised rather than stuff they're reading. The point where the piece goes into muscle memory, you can then conduct it, do things with it that are impossible when they're reading [lights Marlboro]. So the final artistic result is the master tape.<br>
 '''You've made me think harder about the relationship of art to life then any other artist. Do you have a formula to guide you? <br>
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 Because after all these years, they have got so desperate about having me be interviewed, because I've complained so many times about what a piece of shit kind-of-publication it is and I've got a new distribution deal and a new album coming out – I thought that it would probably be as good a time as any to do it if I'm ever gonna do it.<br>
-'''Why is James Joyce on the list of names on [[Freak Out!]]? <br>
+'''Why is [[wikipedia:James Joyce|James Joyce]] on the list of names on [[Freak Out!]]? <br>
-Well, I can't say that I've ever read anything by Joyce all the way through, but the few pages I looked at I saw it and said, Now there's a real guy. It doesn't take much to have an influence on me.<br>
+Well, I can't say that I've ever read anything by Joyce all the way through, but the few pages I looked at I saw it and said, now there's a real guy. It doesn't take much to have an influence on me.<br>
 '''There are signs that literary and academic people are at last coming round to appreciate your monstrous creativity. I think I can see signs of a Zappa industry in academia that one day might rival the Joyce industry. <br>