Hey. I always like interacting with you. A FReeper that really knows who Zappa was. I followed him from Freakout and the 60s on so I know quite a lot about him - at least as much as one can learn as a listener.
Just because he didn’t do drugs doesn’t mean he couldn’t be an asshole. But that wasn’t my complaint as I didn’t have to work with him. :-) My only beef with him was his anti-christian tirades and degrading lyrics. Loved his music though.
He was a driven composer and that is ALL he did. One of the few composers I can say was at genius level. I dare anyone to perform the Black Page. But I can’t play any of his stuff in front of my family because of the lyrics.
Vinny gets the prize for not only performing his ridiculous pieces of music accurately on the drums but doing it while turning a page with one hand, grabbing some food to eat and doing all this without missing a beat. Even Zappa threw his music on the floor laughing at the scene. Bozzio left the room in disgust. ha ha ha
I especially liked the Live at Roxy band and period. I think that is when he really blossomed although one could argue the blossoming started happening in the 60s and he just kept going and going. Sad loss of a great talent
STEVE VAI WAS IN THE BAND TOO, HE TRANSCRIBED FRANKS GUITAR SOLOS.