Zappa Digs Sabs Shock! - Revision history

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-<blockquote>HACK WRITER Sandy Robertson once again finds himself with nothing constructive to say, and so resorts to the usual cop-out of writing down almost everything on the tape and giving it a flashy title like ... 'AUDIO WASTE', the soundtrack to a non-existent movie, starring [[Frank Zappa|FRANK ZAPPA]] as 'the hero', [[Genesis Breyer P-Orridge|GENESIS P-ORRIDGE]] as 'the other hero', SANDY ROBERTSON as 'the rock fan', and THE BODYGUARD as himself. Stills by Harry Murlowski.</blockquote>
+<blockquote>HACK WRITER Sandy Robertson once again finds himself with nothing constructive to say, and so resorts to the usual cop-out of writing down almost everything on the tape and giving it a flashy title like ... 'AUDIO WASTE', the soundtrack to a non-existent movie, starring [[Biography|FRANK ZAPPA]] as 'the hero', [[Genesis Breyer P-Orridge|GENESIS P-ORRIDGE]] as 'the other hero', SANDY ROBERTSON as 'the rock fan', and THE BODYGUARD as himself. Stills by Harry Murlowski.</blockquote>
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 '''Zappa:''' Well, I can't do anything about it 'till I have a record contract, which I don't have right now.
-'''Sandy:''' I recall reading an interview where you said [[Wild Man Fischer]] asked you to do another record with him.<br>
+'''Sandy:''' I recall reading an interview where you said [[Larry Fischer|Wild Man Fischer]] asked you to do another record with him.<br>
 '''Zappa:''' No, he never asked me.

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 '''Sandy:''' Can I ask you firstly about one of my own obsessions, Kim Fowley, (Oh No! – Ed) Who was on the '[[Freak Out!]]' album, on hypophone. How did you meet him?<br>
-'''Zappa:''' He was just one of those people who was wandering around the street in Los Angeles in those days. The hypophone is his mouth, 'cause all that ever comes out of it is hype. I don't listen to much of what he does now. I happen to like ''Popsicles & Icicles'' by [[The Murmaids]] on the Chattahoochee label, I dunno about his recent stuff.
+'''Zappa:''' He was just one of those people who was wandering around the street in Los Angeles in those days. The hypophone is his mouth, 'cause all that ever comes out of it is hype. I don't listen to much of what he does now. I happen to like ''[[Popsicles & Icicles]]'' by [[The Murmaids]] on the Chattahoochee label, I dunno about his recent stuff.
 '''Sandy:''' That'd be the [[punk]] rock thing. What do you think of all that stuff, like the Sex Pistols?<br>

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 '''Zappa:''' He was just one of those people who was wandering around the street in Los Angeles in those days. The hypophone is his mouth, 'cause all that ever comes out of it is hype. I don't listen to much of what he does now. I happen to like ''Popsicles & Icicles'' by [[The Murmaids]] on the Chattahoochee label, I dunno about his recent stuff.
-'''Sandy:''' That'd be the punk rock thing. What do you think of all that stuff, like the Sex Pistols?<br>
+'''Sandy:''' That'd be the [[punk]] rock thing. What do you think of all that stuff, like the Sex Pistols?<br>
 '''Zappa:''' Well, I think that it definitely gave the writers of the rock 'n' roll publications something to write about, which is what they always want. And since what they do with their little typewriters and pencils has little or nothing to do with music, then the punk rock phenomenon was ideally suited to their talent and craftsmanship.
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 '''Gen:''' So you're not bothered who's listening?<br>
-'''Zappa:''' No. Because the success of various albums varies from city to city. For instance the Roxy album was perhaps the most popular album we ever had in France ... It outsold everything we ever put out, and it's the only place in the world where it was really heavy. '[[The Grand Wazoo]]' and '[[Waka/Jawaka]]' were both number one albums in Finland, and didn't do shit anyplace else. '[[Just Another Band From L.A.]]' and the '[[Fillmore East, June 1971|Fillmore East]]' album were both gold albums in Australia. The most popular record was in England was '[[Hot Rats]]'. It didn't do anything in the States. When it was released it went to number 90 for a week and then disappeared.<br>
+'''Zappa:''' No. Because the success of various albums varies from city to city. For instance the Roxy album was perhaps the most popular album we ever had in France ... It outsold everything we ever put out, and it's the only place in the world where it was really heavy. '[[The Grand Wazoo]]' and '[[Waka/Jawaka]]' were both number one albums in [[Finland]], and didn't do shit anyplace else. '[[Just Another Band From L.A.]]' and the '[[Fillmore East, June 1971|Fillmore East]]' album were both gold albums in Australia. The most popular record was in England was '[[Hot Rats]]'. It didn't do anything in the States. When it was released it went to number 90 for a week and then disappeared.<br>
 '''Gen:''' What about '[[Zoot Allures]]'? When I was in America it was popular with a lot of people who didn't usually like your stuff.<br>
 '''Zappa:''' Didn't do as well as some of the other ones, but it got a lotta airplay.

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 '''Sandy:''' Can I ask you firstly about one of my own obsessions, Kim Fowley, (Oh No! – Ed) Who was on the '[[Freak Out!]]' album, on hypophone. How did you meet him?<br>
-'''Zappa:''' He was just one of those people who was wandering around the street in Los Angeles in those days. The hypophone is his mouth, 'cause all that ever comes out of it is hype. I don't listen to much of what he does now. I happen to like ''Popsicles & Icicles'' by the Murmaids on the Chattahoochee label, I dunno about his recent stuff.
+'''Zappa:''' He was just one of those people who was wandering around the street in Los Angeles in those days. The hypophone is his mouth, 'cause all that ever comes out of it is hype. I don't listen to much of what he does now. I happen to like ''Popsicles & Icicles'' by [[The Murmaids]] on the Chattahoochee label, I dunno about his recent stuff.
 '''Sandy:''' That'd be the punk rock thing. What do you think of all that stuff, like the Sex Pistols?<br>

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−	<blockquote>HACK WRITER Sandy Robertson once again finds himself with nothing constructive to say, and so resorts to the usual cop-out of writing down almost everything on the tape and giving it a flashy title like ... 'AUDIO WASTE', the soundtrack to a non-existent movie, starring [[Frank Zappa\|FRANK ZAPPA]] as 'the hero', [[Genesis P-Orridge\|GENESIS P-ORRIDGE]] as 'the other hero', SANDY ROBERTSON as 'the rock fan', and THE BODYGUARD as himself. Stills by Harry Murlowski.</blockquote>	+	<blockquote>HACK WRITER Sandy Robertson once again finds himself with nothing constructive to say, and so resorts to the usual cop-out of writing down almost everything on the tape and giving it a flashy title like ... 'AUDIO WASTE', the soundtrack to a non-existent movie, starring [[Frank Zappa\|FRANK ZAPPA]] as 'the hero', [[Genesis Breyer P-Orridge\|GENESIS P-ORRIDGE]] as 'the other hero', SANDY ROBERTSON as 'the rock fan', and THE BODYGUARD as himself. Stills by Harry Murlowski.</blockquote>

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 [[Image:1978.h1.gif|frame|© 1978, Harry Murlowski.]]
-<blockquote>HACK WRITER Sandy Robertson once again finds himself with nothing constructive to say, and so resorts to the usual cop-out of writing down almost everything on the tape and giving it a flashy title like ... 'AUDIO WASTE', the soundtrack to a non-existent movie, starring [[Frank Zappa|FRANK ZAPPA]] as 'the hero', GENESIS P-ORRIDGE as 'the other hero', SANDY ROBERTSON as 'the rock fan', and THE BODYGUARD as himself. Stills by Harry Murlowski.</blockquote>
+<blockquote>HACK WRITER Sandy Robertson once again finds himself with nothing constructive to say, and so resorts to the usual cop-out of writing down almost everything on the tape and giving it a flashy title like ... 'AUDIO WASTE', the soundtrack to a non-existent movie, starring [[Frank Zappa|FRANK ZAPPA]] as 'the hero', [[Genesis P-Orridge|GENESIS P-ORRIDGE]] as 'the other hero', SANDY ROBERTSON as 'the rock fan', and THE BODYGUARD as himself. Stills by Harry Murlowski.</blockquote>
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 '''Sandy:''' Well, he has a new record out anyway. Do you think you just made a statement with the album you did with him? Why didn't you follow it up?<br>
-'''Zappa:''' I tried t help Wild Man Fischer and he turned out to be just as crazy as everybody thought he was.
+'''Zappa:''' I tried to help Wild Man Fischer and he turned out to be just as crazy as everybody thought he was.
 '''Sandy:''' Does that mean he's impossible to work with?<br>
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 '''Sandy:''' I don't have anything else to ask (click).
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-'''Sandy:''' Can I ask you firstly about one of my own obsessions, Kim Fowley, (Oh No! – Ed) Who was on the 'Freak Out' album, on hypophone. How did you meet him?
+'''Sandy:''' Can I ask you firstly about one of my own obsessions, Kim Fowley, (Oh No! – Ed) Who was on the 'Freak Out' album, on hypophone. How did you meet him?<br>
-'''Zappa:''' He was just one of those people who was wandering around the street in Los Angeles in those days. The hypophone is his mouth, 'cause all that ever comes out of it is hype. I don't listen to much of what he does now. I happen to like 'Popsicles & Icicles' by the Murmaids on the Chattahoochee label, I dunno about his recent stuff.
+'''Zappa:''' He was just one of those people who was wandering around the street in Los Angeles in those days. The hypophone is his mouth, 'cause all that ever comes out of it is hype. I don't listen to much of what he does now. I happen to like ''Popsicles & Icicles'' by the Murmaids on the Chattahoochee label, I dunno about his recent stuff.
 '''Sandy:''' That'd be the punk rock thing. What do you think of all that stuff, like the Sex Pistols?<br>

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 '''Gen:''' So you're not bothered who's listening?<br>
-'''Zappa:''' No. Because the success of various albums varies from city to city. For instance the Roxy album was perhaps the most popular album we ever had in France ... It outsold everything we ever put out, and it's the only place in the world where it was really heavy. '[[The Grand Wazoo]]' and '[[Waka/Jawaka]]' were both number one albums in Finland, and didn't do shit anyplace else. 'Just Another Band From L.A.' and the '[[Fillmore East, June 1971|Fillmore East]]' album were both gold albums in Australia. The most popular record was in England was '[[Hot Rats]]'. It didn't do anything in the States. When it was released it went to number 90 for a week and then disappeared.
+'''Zappa:''' No. Because the success of various albums varies from city to city. For instance the Roxy album was perhaps the most popular album we ever had in France ... It outsold everything we ever put out, and it's the only place in the world where it was really heavy. '[[The Grand Wazoo]]' and '[[Waka/Jawaka]]' were both number one albums in Finland, and didn't do shit anyplace else. 'Just Another Band From L.A.' and the '[[Fillmore East, June 1971|Fillmore East]]' album were both gold albums in Australia. The most popular record was in England was '[[Hot Rats]]'. It didn't do anything in the States. When it was released it went to number 90 for a week and then disappeared.<br>
 '''Gen:''' What about '[[Zoot Allures]]'? When I was in America it was popular with a lot of people who didn't usually like your stuff.<br>
 '''Zappa:''' Didn't do as well as some of the other ones, but it got a lotta airplay.
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 '''Sandy:''' Does that mean he's impossible to work with?<br>
-'''Zappa:''' Well, I think he's dangerous to work with. He'd come to my house at one time ... he used to live in the street, his hair was all dirty, he lived in dirty clothes. I brought him in, my wife shampooed his hair for him – he started breaking the kids' toys and punched the babysitter and left.
+'''Zappa:''' Well, I think he's dangerous to work with. He'd come to my house at one time ... he used to live in the street, his hair was all dirty, he lived in dirty clothes. I brought him in, my wife shampooed his hair for him – he started breaking the kids' toys and punched the babysitter and left.<br>
 '''Gen:''' Don't you think that's an inevitable result of working with eccentrics? If you dabble in crazy people you're gonna get some kind of crazy behaviour ... it's like voyeurism if it's safe. 'I don't mind him being Wild Man Fischer as long as he's not wild in my house.'<br>
-'''Zappa:''' I don't think that applies.
+'''Zappa:''' I don't think that applies.<br>
 '''Gen:''' That's what you've just said.<br>
 '''Zappa:''' When he was in the studio he wasn't doing that sort of thing.
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 '''Sandy:''' Do you think any of the musicians on the albums appreciate it in the way that you intend it?<br>
-'''Zappa:''' No. They do it because they get paid to do it.
+'''Zappa:''' No. They do it because they get paid to do it.<br>
 '''Gen:''' Do you only pick musicians who are only interested in getting paid?<br>
-'''Zappa:''' That's all there are in the earth.
+'''Zappa:''' That's all there are in the earth.<br>
 '''Gen:''' Oh ... that's bullshit. Why don't you pick non-musicians? Is it because you've still got that obsession with being musical?<br>
 '''Zappa:''' I'm making music, and musicians are the bane of composers. Say you're an architect, you need to hire plumbers ... and you know that plumbers only do their job because they get paid for it, and that's the way it is.
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 '''Sandy:''' Do you think he was never interested, just did it for money?<br>
-'''Zappa:''' Yeah. Musicians come to this band for two reasons. One, the status of being in the group itself, and the fact that they're getting paid good for doing it.
+'''Zappa:''' Yeah. Musicians come to this band for two reasons. One, the status of being in the group itself, and the fact that they're getting paid good for doing it.<br>
 '''Gen:''' Do you never bump into people anymore who you feel empathy with ... who would help the overall view of the music?<br>
-'''Zappa:''' No.
+'''Zappa:''' No.<br>
 '''Gen:''' Isn't that a bit sad?<br>
-'''Zappa:''' For who?
+'''Zappa:''' For who?<br>
 '''Gen:''' For you ... to be on your own like this ...<br>
 '''Zappa:''' I've been on my own and I'll continue to be on my own. There's nothing sad about it, that's the way it is.