David Bowie’s problem with avant-garde rock: “A lot of Zappa’s things flatten me”
Losing the plot a little bit.
Frank Zappa
The guitarist Frank Zappa and Ritchie Blackmore both agreed reinvented the instrument
“…the ultimate guitar hero.”
The musician Frank Zappa had the most fun playing with: “It was real easy”
The kind of collab artists dream of.
The band Ritchie Blackmore was scared to follow: “I was blown away”
“They didn’t take away from the melody.”
The guitarist Ian Anderson called a one trick pony: “He wasn’t unique”
Not fitting the prog aesthetic.
