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[[Jon Fishman]] (February 19, 1965) is an American drummer, best known as a member of the band [[Phish]]. | [[Jon Fishman]] (February 19, 1965) is an American drummer, best known as a member of the band [[Phish]]. | ||
| − | Fishman calls himself ''"the hugest [[Frank Zappa|Zappa]] fan in the world"'', and regarding Zappa's influence on other musical artists calls him "''a musician's musician''". He became a Zappa fan when he was 12 or 13 years old and was searching for the album with the song [[Cosmik Debris]] on it. He assumed the track could be found on [[Sheik Yerbouti]] and bought that album first. The song [[Bobby Brown Goes Down]] shocked his mother and she wanted to take the album away from him. Eventually Fishman found [[Apostrophe (')|Apostrophe]] and his mother changed her mind when she saw Zappa performing ''[[I'm The Slime]]'' on [[Saturday Night Live]], because she liked his criticism of television<ref name="VH1">[[Jon Fishman]], ''[http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1458912/11272002/zappa_frank.jhtml Jon Fishman: Z's Are a Few Of My Favorite Things]'', interview by Jim Macnie, VH1, November 2002.</ref>. | + | Fishman calls himself ''"the hugest [[Frank Zappa|Zappa]] fan in the world"'', and regarding Zappa's influence on other musical artists calls him "''a musician's musician''". He became a Zappa fan when he was 12 or 13 years old and was searching for the album with the song ''[[Cosmik Debris]]'' on it. He assumed the track could be found on ''[[Sheik Yerbouti]]'' and bought that album first. The song ''[[Bobby Brown Goes Down]]'' shocked his mother and she wanted to take the album away from him. Eventually Fishman found ''[[Apostrophe (')|Apostrophe]]'' and his mother changed her mind when she saw Zappa performing ''[[I'm The Slime]]'' on [[Saturday Night Live]], because she liked his criticism of television<ref name="VH1">[[Jon Fishman]], ''[http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1458912/11272002/zappa_frank.jhtml Jon Fishman: Z's Are a Few Of My Favorite Things]'', interview by Jim Macnie, VH1, November 2002.</ref>. |
Fishman picked his favourite Zappa tracks for the homage compilation ''[[Zappa Picks By Jon Fishman Of Phish]]''. | Fishman picked his favourite Zappa tracks for the homage compilation ''[[Zappa Picks By Jon Fishman Of Phish]]''. | ||
Revision as of 02:14, 7 January 2013
Jon Fishman (February 19, 1965) is an American drummer, best known as a member of the band Phish.
Fishman calls himself "the hugest Zappa fan in the world", and regarding Zappa's influence on other musical artists calls him "a musician's musician". He became a Zappa fan when he was 12 or 13 years old and was searching for the album with the song Cosmik Debris on it. He assumed the track could be found on Sheik Yerbouti and bought that album first. The song Bobby Brown Goes Down shocked his mother and she wanted to take the album away from him. Eventually Fishman found Apostrophe and his mother changed her mind when she saw Zappa performing I'm The Slime on Saturday Night Live, because she liked his criticism of television[1].
Fishman picked his favourite Zappa tracks for the homage compilation Zappa Picks By Jon Fishman Of Phish.
On Phish' album "Vegas '96" (2007) the band covered "Peaches En Regalia".
Notes
- ↑ Jon Fishman, Jon Fishman: Z's Are a Few Of My Favorite Things, interview by Jim Macnie, VH1, November 2002.
