The Real Frank Zappa Book is an autobiography/memoir by Frank Zappa, co-written by Peter Occhiogrosso, and published by Poseidon Press. The text is copyright 1989 Frank Zappa, and copyright 1990 Simon & Schuster, Inc. Since 1999, the book has been published in paperback by Touchstone Books.
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| Author | Frank Zappa, Peter Occhiogrosso |
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| Cover artist | A. West (concept), Jackie Seow-Pracher (design), Greg Gorman (photography) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Autobiography, memoir, essays |
| Publisher | Poseidon Press (US) Picador (UK) |
Publication date | 1989 |
| Media type | Hardcover |
| Pages | 352 pp |
| ISBN | 0-671-70572-5 |
| OCLC | 43484351 |
Contents edit
The Real Frank Zappa Book has 19 chapters:
- INTRODUCTION Book? What book?
- How Weird Am I, Anyway?
- There Goes the Neighborhood
- An Alternative to College
- Are We Having a Good Time Yet?
- The Log Cabin
- Send In the Clowns
- Drool, Britannia
- All About Music
- A Chapter for My Dad
- The One You've Been Waiting For
- Sticks & Stones
- America Drinks and Goes Marching
- All About Schmucks
- Marriage (as a Dada Concept)
- "Porn Wars"
- Church and State
- Practical Conservatism
- Failure
- The Last Word
Reviews edit
Vanity Fair wrote of the book, "An autobiography of mostly hilarious stories...fireside war tales from the big bad days of the rockin' sixties...primer of the sonic avant-garde, the book bashes favorite Zappa targets and dashes a few myths about the man."[1]
The New York Post said, "This book belongs in every home".[2]
References edit
- ^ Zappa, Frank; Peter Occhiogrosso (1989). The Real Frank Zappa Book (First Touchstone Edition 1999 ed.). Touchstone. pp. front cover. ISBN 0-671-70572-5.
- ^ Zappa, Frank; Peter Occhiogrosso (1989). The Real Frank Zappa Book (First Touchstone Edition 1999 ed.). Touchstone. pp. back cover. ISBN 0-671-70572-5.
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