Though he died over three decades ago, the music of Frank Zappa remains some of the most complex and knotty ever recorded in rock n’ roll’s seven-decade history. Put it like this: you don’t often hear buskers attempting any of his ‘hits’ (partly because aside from his 1982 single Valley Girl, he didn’t have any).
So it’s safe to say that being in his band was challenging. Now his eldest son, Dweezil Zappa, has given a bit of an insight into how his dad worked, in a rare interview he’s given to the American Music Supply podcast. There were, it seems, some strict rules.
