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“Most people don't bother about their friends in the vegetable kingdom.”

Frank Zappa (1940–1993) American musician, songwriter, composer, and record and film producer

“The price of meat has just gone up and your old lady has just gone down.”

Frank Zappa (1940–1993) American musician, songwriter, composer, and record and film producer

“The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse.”

Frank Zappa (1940–1993) American musician, songwriter, composer, and record and film producer

“A composer is a guy who goes around forcing his will on unsuspecting air molecules, often with the assistance of unsuspecting musicians.”

Frank Zappa (1940–1993) American musician, songwriter, composer, and record and film producer

“Politics is the entertainment branch of industry.”

Frank Zappa (1940–1993) American musician, songwriter, composer, and record and film producer

“Drugs will turn you into your parents.”

Frank Zappa (1940–1993) American musician, songwriter, composer, and record and film producer

“Nobody looks good with brown lipstick on.”

Frank Zappa (1940–1993) American musician, songwriter, composer, and record and film producer

“A wise man once said, "never discuss philosophy or politics in a disco environment."”

Frank Zappa (1940–1993) American musician, songwriter, composer, and record and film producer

“Don't eat the yellow snow.”

Frank Zappa (1940–1993) American musician, songwriter, composer, and record and film producer

“Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.”

Frank Zappa (1940–1993) American musician, songwriter, composer, and record and film producer

“If your children ever find out how lame you really are, they’ll murder you in your sleep.”

Frank Zappa (1940–1993) American musician, songwriter, composer, and record and film producer

“I wrote a song about dental floss but did anyone's teeth get cleaner?”

Frank Zappa (1940–1993) American musician, songwriter, composer, and record and film producer

“A true Zen saying: "Nothing is what I want.”

Frank Zappa (1940–1993) American musician, songwriter, composer, and record and film producer

“The more boring a child is, the more the parents, when showing off the child, receive adulation for being good parents — because they have a tame child-creature in their house.”

Frank Zappa (1940–1993) American musician, songwriter, composer, and record and film producer

“I like to watch the news, because I don't like people very much and when you watch the news… if you ever had an idea that people were really terrible, you could watch the news and know that you're right.”

Frank Zappa (1940–1993) American musician, songwriter, composer, and record and film producer

“The most important thing to do in your life is to not interfere with somebody else's life.”

Frank Zappa (1940–1993) American musician, songwriter, composer, and record and film producer

“Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that is the basic building block of the universe.”

Frank Zappa (1940–1993) American musician, songwriter, composer, and record and film producer

“Modern Americans behave as if intelligence were some sort of hideous deformity.”

Frank Zappa (1940–1993) American musician, songwriter, composer, and record and film producer

“Tobacco is my favorite vegetable.”

Frank Zappa (1940–1993) American musician, songwriter, composer, and record and film producer