The difference between religions and cults is determined by how much real estate is owned.
Frank ZappaIs this something new, having people stomp on you? Is it what I need to do for your pleasure?
Frank ZappaThe richest people in the world aren't particularly smart or happy. And the happiest people in the world aren't particularly smart or rich.โฆ That leaves me making music. But we can't talk about that.
Frank ZappaDisco satisfied social as well as musical needs. Disco people got to dress up all the time and go to places ... where everybody sort of 'looked good' - and later, after an evening of chemical alteration, everybody looked even better, and the next thing they knew, they were getting The Blox Job. Punk, in the late seventies, purported to be a rebellion against this sort of silly behavior. Maniac bands started thrashing away in dingy little places with no decor, developing their own silly behavior. ... New wave evolved from punk, basically, by sterilizing its own safety pin.
Frank Zappa