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Frank Zappa

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Frank Zappa is the kind of thinker who lets the words do the talking — and they talk volumes. Frank Zappa's observations on Music are as sharp as their thoughts on Change, revealing genuine breadth of mind. 17 of Frank Zappa's sharpest quotes live here, spanning themes of Music, Change, Work, Time, and Society. Start here and see if you agree: "Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid."

“The computer can't tell you the emotional story. It can give you the exact mathematical design, but what's missing is the eyebrows.”

— Frank Zappa

Design

All Quotes by Frank Zappa

“No change in musical style will survive unless it is accompanied by a change in clothing style. Rock is to dress up to.”

— Frank Zappa

Change

“Communism doesn't work because people like to own stuff.”

— Frank Zappa

Work

“Art is making something out of nothing and selling it.”

— Frank Zappa

Art

“There are more love songs than anything else. If songs could make you do something we'd all love one another.”

— Frank Zappa

Love

“If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go to the library.”

— Frank Zappa

Education

“All the good music has already been written by people with wigs and stuff.”

— Frank Zappa

Good

“Most people wouldn't know music if it came up and bit them on the ass.”

— Frank Zappa

Music

“Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid.”

— Frank Zappa

Music

“Politics is the entertainment branch of industry.”

— Frank Zappa

Politics

“The computer can't tell you the emotional story. It can give you the exact mathematical design, but what's missing is the eyebrows.”

— Frank Zappa

Design

“One of my favorite philosophical tenets is that people will agree with you only if they already agree with you. You do not change people's minds.”

— Frank Zappa

Change

“Music, in performance, is a type of sculpture. The air in the performance is sculpted into something.”

— Frank Zappa

Music

“Music is always a commentary on society.”

— Frank Zappa

Music