Frank Zappa interview (6/19/89) Arsenio Hall Show

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  • Frank Zappa - full interview (6/19/89), on the Arsenio Hall Show.
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  • @jayrose-ham8834
    @jayrose-ham8834 Před 5 lety +431

    I love the pure silence after he mentions post-literate society

  • @alessandrorossini8704
    @alessandrorossini8704 Před 2 lety +59

    Wether you like him (and his music) or not, it's undeniable that he was a man of pure honesty.

  • @lonestar6709
    @lonestar6709 Před 5 lety +266

    Jeez, Frank was sharp as a whip. No drugs, just pure intelligence.
    Great guy and sadly missed.

    • @levisalvini4110
      @levisalvini4110 Před 3 lety +4

      That's right...

    • @tomdaniels3392
      @tomdaniels3392 Před 2 lety

      REALLY??HE seems like AN ASSHOLE every interview I watch He just a standoffish prick, bitter angry and stupid He never thought cigarettes caused cancer. Cigarettes were His "favorite vegetable" what an IDIOT!!!!!
      NICOTINE IS A DRUG< and He never stopped using , so ya and knives are sharp not whips, YOU ARE ALSO AN IDIOT!!!

    • @jessenowells2920
      @jessenowells2920 Před rokem

      Tabacco & caffeine are drugs.

    • @davidrichman9779
      @davidrichman9779 Před rokem

      He died of a nicotine addiction

    • @carlosbonifacio825
      @carlosbonifacio825 Před rokem

      ​@@davidrichman9779Idiot. He died of prostrate cancer.

  • @shessoheavy6130
    @shessoheavy6130 Před 5 lety +158

    Frank was a cool cat. He reminds me a lot of George Carlin. He.didn't give a shit what people thought.

    • @levisalvini4110
      @levisalvini4110 Před 3 lety

      Agree 100%

    • @TheWingus
      @TheWingus Před 13 dny

      One of the things that made Frank so great is he made music for HIMSELF, not for a target audience or demographic or marketability. He makes what HE wants for himself and if other people want to hear it, cool, if not, who cares.

    • @shessoheavy6130
      @shessoheavy6130 Před 12 dny

      @@TheWingus Right on right on.

  • @SpaceCattttt
    @SpaceCattttt Před 5 lety +364

    It's rare to see Frank happy. He loved the band (unheard of!), he liked Arsenio and he enjoyed the audience's response.
    Rare, indeed.

    • @sammyscotch9945
      @sammyscotch9945 Před 5 lety +18

      Thats not my impression of him at all. When Ive thought of him as an uplifting fun guy

    • @AlexDeLarge1
      @AlexDeLarge1 Před 5 lety +11

      sammy scotch
      Nah he’s a real depressing sardonic dour kind of person. Inspirational, I’d say, but not uplifting at all lol

    • @averat84
      @averat84 Před 5 lety +8

      Probably drank a gallon of coffee right before.

    • @averat84
      @averat84 Před 5 lety +9

      sammy scotch, everything he speaks out about, is part of his doing. His place in Laurel Canyon, the Log Cabin, was where a lot of the influential counterculture bands such as _The Doors_ got their foot in the door (no pun intended) of the industry. Frank helped launch several groups into stardom and fame. Frank also encouraged people to (who weren't part of _his_ band) explore hedonism. The counterculture is a tool of social planners who are planning much more long-term goals than the average Joe Dope. No, I don't think _they_ have outright control over all things, but their influence is great and they’re masters of manipulation and marketing.

    • @notsure4746
      @notsure4746 Před 5 lety +21

      He was really giving the band love and praise from Zappa is pretty impressive. Really awesome of Frank to go out of his way to do that too since so often 'late night' bands are regarded as a novelty... filler... when they're typically top tier musicians.

  • @OmoruyiOmofonmwan
    @OmoruyiOmofonmwan Před 5 lety +369

    The Man was talking about mental health back before it became a mainstream issue.

    • @jansdoe6963
      @jansdoe6963 Před 5 lety +34

      Good mental health is always an issue. My shrink told me that I would never see the acceptance of phychiatry in my lifetime. He was right, I was a teenager at the time & now I'm 64. I don't understand why most people think there is something wrong with you if you see a good shrink. We need good mental health.

    • @sammyscotch9945
      @sammyscotch9945 Před 5 lety +3

      @@jansdoe6963 guess so bc most of us are nutz

    • @MalcomJuliaMorgan
      @MalcomJuliaMorgan Před 5 lety

      no, that is NOT true, but he brings up a good point about love songs.

    • @paulinebutcherbird
      @paulinebutcherbird Před 3 lety

      @@jansdoe6963 Therapy saved my marriage.

    • @ambassador8524
      @ambassador8524 Před 3 lety

      Zappa I only gave a chance because Trey liked him. This guy was overrated and I read was a huge Dick to his family and fans. My theory, he probably needed some drugs in his life to take away from his stress, he died at 52 sober as judge.

  • @BillM1960
    @BillM1960 Před 5 lety +142

    If FZ says you are a good band, that's pretty impressive. I imagine they know that is high praise indeed.

    • @Shaggyshadric
      @Shaggyshadric Před 5 lety +8

      Bill Mayhew he also considered The Shaggs to be better than The Beatles

    • @BillM1960
      @BillM1960 Před 5 lety +4

      @@Shaggyshadric Did you ever see the clips of him playing with John Lennon? The audio quality is bad and you can't hear FZ's guitar very well, but he smokes. It would have been great except Yoko fucked it up with her droning.

    • @L3TTUC3prey
      @L3TTUC3prey Před 4 lety +5

      ... Lennon, and Yokoloko changed the name of his song "King Kong" on their release of the album, and claimed ownership of the lyrics/ arrangement, etc... effin LAME! Screw the damned Beatles 🤔

    • @jimmyfreeman5714
      @jimmyfreeman5714 Před 4 lety +2

      Damn straight. You can bet they were working it when they found he was to be on.

  • @blackjuju5154
    @blackjuju5154 Před 5 lety +52

    I always enjoy listening to Frank Zappa speak. He is always so interesting!

    • @paulinebutcherbird
      @paulinebutcherbird Před 3 lety +2

      There is much more of him speaking in my memoir, Freak Out! My Life with Frank Zappa. I lived and worked in his log cabin in 1968 with ten others. It's not about Frank's music, nor other rock stars but follows my journey from that lucky day I met Frank in London. The only book that details Frank's home life from the inside.

  • @TTstone616
    @TTstone616 Před 5 lety +118

    "Love lyrics have helped create an atmosphere of bad mental health in America-its created false expectations" ~ANOTHER AWESOME TRUTH-BASED SHOW W FRANK ZAPPA. WE MISS YOU FRANK!

    • @paulaolson8956
      @paulaolson8956 Před 2 lety +4

      Totally agree

    • @christopherkucia1071
      @christopherkucia1071 Před rokem +3

      Social media today

    • @andrew2393
      @andrew2393 Před rokem +4

      Same thing with movies especially Disney. People love to live in a Disney fantasy about love when that's not what it's all about in real life.

  • @yomommaiscalling
    @yomommaiscalling Před 5 lety +48

    When Frank Zappa tells a story he sounds like he's singing one of his songs. All they need to do is start up his band while he's talking and you got another album.

  • @BigDLiquor
    @BigDLiquor Před 3 lety +70

    This is the most fun I've seen Frank have in an interview. He really cut loose while still telling everyone how it is.
    And when he tells you have a good band. You have. A. Good. Band.

    • @morbidmanmusic
      @morbidmanmusic Před rokem +1

      He said it on every show he's been on... just sayin.

    • @xaq7745
      @xaq7745 Před 11 měsíci +1

      @@morbidmanmusic No, he really didn't.

  • @TheSonicAbyss
    @TheSonicAbyss Před 5 lety +18

    I sooo wish Zappa was still alive. Dude is just smart and thoughtful.

  • @RussMcClay
    @RussMcClay Před 2 lety +30

    Frank's a tough interview. Takes a while for him to loosen up. Arsenio did a great job. This is treasure of a clip. Thank you.

    • @hanajinks1044
      @hanajinks1044 Před 2 lety

      ..pretty sure you mean someone like Arsenio is impossible to relate to.

    • @RussMcClay
      @RussMcClay Před 2 lety +1

      @@hanajinks1044 - Not what I meant at all. Arsenio was always OK in my book.

  • @Sinnomorebesaved
    @Sinnomorebesaved Před 2 lety +12

    Frank Zappa wisdom that never dies

  • @kfoster009
    @kfoster009 Před 5 lety +158

    Frank Zappa calling out the mainstream media way back when... he was a genius!

    • @guerito7571
      @guerito7571 Před 5 lety +16

      Lol.. he hated republicans....I would love to see him tearing apart the socialist-democrats now.

    • @TheLouis3877
      @TheLouis3877 Před 5 lety +1

      People were doing it all through the 80's and 90's especially with AIDS epidemic and then the "choose life" movement and "pro choice". Watch old MTV clips.

    • @SPAZZOID100
      @SPAZZOID100 Před 4 lety +1

      guerito7571 and the far LEFT

    • @scranchdip
      @scranchdip Před 2 lety

      @@guerito7571 And I'd guess he was a Kennedy Democrat, so I'm thinking he would've flipped like most of the rest have.

    • @clintstewart5545
      @clintstewart5545 Před 2 lety

      @@guerito7571 HE didn't like democrats either

  • @jasonwilliams4659
    @jasonwilliams4659 Před 3 lety +14

    They should have interviewed this guy for 60 mins, pure gold.

  • @wheres_bears1378
    @wheres_bears1378 Před 3 lety +8

    Could listen to this guy speak all day

  • @cephoras
    @cephoras Před 5 lety +114

    Don't ask FZ a question if you don't want a really honest answer

  • @jamescurran6277
    @jamescurran6277 Před 3 lety +16

    If you're a musician and you get a compliment from Frank Zappa, you've pretty much hit the Apex.

    • @paulinebutcherbird
      @paulinebutcherbird Před 3 lety +7

      I got an amazing compliment from Frank when I interviewed him in 1988. At the end, he said, 'You are a very good interviewer. I've never been asked those kind of questions before.' You can see the interview on You Tube Pauline Butcher interviews Frank Zappa. First one is on family, three others on politics, evangelism, composing, Jazz Discharge Party Hats, and a question he asked me. Each one is less than five minutes.

    • @christopherkucia1071
      @christopherkucia1071 Před rokem

      @@paulinebutcherbird thank you so much!

  • @brianparks2039
    @brianparks2039 Před 5 lety +84

    I admire this guy, George Carlin, Christopher Hitchens, Henry Rollins, others as well. They motivate me to live a better life and develop more courage.

  • @propjoe1060
    @propjoe1060 Před 5 lety +22

    This man was a friggin genius.

  • @patrickdesantos5262
    @patrickdesantos5262 Před 5 lety +18

    Love this guy!! Musical genius, man of integrity!!

  • @billykobilca6321
    @billykobilca6321 Před 5 lety +34

    Just imagine if he was still with us. Many of his interviews foreshadow 2019 issues. Brilliant

  • @MidnightsLive
    @MidnightsLive Před 5 lety +114

    Now. Arsenio as a Black man should have extended the interview once Zappa was going into that Reagan policy. God I love Zappa. Everything about him. Eventhough he doesnt suffer many.

    • @dlxinfinite7098
      @dlxinfinite7098 Před 4 lety +2

      Uhh..he had to make more time for the statesman and intellectual giant, Kool Moe Dee.

  • @dereksmith2768
    @dereksmith2768 Před 3 lety +10

    This was the interview that got me to buy the book, that got me into Zappa in 9th grade. Looking back, I'm not sure why this drew me to him, but I'm glad it did

  • @Glen.Danielsen
    @Glen.Danielsen Před 3 lety +17

    I miss Arsenio. He was a talk show treasure. 💛🙏🏼

  • @steverobinson6730
    @steverobinson6730 Před 4 lety +12

    This man is a true American legend

  • @aquabot
    @aquabot Před rokem +7

    4:24 when Frank Zappa tells you you've got a good band and you should let them play a full song, you may listen to him, he's had awesome playrers in his bands, he knows what he's talking about.

    • @morbidmanmusic
      @morbidmanmusic Před rokem

      He says that on every show about the bands.. it's a thing he does. And we musicians don't need franks approval. .. and more than our own.

  • @philipatoz
    @philipatoz Před 5 lety +24

    Frank had a good faux gameshow host voice.

  • @mellotronage7073
    @mellotronage7073 Před 5 lety +32

    My all time musical hero. I have many favorites, Joe Walsh, Keith Emerson, Chris Squire, Bill Bruford, Cannonball Adderly.... Frank tops them all.

    • @shannonmurray34
      @shannonmurray34 Před 5 lety

      Joe Walsh wails! I didn't know until recently the impact he had on the Eagles. He practically is the Eagles!

    • @JazzFlightProduction
      @JazzFlightProduction Před 4 lety

      Canonnball adderley is dope. George duke is God!!! Frank is right up there...

  • @davita4436
    @davita4436 Před rokem +4

    He did not get enough credit in those days, for fighting against censorship. It's a small blessing that he's not around these days to see all the things he railed against coming horribly to life.

  • @lambert1702
    @lambert1702 Před 5 lety +130

    If Frank was alive today he would hate both political parties equally.

    • @MyChannel-dr8em
      @MyChannel-dr8em Před 4 lety +6

      most probably yes

    • @DoomKid
      @DoomKid Před 4 lety +52

      It blows me away when people say he would love Trump. Look how he talked about Reagan and Pat Robertson! He'd think Trump was a total sleazeball, and he wouldn't have anything nice to say about the mainstream dems either..

    • @Horndogthehorneddog
      @Horndogthehorneddog Před 3 lety +6

      This is going over your head if you think that.

    • @jazaniac
      @jazaniac Před 3 lety +16

      he literally talks about hating right wing politics in this very interview.

    • @Matty88K
      @Matty88K Před 3 lety +6

      Well he never liked the Democratic Party and described himself as a Republican and conservative; at least least before Nixon, whom he loathed. Frank hated hippies and liberals, and all hypocrites, which pretty much meant everybody when it came to politics.

  • @CJ-ck6kk
    @CJ-ck6kk Před 5 lety +81

    this video is probably more relevant today than it was back then. great stuff, as always when FZ is involved.

    • @brummms2862
      @brummms2862 Před 5 lety +7

      C J
      FZ was a very enlightened man from the get go. He knew wtf this world is. I’m not huge fan of his music but I love his dialogue and interviews.

    • @Paid2Win
      @Paid2Win Před 5 lety +2

      No, just after decades of the same games people have gotten more tired and aware that something is wrong.

    • @brummms2862
      @brummms2862 Před 5 lety +2

      Johnathan Doughs No. People are dumber and more clueless than ever. Look around.

    • @Paid2Win
      @Paid2Win Před 5 lety +2

      @@brummms2862 Didn't say they weren't dumb.

    • @brummms2862
      @brummms2862 Před 5 lety

      Johnathan Doughs No. just, no. You are wrong sir.

  • @YuTuboTuTubas
    @YuTuboTuTubas Před 3 lety +8

    A good word from mr Zappa to the band made their lives.

    • @SW-fn7cl
      @SW-fn7cl Před 3 lety +1

      Must have felt great :-)

    • @YuTuboTuTubas
      @YuTuboTuTubas Před 3 lety

      And the host didnt get it

    • @charlesdonahue7683
      @charlesdonahue7683 Před 3 lety

      Yes, they were nothing until he validated them.

    • @morbidmanmusic
      @morbidmanmusic Před rokem

      Unlikely. They don't need his pat on the back. They are better players. He is a composer. Plus...plus.. he says that to every band on shows. Watch harder....

  • @garycole4287
    @garycole4287 Před rokem +4

    Everything Frank said in his lifetime all came true

  • @stevescott200
    @stevescott200 Před rokem +5

    4 hours out of Franks life, is an album.

  • @sgtpepper91
    @sgtpepper91 Před 2 lety +3

    Frank in a good mood was a goofball

  • @Macthesauce90
    @Macthesauce90 Před 5 lety +4

    Frank Zappa died on my 3rd birthday. His music inspired so many bands! R.I.P

  • @putridabomination
    @putridabomination Před 4 lety +6

    Frank Zappa was one of a kind.

  • @michaelgray3176
    @michaelgray3176 Před 5 lety +22

    Man, this came out when I was a 1-year-old, and would never have seen this great moment if it wasn't for the uploader. Thank you :)

  • @Opi_812
    @Opi_812 Před 5 lety +31

    2:59 when Frank Zappa makes Arsenio Hall blush

  • @gamercboy5
    @gamercboy5 Před 5 lety +21

    Seeing the child like wonder in Arsenio's eyes when Frank says his book has big print and pictures is priceless

  • @jaysavage7440
    @jaysavage7440 Před rokem +2

    This interview relevant now more than ever

  • @PanaGringoBarefootBass
    @PanaGringoBarefootBass Před rokem +3

    Frank was always great. Arsenio was out of his element with a talk show.

  • @storysellers2189
    @storysellers2189 Před 2 lety +16

    I feel Frank's commentary isn't so much as a genius introspection but more of an observance of commonalities that tend to repeat generation after generation. Which goes to show you, after 30 plus years, the issues if yesterday are still relevant today. They are never going to be solved because we choose not to solve them.

  • @jeremypiles1787
    @jeremypiles1787 Před 2 lety +5

    I just discovered this man Frank in 2021. Better late than never. Wise. Unique perspective. He's the philosopher we didn't know we needed. Would love to hear him interview personalities today. 🙏

    • @junglajuan
      @junglajuan Před rokem +1

      Franks it still a mentor for me.

    • @user-cs6up8eq7s
      @user-cs6up8eq7s Před rokem

      Well since you discovered him in 2021 don't be getting it in your head he like Donald Trump because he couldn't stand him

  • @ronniebrown2517
    @ronniebrown2517 Před 5 lety +44

    i was thinking about voting for fz for president in 1992 but then he went away.....for a guy with very little higher education he seemed to have a grasp of the totality of any situation he spoke of.... freak out was the first album i bought after i left vietnam in 1971....i later went on to earn my degree in cosmik debris in honor of him.....never moved to montana soon but to this day have never eaten any yellow snow....

    • @rfrakctured
      @rfrakctured Před 5 lety +7

      Higher Education has an inverse relationship with Higher intelligence.

    • @jillianhorsley5985
      @jillianhorsley5985 Před 5 lety +3

      Hi My grandson is only 7 years old and he always warns me not to eat that yellow snow....he loves Franks music.

    • @ronniebrown2517
      @ronniebrown2517 Před 5 lety +2

      @@jillianhorsley5985 maybe get him a sircon encrusted tweezer for his next bday or a pygmy pony or a sears poncho?

    • @georgeb.wolffsohn30
      @georgeb.wolffsohn30 Před 5 lety +3

      Intelligence is not dependent upon education. Education can enhance intelligence.

    • @andrewptob
      @andrewptob Před 5 lety +2

      Some of the smartest people are self-educated

  • @bikingbirder2010
    @bikingbirder2010 Před 5 lety +41

    To pinpoint Reagan at such a time shows that Frank understood Neoliberal prversion. Thanks to Reagan and Thatcher we still have politics for the rich.

    • @lanceuppercut1278
      @lanceuppercut1278 Před 5 lety +4

      Democrats aren’t rich? Interesting. And I find it funny that he wants to call out Reagan, yet never got his drivers license because he didn’t want to stand in line. I mean, how fucking lazy can you be. At least he made good music.

    • @lanceuppercut1278
      @lanceuppercut1278 Před 5 lety +1

      And what he didn’t understand, is that the 60’s were over. It may have been a time of change, but it was also a time were people didn’t do shit, yet complained that the guy working 40 hours a week makes more then the guy who sleeps 80. Again, an impactful era, but also an extremely lazy one. Maybe that’s why the country is so hesitant on legalizing marijuana outright.

    • @bobbob24able
      @bobbob24able Před 5 lety +10

      @@lanceuppercut1278 "how lazy can you be." First, there's supposed to be a question mark there. Second, Frank toured and recorded consistently for over 30 years. I don't think you have any idea on how taxing it is to tour. That is the exact opposite of lazy. I wouldn't stand in line at the fuckin' DMV either if I was him. He didn't need a license, he had enough money that there was always someone there to drive him around.

    • @Schimechlyn
      @Schimechlyn Před 5 lety

      @@lanceuppercut1278 He had a driver's license, he just decided he would never stand in line again for 4 hours to renew it.

    • @SW-fn7cl
      @SW-fn7cl Před 3 lety +2

      @@lanceuppercut1278 That's such an incredibly stupid comment it's almost impressive, well played Sir!

  • @lennylenz
    @lennylenz Před 5 lety +6

    It's so funny his conversation back then is even more relevant now more than ever.

  • @TakeTheRide
    @TakeTheRide Před 2 lety +1

    2022. I wish Frank was here today.

  • @patrickfarrell5887
    @patrickfarrell5887 Před 5 lety +6

    A breath of fresh air.

  • @lordofleaves257
    @lordofleaves257 Před 2 lety +4

    The way he really doesn't take any of it seriously, plays along with the sensationalism is golden

  • @danielcaranti2500
    @danielcaranti2500 Před 3 lety +5

    Ooh why people like this leave us so early ! Intelligent guy. RIP.

  • @somersetcace1
    @somersetcace1 Před 3 lety +3

    Oh wow! I remember this interview. Been here a long time apparently, so belated thanks for uploading it.

  • @kmburkhart
    @kmburkhart Před rokem +1

    This interview was conducted on the day of my birth! Love FZ.

    • @siresoundschannel2
      @siresoundschannel2 Před rokem +1

      Nice! Yup love Frank too. His fans are a special kind of people I believe.

  • @dennisg.582
    @dennisg.582 Před rokem +1

    Light yrs. ahead of his time.

  • @charleswinokoor6023
    @charleswinokoor6023 Před 4 lety +3

    I believe this was around the time that Zappa was diagnosed with cancer.
    I like the fact that Hall led off asking him about not having a driver’s license.
    Very few interviewers ever bothered asking him that.

  • @MissingMars
    @MissingMars Před 5 lety +7

    FZ truly had no equal -miss him tremendously!

  • @Lastyearsjacket
    @Lastyearsjacket Před 4 lety +34

    So does anyone know if the band actually had the chance to play a full song? They really were very talented. Frank was in rare form too. This is just a great video, thanks for posting.

  • @1stappatatime
    @1stappatatime Před 3 lety +4

    What a fantastic story teller.. damn

  • @phoenix887
    @phoenix887 Před 3 lety +18

    Back when they actually talked about real shit on talkshows. Not like the clownshows they have today (looking at you Jimmy Fallon, among others)

  • @DetroitButcher
    @DetroitButcher Před 5 lety +4

    THANK YOU. The audio from this interview was tacked onto the end of a bootleg tape I had back in the early 90s, I've been looking for the video ever since.

  • @TORTYRUCKELSDADDY10
    @TORTYRUCKELSDADDY10 Před 5 lety +3

    It's like he's from the future, travelling back to 80's america.

  • @zanderary
    @zanderary Před 5 lety +17

    Wow! First, Arsenio showed respect and intelligence. Not what I expected. Second, Zappa made wonderful points and kept his curmudgeon-ness to a minimum.

  • @jobzagudn
    @jobzagudn Před 5 lety +5

    Probably the coolest human ever

  • @Wspsportsfan
    @Wspsportsfan Před 5 lety +11

    the band should be honored to have someone like FRANK complimenting them

    • @charlesdonahue7683
      @charlesdonahue7683 Před 3 lety

      Not really. Obviously they're talented musicians who didn't need to be validated by anyone.

    • @Wspsportsfan
      @Wspsportsfan Před 3 lety

      @@charlesdonahue7683 lol stfu

    • @charlesdonahue7683
      @charlesdonahue7683 Před 3 lety

      @@Wspsportsfan So only fanboy comments are allowed to be voiced? Who died and made you Emperor of the Universe?

    • @Wspsportsfan
      @Wspsportsfan Před 3 lety +2

      @@charlesdonahue7683 Frank is one of the most accomplished musicians of all time I’m sure the band enjoyed the complement . You don’t have to be a douche

    • @charlesdonahue7683
      @charlesdonahue7683 Před 3 lety

      @@Wspsportsfan You're being the douche. If you knew anything about the other musicians in the band you'd understand. If someone made the comment "Frank must really know music to appreciate such a great band," you'd surely see how ridiculous that would sound. I love Frank's music but there are many great musicians past and present and they don't need to be validated by "someone like FRANK." So the issue is not Frank expressing his appreciation, the issue is your insinuation that they should feel honored to be graced by his holiness.

  • @jeffdawson2786
    @jeffdawson2786 Před 6 měsíci +1

    When Frank likes a talk show band, it’s a good band.

  • @randolfo1265
    @randolfo1265 Před 5 lety +9

    If Frank was still alive, Fox news would give him a heart attack. I miss him

    • @SilverWealth_Draper_Mint
      @SilverWealth_Draper_Mint Před 5 lety +4

      All Mainstream Media is the same..Fox is no different from CNN... They are all Propaganda machines. Only a fool would listen to Jimmy Kimmel or the ladies at The View....

    • @randolfo1265
      @randolfo1265 Před 5 lety

      @@SilverWealth_Draper_Mint - So what media do you trust?

    • @SilverWealth_Draper_Mint
      @SilverWealth_Draper_Mint Před 5 lety +2

      Randy Kumpf I listen to whoever Media says is bad...

    • @putridabomination
      @putridabomination Před 4 lety +3

      @@randolfo1265 None

  • @davidroach6867
    @davidroach6867 Před 5 lety +6

    You are what you is...and thats all it is. Loved around 99% of this mans music...i think he always wanted to make people think. Zappa Forever

    • @pgroove163
      @pgroove163 Před 4 lety

      what was the 1% u didn't like ?

  • @jonathonappleseed8893
    @jonathonappleseed8893 Před 4 lety +3

    First time I ever watched this show. Anything for Frank.

    • @paulinebutcherbird
      @paulinebutcherbird Před 3 lety +1

      Try Pauline Butcher interviews Frank Zappa: in five parts: parenting, composing, evangelism, jazz discharge party hats, question to me.

  • @randallslonaker5311
    @randallslonaker5311 Před 5 lety +4

    Thanks for posting this. Brings back memories of when I watched this the first time it aired in 1989, when I was 16.

  • @gilwood7530
    @gilwood7530 Před 5 lety +2

    God, I really still miss this guy !

  • @judgedbytime
    @judgedbytime Před 3 lety +2

    Rappers got the message about love lyrics. :-D

  • @DoomKid
    @DoomKid Před 5 lety +4

    Only saw a chunk of this before now, great interview!!

  • @twohamburgers
    @twohamburgers Před 2 lety +2

    Our world is so lost. The media reveals this underlying truth every minute and then finds a way for you to forget it the next minute.

  • @AntiSCO
    @AntiSCO Před 6 lety +34

    Frank in fine, sardonic form! I wonder if Arsenio ever did let the band play a full song.

    • @DavidSmith-ss1cg
      @DavidSmith-ss1cg Před 5 lety +3

      In fine show-biz fashion, they played as much as they needed to, for a short time, while the guest walked out - like Johnny Carson's Tonight Show band. I bet they played many complete songs in rehearsals, though. Arsinio's show never really showcased the band that I can remember.

    • @crnkmnky
      @crnkmnky Před 5 lety +4

      He's right. It's a crying shame that TV networks recruit high-caliber musicians, and never let them perform… on television.

  • @spacerazer
    @spacerazer Před 3 lety +1

    Surprized FZ was not upset that Arsenio did not take the time to read his book

  • @shannonmurray34
    @shannonmurray34 Před 5 lety +3

    Making Arsenio Hall uncomfortable is always good in my books.

  • @paulbadger6912
    @paulbadger6912 Před rokem +1

    So crazy to hear him talk about CNN back then!!!!!

  • @JK-fc5mg
    @JK-fc5mg Před rokem

    Arsenio & Frank would kill with a podcast today.

  • @Frankincensedjb123
    @Frankincensedjb123 Před 5 lety +29

    If you haven’t read the book, pick it up. Great read.

    • @thomaswilson4441
      @thomaswilson4441 Před 3 lety +1

      I keep seeing you around CZcams on these FZ videos. We should grab a beer, in newish to his work and just ordered his book. Cheers.

    • @RockMacDonald23
      @RockMacDonald23 Před 2 lety +1

      Are you a fan of his or something.

  • @chrisscofield5663
    @chrisscofield5663 Před 3 lety +3

    If he could see CNN now...

  • @bluesavannahunderworld9718

    awesome upload

  • @antennawilde
    @antennawilde Před 2 lety +12

    That CNN critique around 7:00 was spot on, and 23 years ago! If Frank saw bad CNN was today he's start rolling in his grave.

    • @siresounds
      @siresounds  Před 2 lety +6

      We need Frank more than ever these days.

  • @jeffbarberich5713
    @jeffbarberich5713 Před 2 lety +3

    He hits it right on the head.!! On every subject..

  • @KawaiiChele
    @KawaiiChele Před 5 lety +4

    Awesome human.

  • @michaelkeating9213
    @michaelkeating9213 Před 5 lety +3

    gr8 vid and also gave me new respect for Arsenio bcuz u can tell he respected and admired Frank even tho he prob didnt really love his music as we do

  • @siamahmed7936
    @siamahmed7936 Před 3 lety +1

    Unbelievable guy.

  • @dwpharester8714
    @dwpharester8714 Před rokem

    That Arsenio was "surprised" to see Zappa being the lead against the censorship issue speaks loudly of Arsenio.

  • @clintstewart5545
    @clintstewart5545 Před 2 lety

    So nice to see Frank Zappa smile miss him he died 4 year later , I was 1 year old when he died I wish you lived longer !!!

  • @danielretta1837
    @danielretta1837 Před 5 lety +4

    He sure was in a good mood that day

  • @venomnbk3326
    @venomnbk3326 Před 5 lety +3

    He tried to warn us.

  • @y2kazan868
    @y2kazan868 Před 3 lety +1

    Way ahead of his time.

  • @simonpeter1970
    @simonpeter1970 Před 2 lety +2

    Broken Hearts Are For Assholes.
    The most tender love lyrics ever. 😭

  • @reichlinsmall9765
    @reichlinsmall9765 Před 5 lety +5

    The Prophet Frank.

  • @FloatingQuaker
    @FloatingQuaker Před 3 lety +2

    "Well let's let the audience decide! Do you think that's a good lyric or not?"

  • @jeffryphillipsburns
    @jeffryphillipsburns Před rokem +1

    Zappa is really witty, in the moment, and spontaneous here, and Hall does a really good job prompting him-an excellent and thoroughly entertaining segment. From the snatches I heard, by the way, I agree about the band.

  • @jillianhorsley5985
    @jillianhorsley5985 Před 5 lety +3

    The man, the Legend that is Frank....

  • @SweetSerenity79
    @SweetSerenity79 Před 5 lety +3

    My license expired in 2016, here we are rolling halfway into 2019

  • @joebeeber8693
    @joebeeber8693 Před 5 lety +9

    ZAPPA BEEN ZAPPING US FOR A LONG TIME NOW I KNOW WHY I FEEL SO GOOD THANHS BRO !!!