Talk:That Ol' "Fish Thing"

FRANCIS

FZ's first name is quoted here as "Francis"; I assume that's from the original Washington Post article - along with other obvious journalistic errors. FZ's name was displayed as "Francis" on the original release of Lumpy Gravy. I read somewhere that he objected to that - it was something that someone at, I guess, Verve Records did to try to give the album some "cache". In that article or interview, he stated that he was named "Frank Vincent Zappa" at birth. Anyone know the interview I'm talking about? Or was it some material that came out with The Old Masters, Box I?

In The Old Masters, Box I reissue, he changed the name on the cover of Lumpy Gravy back to "Frank". I assume that on current releases of Lumpy Gravy it continues to be "Frank" per FZ's direction and preference. -Tzf 20:21, 22 January 2014 (UTC)

He assumed he was called Francis (as was his father) and so is listed as Francis on the early albums. It was only when he acquired his birth certificate to obtain a passport when traveling to Europe (1968?) that he learnt that he had been named Frank. Duncan 21:40, 22 January 2014 (UTC)

From: http://wiki.killuglyradio.com/wiki/Dweezil_Zappa

"(I was in my mid-twenties when I found out! Up until the time I had to get a passport for the first European tour, I thought my name was Francis -- a name I had always hated. In order to get the passport, I had to present my birth certificate -- a mysterious document I had never seen before. My mother mailed it to me from California, and on it, much to my delight, was a name OTHER THAN FRANCIS -- well, it wasn't that good -- "Frank" isn't much of a bargain -- but I had thought for years, even printing it on album covers, that I was Francis Vincent Zappa Junior. How could I be such a fool?)"