I'm more interested in melodic things. I think the biggest challenge when you go to play a solo is trying to invent a melody on the spot.
Frank ZappaModern music is people who can't think signing artists who can't write songs to make records for people who can't hear.
Frank ZappaWithout music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid.
Frank ZappaI mean, let's look at it in the other way. If they claim that words have this mysterious power over people, well, 99 percent of on the songs on the radio deal with the topic of love and we use the term loosely. So, kids have heard love, love, love, love ... the minute they turn on the radio. Do you see any kids doing love? I see them doing crack ... but not love. So, it's bullshit!
Frank Zappa