I mean, freedom of speech is guaranteed to me in the Constitution. And until they change it, I have the right to say anything I want to. I pay those goddam taxes, so what am I getting for them? Youre not getting clean streets, youre not getting clean water, youre not getting good government, so what do you do? And the government isnt the only target of Zappas scorn. He sees Americas kids as, 1) a nation of functional illiterates, 2) always wanting to be stupefied. Only in America do kids want to be perpetually wasted. This is the part where Zappas cynicism becomes a peculiar sort of philosophy. He also fixes his focus on fashions and trends. No musical trend has survived that you cant dress up to. Its a process of natural selection. I dont think a girl with orange, spiked-up hair that thinks shes a punk is going to pooch a guy with his shirt tied at the waist and disco shoes. This same natural selection even comes in at the record-buying level. People buy records to reinforce their lifestyles. The guy puts the album on the coffee table so when the girl comes in she can tell what kind of a guy he is by the kind of records he buys, so maybe shell plook him. And even his own albums are subject to this process. But Zappa perseveres despite it all. And although he turns forty on December 21, he doesnt foresee himself as ever quitting. I do what I do, and there are some people who like what I do, and weve made some new friends along the way. I mean, Im not very good at anything else. May some things never change.
Posted on: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 14:46:19 +0000
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