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| − | + | '''Billy Bob Thornton''' (Hot Springs, [[Arkansas]], August 4, 1955) is an American film actor. He is best known for his roles in ''"The Man Who Wasn't There" (2001)'' and ''"Bad Santa" (2003).'' | |
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| + | [[File:Billy Bob Thornton - Frank Zappa.jpg|500px|thumb|right|Portrait of Frank Zappa, drawn by Billy Bob Thornton. In 2016 it was auctioned.]] | ||
| − | + | Thornton talked about his favourite records in a magazine. He claimed ''[[Trout Mask Replica]]'' by [[Captain Beefheart]] was one of them: ''“I was already a huge fan of [[The Mothers]] of Invention and [[The Bonzo Dog Band]]. When I first heard Beefheart, it just fit in my world. I think Beefheart’s a genius. There’s no explaining it. Most of my friends didn’t get it.”'' | |
| − | Thornton also | + | His two other favourite Zappa albums are ''[[Burnt Weeny Sandwich]]'' and ''[[Hot Rats]]''. Thornton: ''“In Arkansas, most people didn’t know who Frank Zappa was, or couldn’t care less. I was very different. I played ‘[[Holiday In Berlin, Full Blown]]’ over and over when I was writing "Sling Blade". I love the way this record sounds. I still play it all the time.”'' |
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| + | Thornton was also interviewed in the ''[[Classic Albums]]'' series documentary about ''[[Apostrophe (') / Over-Nite Sensation]]'' (2006). | ||
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| + | Billy Bob Thornton is also mentioned and thanked in the liner notes of ''[[The MOFO Project/Object (Fazedooh)|The MOFO Project/Object]]'' (2006) album. <ref>http://donlope.net/fz/notes/The_MOFO_Project_Object.html#Contributors</ref> | ||
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| + | The Zappa family owned two portraits of Frank Zappa, drawn by Thornton. In 2016, after Zappa's former house in [[7885 Woodrow Wilson Drive]] was auctioned, Thornton's portraits were auctioned too. <ref>https://www.juliensauctions.com/en/items/24305/billy-bob-thornton-drawing-of-frank-zappa</ref> <ref>https://www.juliensauctions.com/en/items/24698/zappa-billy-bob-thornton-portrait-of-frank-zappa</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:24, 11 September 2026
Billy Bob Thornton (Hot Springs, Arkansas, August 4, 1955) is an American film actor. He is best known for his roles in "The Man Who Wasn't There" (2001) and "Bad Santa" (2003).
Frank Zappa
Thornton talked about his favourite records in a magazine. He claimed Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart was one of them: “I was already a huge fan of The Mothers of Invention and The Bonzo Dog Band. When I first heard Beefheart, it just fit in my world. I think Beefheart’s a genius. There’s no explaining it. Most of my friends didn’t get it.”
His two other favourite Zappa albums are Burnt Weeny Sandwich and Hot Rats. Thornton: “In Arkansas, most people didn’t know who Frank Zappa was, or couldn’t care less. I was very different. I played ‘Holiday In Berlin, Full Blown’ over and over when I was writing "Sling Blade". I love the way this record sounds. I still play it all the time.”
Thornton was also interviewed in the Classic Albums series documentary about Apostrophe (') / Over-Nite Sensation (2006).
Billy Bob Thornton is also mentioned and thanked in the liner notes of The MOFO Project/Object (2006) album. [1]
The Zappa family owned two portraits of Frank Zappa, drawn by Thornton. In 2016, after Zappa's former house in 7885 Woodrow Wilson Drive was auctioned, Thornton's portraits were auctioned too. [2] [3]
