Frank [Zappa] said he probably would have been a major criminal, given his brain power and his attention to detail, had he not been a composer. But being a composer is not something you can't help.

Frank [Zappa] was not a big fan of having lyrics, but sometimes he had things to say that lent themselves to lyrics.

The problem with composers is that they are the most unrequired job in America.

Live concerts were to train the ears and to introduce, constantly, new musical ideas to the audience so the next time they showed up or the next record they would be ready and receptive.

I never dreamed that my future would be my husband's past. But it's such a huge past in terms of the recorded content.

I don't think there's a problem with people discovering the music unless there's no way to get to them. That's the problem that you always have.

My obligation is to release the music the way Frank [Zappa] released it.