Frank Zappa - The Today Show May 14, 1993 - One of Frank's Last Interviews - From My Master
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Frank Zappa - The Today Show May 14, 1993 - One of Frank's Last Interviews - From My Master
My Tape FZ23
This hurt my heart to watch. I really respect the man, for his courage, his musical talent, his wit, and his intellect.
Yes. The most human I've ever seen him. Made me sad
Very sad he had symptoms for a long time
AMEN to that
My heart already hurts, and I just started watching it
Me too
Well Frank we remember you clearly and dearly, whether you like it or not.
Too right. The man has made me laugh so much and his music is bliss
I worked on the Yellow Shark concerts in Germany and I still remember them very fondly. Frank was a great human being. And musician, obviously. And many thanks to the Ensemble Modern who did his music justice.
Very cool, man! That must have been such an enjoyable time for you! 😊
@@JoshBruin77 Absolutely. I've worked on many concerts but this one is still top of the list.
I'm 80 y/o and have been a Frank Zappa fan from day one. Not just the Mother's music, and all the stunts and shenanigans on stage, but Frank as a father and family man. I'm also aligned with most of his political and social perspectives to the extent that I understand them.
In the late 60's, while working on my undergraduate degree at Cal Poly, Pomona, I researched the hip/free spirit/ sociological phenomenon raging in Los Angeles. My research partner was a guy named Bob Zappa. At that time I wasn't smart enough to connect the name dots. When Bob and I chatted about our away-from-school family and social life, he never refered to his brother as Frank Zappa, just Frank. For Frank's birthday or wedding or something, Bob bought him a giant candle mounted on an equally giant wooden stand. Like me. Bob's preferred mode of transportation was a motorbike. To get the gift to his brother, he strapped the candle and stand horizontally to the bike's seat and sat on it. That didn't strike me as weird or unsafe.
A couple years later I learned who brother Frank was. I really respect and admire Bob for managing to chat about his brother without revealing who he was. Bob was not a name dropper. May Frank Zappa R.I.P.
Stroke survivor, just informed I have markers for prostate cancer. Checking in with St. Zappa. What a blessing, to be free of the desire to be remembered. To abandon hope of legacy, to join the great masses. Thank you Frank, my friend.
Make sure that you get blood tests every 6 months, to a year. It's supposedly very easy to look at white cell counts to determine if you are cancerous, and where.
Can’t help but feel bad when she asks “how does Frank Zappa want to be remembered” I would hate for someone to ask me that when I know I’m going to die and there’s nothing I can do about it 💔 RIP Frank. I Listen to you everyday
I spent time with Frank Zappa between 1975 and 1987 during many live performances before during and after Frank Zappa is an eclectic with absolutely no guardrails to keep him sequestered of thought,, misters a was one of the most influential artists of my time on Earth. I miss him he was audacious neon light.. and his musical and lyrical creations will be listened to her many millennium going forth
"It's not important to even be remembered "....5 sec silence **
This world will never see another like Frank. Died way too young. Fortunately, he amassed a library of music will live on forever.
I've heard a lot of people say the interviewer wasn't very good here, but I thought she did an alright job at it. Frank didn't seem on the offence to her questions that much, mostly speaking casually, though that might have been due to the progression of his cancer at the time. The questions themselves weren't too different to the type he'd been asked before in prior interviews, but tbh I kinda see this interview sort of as like a melancholic summary of some of his outlook on life, about what he'd achieved, and how, even towards the end, he didn't mind if he wasn't remembered since the music was for music's sake. Call me sentimental, but there's something about this interview I find kinda touching as well as sad.
I felt the same way
Absolutely. It was very touching. I remember my older brother getting The Mothers of Invention album for Christmas when it came out and my mother said ‘ whose that awful man on the cover showing his belly button?’ No her name wasn’t Tipper. Lol. My mom was way cooler. Cheers from Montreal
I know exactly what you are saying and I agree.
1993 feels like yesterday... 30 years later...... His take on politics then are evident today of the genius he was .....He is missed.....
Now that's a charming as hell interviewer
It's gonna pass a long time til people realize the true genius this man was
Been 30 years. Hasn’t seemed to happen yet. Wondering when and if it will!
Smoking a pack and a half of cigarettes in one sitting when I was a 15 y/o teenager was enough for me never to want to light-up ever again. Can’t even stand the stench of others doing it.
I really miss that guy. Brilliant musician, brilliant person.
Me too. He is sadly missed. RIP Mr. Zappa.
Frank you were my favourite as a teenager and im still listening 47 years later, 😢
We still remember you Frank. One of the GOAT.
I miss him so much, he may be being on this planet a lot easier.
great people never die ..his music is still alive to cheer us up
Same for me!
He’d be 83 years old if he was still around.
my moms age who is still working 30 hours/week
Imagine him at 80 quietly twiddling away with the unimaginably scaled power of modern tech.
Frank is one of the most intelligent and brilliant people who've ever lived. And so quotable.
Remember watching this when it first aired. Sad then, and now.
You ain't lyin
Frank was a great man. Alot of people dont get him at all.
He was only 52. Crazy. I only started buying his albums in 2001 and I was given a musical education I’ll never forget.
Very sad to see him here like this but his courage and frankness is astounding.
We need Frank today.
Someone that actually tells the truth
@@pennytyson4358 just to let you know if you're a trump supporter Frank Zappa couldn't stand him
@@user-cs6up8eq7sAnd anybody associated with Trump.
To record this, I would have used a Telafunken U-247... with leather.
this Dude is such a trip. we lost a genius with his passing. Cheers to all those who go before us.
RIP Frank I wish you were here today we could use your insight . God Bless.
"Eccentric, yes. Genius, ... maybe."
Spoken like a true genius.
"Communism doesn't work because people like to own stuff." - F. Zappa
The most genius thing he ever said.
he had cancer..don't matter how or why ...a great man died way too soon.. RIP Frank!!!!
He said it himself, “There’s no accounting for taste”.
Miss you Frank... From Portugal ❤️
There are moments within all that comedy and "fun" where the sound becomes sublime and incredibly beautiful... Thank you Zappa for that, to fight for a beauty which is in the contortions and complexity of life that might at first seem ugly and chaotic.
He likes to joke about his looks but he really wasn't an ugly dude. Also based on her body language i think she was fan girling
When we had to recite a poem in 8th grade English, I spoke the lyrics to “I’m The Slime”. Several kids immediately jumped all over me, TV being popular back in the ‘70s. To her credit, Mrs. Collins defended my choice of “poems”.
Thank you Frank
I'm the slime oozing out from the internet!
@@budgiemcleod4443 oh you have no idea. Try running for local political office and see how long it takes before you’re choking on the slime!
@@budgiemcleod4443 Yep, exponentially more slime now!
I am so much appreciative for all the people that took the time to archive these mans words. Zappa may not have want to be remembered BUT it is our job to make sure that he is!! His wisdom is needed in a mostly wisdom less society.
I've gotta say, his face aged well
You could really tell his frustration with how long the diagnosis took 😞 gone way too soon
Only after living years have I learned the value of what he really stood for, honesty in my mind rarer than I ever knew
Thanks for posting this interview. Back then I had three kids in diapers and admittedly missed a lot that had to do with my own personal interests. I always admired Frank Zappa.
I will make it my life goal. To be 1% of a man Frank was. Genius whether he likes it or not.
So glad I took the time to watch this. I had a smile on my face the entire 12:06 minutes
Smoking can cause all types of cancer, it may not be the only cause, but it surely contributed largely.
great sound in this upload
THANK YOU FOR SHARING
You're welcome. Appreciate you viewing.
9:25
yet another reason to not believe everything from people you admire
Words man, words.... Dude awesome!
One of a kind.
True
Ugly? I see an honest & beautiful face!
Pretty intense at the end when asked “How do you want to be remembered”
Class act.
I sure miss that man, but still get to enjoy who he was at any time. It will be a LONG time before we see the likes of him again, if ever.
Love him
Miss you, Frank. Gone too soon. He was brilliant.
I AM THE SLIME-
“I am gross and perverted
I'm obsessed and deranged
I have existed for years
But very little has changed
I'm the tool of the Government
And industry too
For I am destined to rule
And regulate you…..”
Still love and miss Frank. We need these concerts officially released, they're stunning. Have to make do with Mudd Club and Munich for at least the next month or so!
Ask Zoot Rollo or Big Black what Frank's social discourse was like
Oh my gosh this Today morning show takes me back to 7th grade , I'd watch this before I left to go to junior high, the 90's was strange times for me ....and my gosh Katie Couric was 36 here and looks 21.....
Awe man..... man
Thirty years ago .... how could that be.
Hard to believe isn't it? 😔
"We are meant to be immortal, yet we die. It's horrible, it can't be taken seriously."--Eugene Ionesco
A man before his time, taken way too soon!
Tobacco his favorite vegetable ..... lol .... thats great
True sagittarius. But also duality initself
"Funny, opinionated, and off the wall!" they left out SMARTER THAN EVERYONE IN THE MSM WHEN HE WAS ASLEEP! These idiots are fools , still. RIP, Frank.
Could the interviewer possibly ask any more insipid questions? She had no clue. I recently had the honor of speaking with one of Mr. Zappa's relatives; quite a respectful and engaging half hour.
Frank is such a legend.
idk why I had tears running down my face at the very end
Absolutely eccentric genius
Now you're talking!
Frank opened my eyes to the vastness of the horizon. Simply genius he is (Forever in our Hearts) and is sadly missed. Peace.
Thanks for watching and your comments!
I wish I could have talked to Frank. My questions would have been much different. No wonder he did not like to give interviews.
for instance?
Hard to watch. Yellow Shark is amazing.
A very nice man, a true individual. Rare.
He seemed to be more focused on to be experienced than remembered
Frank should be on Mt Rushmore, on second thought he'd hate that so stencil his face in front of Scalias old house in Trenton NJ
he far surpassed his interrigator
"interrogator"!!!
😂🤣😂
Frank Zappa is a special man...🙏❤️
People don't generally get how difficult it is to put together an orchestra.
Or even how a track is made and mixed. "Music" today aren't musicians. They're professional whores for the corporate swine.
@@milfordcivic6755 I miss my wah wah pedal and my electric guitar.
I think a lot of his music is more for people who have an advanced understanding for sound and music.
@@artsahobby123 it's not as difficult as you might think. Money talks.
@@thBrilliantFool No one is investing when no one is going to the theater. Original orchestras were many people. Now they never get past 16 unless some major company.
What Zappa didn't realize about cigarettes is that what you're smoking if you smoke commercial cigarettes is not tobacco leaf. It's mostly nicotine-soaked shredded paper. My father had worked for what was then Reynolds Tobacco in the 1950s. He knew how the proverbial sausage was made. My late husband was a smoker and one time my dad came over and opened up a cigarette, and sure enough, what came out was pretty much just paper. It's tobacco juice-based soaking, but it's paper. So maybe pure tobacco is benign, but inhaling particulates of nicotine-soaked paper simply cannot be good for you.
He smoked American Spirit’s pure unadulterated tobacco
They'll kill you too. RYO tobacco with good unbleached papers and cellulose filters is what is gonna be the death of me. Thanks American Spirit. You deliver what your name is.
On a side note they sold out years ago and their products have turned to shit since 2017.
@Talitha Yeah they are so far gone from what they originally represented. It's a tragedy. I want to start growing my own instead of dealing with a company with such a shameful unconcern about what separated them from the rest.
All I know is they stopped growing in New Mexico and solely in North Carolina or something and that's when the organic pouch went to hell. I had to switch to blue. It's crazy. Plus they fertilize with Cadmium Nitrate or something..ridiculous.
And I used to be a mail order customer since 95 and you haven't been able to do that for a while. It was so much cheaper.
So, you actually think "pure tobacco is benign"?
Paper? Plastic.
Don’t smoke kids….don’t smoke
Why not? Frank didn't have lung cancer.
Frank died of prostate cancer...not lung cancer
I'd say everything in moderation. If you cannot moderate your consumption then abstain. Ask any recovered alcoholic.
@@marcusmorgan2373 smoking causes many other kinds of cancers and diseases besides lung cancer. Heart disease for a start.
@@marcusmorgan2373 smoking can trigger cancer anywhere in the body, it’s not just lung cancer.
Frank always wrote serious music, how dare they.
My thoughts exactly!
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Its really a shame that for being one of his last interviews he had to endure such mundane, square, thoughtless, uninteresting and generic interviewing...
Why would he suffer these fools like that?
Thank you or putting into words what I was thinking. I was cringing watching the gushy whatever it was interview from that woman. appalling!
I don't do vocals is priceless, humour is the best !
"Katherine" Couric, in her early days as a 'C U Next Tuesday' GRRR.......she wouldn't grasp a Zappa song if she was gagging on one. Chicken Lips. Now she sits with Bill Maher, FFS......
Sometimes people we admire are taken from us in life. But that's Gods decision. Frank was gone way too soon
A squid eating dough
in a polyethylene bag,
is fast and bulbous, got me?
He looks almost unrecognizable from the earlier interviews I've almost exclusively seen him in. Seems to have a far more gentle demeanor and gaze, and the evil looking horned moustache is gone.
I think the additional facial hair partially conceals his usual snarl as well.
Frank took himself quite serious while suggesting that everything else was a joke. He seemed to enjoy when people watched him with their mouths agape. He certainly was entertaining to some.
Right his own reflection in the cracked mirror in his Frank cave
God takes away the phenomenal first
Musical humor, or humorous music, has a long history, going back at least to Bach (Scherzo, for example "Beets and turnips don't suit my digestion / If my mother cooked some meat I'd stay home without question" combined with "Too long have I been away from thee, I'm home, I'm home, I'm home.")
Imagine what he would say about cancel culture etc
goat
No aurguments from me. Thanks for commenting.
HELL TO THE YEAH
I was a few weeks old
kinda a lost soul....never seen this before....too bad about the cigs.......he did not do drugs but the cigs prob contributed to his death
Actually, the cigs probably didn’t do much at this point in time. There’s a good chance that his death was caused by his father allowing him to play with mercury as a child.
@@SplendidCoffee0 Prostrate cancer comes from DNA. You'll probably find other people in his family had it.
She said now he's writing "serious music these days". So before, according to her it wasn't serious? 🥴
Serious leather....
Serious chains....
Serious clothing.
And then they work the wall some more.
Must be terrifying knowing you’re gonna die soon
I think in some cases it’s a welcomed relief.
THINK!!!
obviously - "terrifying" for some and not at all for others...
and everything in-between.
duh!
@@katherine9109 wtf are you saying?
We all are approaching the same finale.
Are u scared?? Because your dying too … you just don’t know when.
I know one thing - if he thinks a big nose is ugly, he didn't meet the right women.
The annoucer called her Katheine Couric. Wow.
RIP Frank. 👍👍👍🙊🙈🙉
Why is 9:42 muted what he says about drugs? all these channels that post this same interview are all audio muted at that part
He says asshole which I presume was muted for the TV audience
It’s censored. He says asshole
@@strangebrew1231 Considering the content children are exposed today even here on YT they would bother muting frank zappa mentioning the word asshole beggers belief beyond measure. What a fucked up world we live in and frank knew it back then too
Man I miss him. It’s too bad he was interviewed by people who really didn’t know what he was about. He was a treat to see in concert. He WAS funny as a bastard too !! And a spellbinder on guitar 🎸 !!!
Excepting even that she was reading words off a teleprompter written for her by someone else, Katie's characterization of Frank preceding the actual interview is nothing short of dreadful. It sounds like pablem written by NBC news (read: entertainment) writers who haven't listened to a second of Frank's music, nor who are remotely able to analyze and portray his cultural impact. Perfuctory pre-eulogy. The actual interviewer (Jamie) is markedly better, although you still get the feeling she was assigned the story rather than having volunteered to take it.
That’s how network news works
It’s NBC what did you expect? They’re biased liberal idiots
@@Texan96 Fox would have never had him on, so thank you NBC.
@@deerobinson557 why are you talking about fox? Are you that obsessed with republicans you have to mention fox or trump on every comment
@@deerobinson557 go smoke his pole. Looks like you like that kind of thing
RIP Frank. You were an inspiration to many artists regardless of the idiom. I will always cherish joy you brought to us. You help make thinking fashionable
Never mainstream he ploughed a furrow few would ever walk through , those that did would remember their footsteps through difference and find comfort in the extraordinary , and for them who got it he may have a wry smile somewhere being remembered by those that can't forget this bizarre genius .
I never thought he was bizarre. Brilliant, but not bizarre.
"a computerized keyboard with thousands of sounds" lol
Katherine Couric? That caught me off guard.
It must've been when she was a real journalist as opposed to devolving into a cartoon caricature called KATIE.
She's so gorgeous 😍
He wouldn't agree with me, but I think he was awesome. Rip Frank.
I agree with you 😊
Thanks for watching and commenting.