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A composer's job involves the decoration of fragments of time. Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid.

— Frank Zappa

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

In response to Joe Walsh on The Howard Stern Show (1987)

The lessons learnt in the '60s about merchandising stupidity to the American public on a large scale have been used over and over again since that time.

The MOFO Project/Object (2006)

Keep him or her as far away from a church as you can.

The Real Frank Zappa Book (1989)

I have four children, and I want them to grow up in a country that has a working First Amendment.

Watch out where the huskies go,
and don't you eat that yellow snow.

Apostrophe (') (1974)

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The emphasis of study upon a particular aspect of music is in itself ideological because it contains implications about the music's value.

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Music is well said to be the speech of angels.

Thomas Carlyle Critical and Miscellaneous Essays (1827)

Music has no subject beyond the combinations of notes we hear, for music speaks not only by means of sounds, it speaks nothing but sound.

Eduard Hanslick

Above the pitch, out of tune, and off the hinges.

François Rabelais Gargantua and Pantagruel (1532)

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