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==Frank Zappa about Detroit== | ==Frank Zappa about Detroit== | ||
| − | ''"Well, [[How Could I Be Such A Fool|How Could I Be Such A Fool?]], which was released as our first single, sold 4,000 in [[Detroit]]. Imagine us on the radio selling records in Detroit."'' - ''[[Frank Kofsky interviews FZ]]'', 1969. | + | ''"Well, [[How Could I Be Such A Fool|How Could I Be Such A Fool?]], which was released as our first single, sold 4,000 in [[Detroit]]. Imagine us on the radio selling records in Detroit."'' - Frank Zappa in ''[[Frank Kofsky interviews FZ]]'', 1969. |
| − | ''"Yeah, we're functional in Detroit. We're functional in the Northeastern part of the United States, places where people need to have some escape."'' - ''[[Interview: Frank Zappa]]'', interviewed by Charlene Keel, Genesis, April 1979. | + | ''"Yeah, we're functional in Detroit. We're functional in the Northeastern part of the United States, places where people need to have some escape."'' - Frank Zappa in ''[[Interview: Frank Zappa]]'', interviewed by Charlene Keel, Genesis, April 1979. |
| − | ''"Well, in [[Detroit]], I've always found that you've had pretty active radio there. You've got some variety, and there are things that you can hear on the air in Detroit that you won't hear in other parts of the country."'' - ''[[WRIF Radio Interview]]'', 28 October 1985. | + | ''"Well, in [[Detroit]], I've always found that you've had pretty active radio there. You've got some variety, and there are things that you can hear on the air in Detroit that you won't hear in other parts of the country."'' - Frank Zappa in ''[[WRIF Radio Interview]]'', 28 October 1985. |
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Latest revision as of 10:52, 1 August 2026
Detroit is a city in Michigan.
Zappa concerts held in Detroit
- 66/07/ Detroit MI US TV Show
- 67/12/01 Detroit MI US Ford Auditorium
- 68/04/28 Detroit MI US Grande Ballroom
- 69/05/17 Detroit MI US Ford Auditorium
- 71/05/25 Detroit MI US Olympia Stadium
- 76/11/19 Detroit MI US Cobo Hall
- 81/11/25 Detroit MI US Cobo Hall
- 84/08/23-24 Rochester MI US Meadowbrook
References to Detroit in Frank Zappa's work
- Homemade Radio Spot Outtakes: "We got airplay in Cleveland, we got airplay in Detroit."
People born in Detroit
- Ralphe Armstrong
- Hank Ballard
- Mark Beam
- Mike E. Clark
- Alice Cooper
- Roger Corman, director of It Conquered The World and The Wasp Woman
- J Dilla
- Darryl Dybka
- Paul Humphrey
- Lene Lovich
- Ted Nugent
- Kris Peterson
See also
Frank Zappa about Detroit
"Well, How Could I Be Such A Fool?, which was released as our first single, sold 4,000 in Detroit. Imagine us on the radio selling records in Detroit." - Frank Zappa in Frank Kofsky interviews FZ, 1969.
"Yeah, we're functional in Detroit. We're functional in the Northeastern part of the United States, places where people need to have some escape." - Frank Zappa in Interview: Frank Zappa, interviewed by Charlene Keel, Genesis, April 1979.
"Well, in Detroit, I've always found that you've had pretty active radio there. You've got some variety, and there are things that you can hear on the air in Detroit that you won't hear in other parts of the country." - Frank Zappa in WRIF Radio Interview, 28 October 1985.
