by Neil Slaven
4. NME, December 5, 1970, "Zappa at his bizarre best", concert review by Roy Carr.
5. See Note 3.
6. Sunday Mirror, January 10, 1971, "Let It Zip, Says Zappa".
7. NME, January 16, 1971, "Establishment Versus The Underground", report by Richard Green.
8. Bom Under A Bad Sign, by Tony Palmer (William Kimber, 1970).
9. The Observer, March 28, 1971, "Frank Zappa, The Royal Philharmonic And Me . . .", Tony Palmer "reports on 10 apocalyptic days in which (200 Motels) was made".
10. Rolling Stone, September 16, 1971, "Kaylan: Mother Was A Turtle", interview by Harold Bronson.
11. Rotting Stone, December 21, 1972, "Keith Moon: One-Man Wrecking Crew", interview by Jerry Hopkins.
12. T'Mershi Duween, 37, "Miles Of Zappa", interview conducted November 14, 1970 by Miles.
13. The Times, February 9, 1971, "Obscenity in banned pop show is denied", by Peter Waymark.
14. The Daily Telegraph, February 10, 1971, "Orchestra used by pop group 'as cover for filth' ", by James Wightman.
15. ibid.
16. See Note 13.
17. Daily Express, February 9, 1971, " 'Too dirty' pop group banned at Albert Hall", by David Wigg and Norman Luck.
18. NME, February 27, 1971, "You Don't Always Eat If You Only Play For Fun", interview by Richard Green.
19. Leatherette, bootleg album, including radio interview by Martin Perlich.
20. NME, November 27,1971, "Frank Talking", interview by Roy Carr.
21. See Note 10.
22. Railing Stone, September 30, 1971, record review by Lester Bangs.
23. NME, December 4, 1971, "Frank talking about his next film", interview by Roy Carr.
24. Society Pages, 4, "A walk down memory lane with Dick Barber", interview by Bruce Burnett.
25. See Note 10.
26. Los Angeles Times, October 30, 1971, "200 Motels-, a Rock'n'Roll Tour on Film", review by Robert Hilburn.
27. New York Times, November 11,1971, "Frank Zappa's Surrealist 200 Motels", review by Vincent Canby.
28. NME, November 6, 1971, "He directed it but. . . Tony Palmer Slams Zappa Motels Film".
29. See Note 20.
30. ibid.
31. See Note 28.
CHAPTER 10 SMOKE ON THE WATER
1. Zappa! (Miller Freeman, 1992), "The Mother Of All Interviews".
2. Society Pages, 11, "Happy Together, Part Three", interview by Co de Kloet.
3. Q, December 1989, "Duh duh durh, duh duh iu durrhl", article by Mat Snow.
4. ibid.
5. BBC-TV interview by Nigel Leigh.
6. Society Pages, 4, "A walk down memory lane with Dick Barber", interview by Bruce Burnett.
7. Musician, February 1994, "Frank Zappa 1940-1993", interviews by Scott Isler, Jim Macnie, Kristinne McKenna, Mark Rowland, Roy Trakin and Josef Woodard.
8. Interview with Howard Thompson, 1993.
9. Musician, February 1994, "Frank Zappa 1940-1993", interviews by Scott Isler, Jim Macnie, Kristine McKenna, Mark Rowland, Roy Trakin and Josef Woodard.
10. Daily Express, December 11, 1971, "Pop star k.o.'d in attack", by Express Staff Reporter.
11. Daily Mirror, December 14, 1971, "Injured pop star is out for a month".
12. Society Pages, 11, "Happy Together, Part Three", interview by Co de Kloet.
13. Musician, February 1994, "Frank Zappa 1940-1993".
14. Daily Mail, January 7, 1972, "Forced rest".
15. NME, February 5,1972, "Forget the leg a while. It's ZAPPA on rock, porn and blues", interview by Keith Altham.
16. NME, February 12, 1972, "Zappa on Death, Rock Writers, Money", interview by Keith Altham.
17. NME, February 12,1972, "Svengali Zappa and a horrible freak called Beefheart", interview by Roy Carr.
18. ibid.
19. Daily Telegraph, March 20, 1972, "Zappa sues over theatre attack".
20. NME, November 30, 1974, "How to complete the subbing and layout of a very long Frank Zappa Lookin' Back", "An atonal extravagonzo" by Charles Shaar Murray.
21. Leatherette, bootleg album including radio interview by Martin Perlich.
22. Internet transcript of October 22, 1988 interview by Bob Marshall.
23. See Note 12.
24. NME, June 3, 1972, "Turning Turtle Zappa's men branch out", interview by Roy Carr.
25. NME, September 1, 1973, "Penguins in bondage and other perversions", interview by Charles Shaar Murray.
26. Disc, September 2, 1972, "Zappa Mother of 20", interview by Caroline Boucher.
27. NME, September 2, 1972, "Mother's Day Fearless Frank tells what he'll lay on you at the Oval concert", interview by Danny Holloway.
28. See Note 26.
29. See Note 27.
30. NME, September 2, 1972, "Everything you always wanted to know about the Mothers . .. but were afraid to ask." Article by Ian McDonald.
31. Evening News, September 14,1972, "Susan says sorry to Frank".
32. The Road Goes On Forever (Elm Tree Books/Hamish Hamilton, 1982), "The Foulk Brothers: Pop Promoting Blues", by Philip Norman.
33. ibid.
34. Viva! Zappa (Omnibus Press, 1985), text quoted by Dominique Chevalier.
35. ibid.
CHAPTER 11 OVERNITE SENSATION
1. NME, September 1, 1973, "Penguins in bondage and other perversions", interview by Charles Shaar Murray.
2. NME, April 17, 1976, "At last the truth can be told: FRANK ZAPPA has no underwear", interview by 'Cherry Ripe'.
3. Washington Star News, November 11, 1972, "Zappa Genius on Horn", concert review by Richard Harrington.
4. Keyboard, April 1994, "The Zappa Legacy", interview by Robert L. Doerschuk.
5. Rotting Stone, July 4, 1974, "Zappa: Continuity Is The Mothers' Modier", interview by Barry Hansen.
6. NME, August 25, 1973, "Godmother", interview by Charles Shaar Murray.
7. BBC-TV interview by Nigel Leigh.
8. See Note 2.
9. Rolling Stone, December 20, 1973, record review by Arthur Schmidt.
10. NME, September 1, 1973, record review by Charles Shaar Murray.
11. The Lives & Times Of Zappa & The Mothers (Babylon Books), "Dirty Frank", reviewed by 'CR'.
12. Crawdaddy, December 1973, record review by Noe Goldwasser.
13. Zappa! (Miller Freeman, 1992), "The Mother Of All Interviews".
14. Musician, February 1994, "Frank Zappa 1940-1993".
15. ibid.
16. NME, August 25, 1973, "Godmother", and NME, September 1, 1973, "Penguins in bondage and other perversions", interview by Charles Shaar Murray.
17. NME, September 22, 1973, concert review by Charles Shaar Murray.
18. The Sun, August 20, 1973, "Zapped!"
19. NME, January 26, 1974, "Kicks in the ear", interview by Jim Smith.
20. See Note 13.
21. Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, December 11, 1973, "Zappa's rock for 'True Freaks'", concert review by Robert A. Kemnitz.
22. Variety, December 11,1973.
23. Guitar Player, January 1977, "One Size Fits AU", interview by Steve Rosen.
24. Rolling Stone, June 6,1974, record review by Gordon Fletcher.
25. Rolling Stone, August 1,1974, Random Note.
26. Goldmine, January 27, 1989, "Moving On To Phase Three", interview by William Ruhlmann.
27. NME, April 6, 1974, "The unsightly debris of Francis Vincent Zappa", record review by Ian McDonald.
28. NME, May 25, 1974, "Mothers' Day memories", interview by Barbara Charone.
29. Rack Wives (Beech Tree Books, 1986), by Victoria Balfour.
30. See Note 5.
31. ibid.
32. ibid.
33. NME, September 14,1974, "The Great Brassiere Conspiracy".
34. ibid.
35. Evening News, October 2,1974, "Zappa is it goodbye for ever?", Pop column by John Blake.
36. NME, October 5, 1974, "Relax, Frank. We ain't no liggers. A few of us j
ust came to join in . . . And to help you finish up any leftover wine an' stuff", article by Charles Shaar Murray.
37. Melody Maker, October 5,1974, "Monsieur Zappa's rock circus", article by Allan Jones.
38. See Note 4.
39. See Note 26.
CHAPTER 12 ONE SIZE FITS ALL
1. NME, November 30, 1974, "How to complete the subbing and layout of a very long Frank Zappa Lookin' Back", by Charles Shaar Murray.
2. Melody Maker, November 9,1974, "Caught in me Act".
3. Society Pages, 7, "He's A Human Being. He Has Emotions, Just Like Us", Pt. 2, interview by Den Simms and Rob Samler.
4. NME, April 26, 1975, " 'What is a groupie?' asked his Lordship", report by Mick Farren.
5. Guitar Player, January 1977. "One Size Fits AU", interview by Steve Rosen.
6. Keyboard, April 1994, "The Zappa Legacy", by Robert L. Doerschuk.
7. Musician, February 1994, "Frank Zappa 1940-1993", interviews conducted by Scott Isler, Jim Macnie, Kristine McKenna, Mark Rowland, Roy Trakin and Josef Woodward.
8. ibid.
9. T'Mershi Duween, 28, "One More Time For The World", interview by Andy Greenaway.
10. BBC-TV interview by Nigel Leigh.
11. See Note 4.
12. Rolling Stone, July 3,1975, "Zappa and me Captain Cook".
13. ibid.
14. See Note 4.
15. ibid.
16. Evening Standard, April 16,1975, "Rock star Zappa defends his lyrics".
17. Evening New, April 16, 1975, " 'I won't hear Zappa record,' says Judge".
18. Let It Rock, June 1975, "The Truth The Whole Truth And Nothing But The Cheeseburger", court report by Michael Gray.
19. Evening Standard, April 17, 1975, "Zappa case: 'Pop is 80% sex'", by Gordon Corner.
20. Daily Mirror, April 19,1975, "Pop, Sex ... And That Man Zappa".
21. Daily Mirror, April 22, 1975, "The Zany World of Zappa".
22. The Guardian, April 30, 1975.
23. The Times, June 11,1975, "No damages for pop star over cancelled show".
24. Daily Mirror, June 11, 1975, ",£20,000 shocker for a rocker".
25. Rolling Stone, July 3, 1975, "Zappa and the Captain Cook", by Steve Weitzman.
26. ibid.
27. BBC-TV interview by Nigel Leigh.
28. ibid.
29. See Note 3.
30. Melody Maker, July 12,1975, "One Size fits some".
31. NME, July 19, 1975, ".. . but Frank you made the pants too long".
32. Guitar Player, February 1983, "Not Exactly Duane Altaian", interview by Tom Mulhern.
33. The Wire, 34/5, "The All American Composer", interview by Steve Lyons and Batya Friedman.
34. NME, November 22,1975, "Frank & The Captain: The Legal Pitfalls Of Having Fun", by Miles.
35. T'Mershi Duween, 28, "One More Time For The World", interview by Andy Greenaway.
36. ibid.
37. See Note 3.
38. BBC-TV interview by Nigel Leigh.
39. ibid.
40. T'Mershi Duween, 43, "Zapparap Number 29 The Songs 3", compiled by Andy Greenaway.
41. NME, April 17, 1976, "At Last The Truth Can Be Told: FRANK ZAPPA Has No Underwear", by Cherry Ripe. Congratulations, honey.
42. ibid.
43. NME, April 26, 1975, " 'What is a groupie?' asked his Lordship", report by Mick Farren.
44. See Note 42.
CHAPTER 13 ZOOT ALLURES
1. Guitar Player, January 1977, "One Size Fits All".
2. ibid.
3. Downbeat, May 18, 1978, "Garni Dujour, Lizard King Poetry And Slime," interview by Tim (call me cravat) Schneckloth.
4. Daily Mirror, February 14, 1977, "Sheer Torture but Zappa has it all taped".
5. NME, March 5,1977, "OK Frank Let It Roll. .. The Frank Zzzzzzzappa Snore-In", interview (of sorts) by Chris Salewicz.
6. ibid.
7. Guitar Player, January 1977, "One Size Fits All", interview by Steve Rosen.
8. ibid.
9. BBC-TV interview by Nigel Leigh.
10. NME, December 4, 1976, "Any Resemblance Is Purely Conceptual", interview by Miles.
11. NME, November 20, 1976, "Beefheart Discovers 'World's Greatest Band' Sensation", interview by Miles.
12. See Note 10.
13. Keyboard, April 1994, "The Zappa Legacy", interview by Robert L. Doerschuk.
14. ibid.
15. NME, August 21,1976, "The Boy With The Lobotomy", interview by Chris Salewicz.
16. T'Mershi Duween, 28, "One More Time For The World", interview by Andy Greenaway.
17. See Note 10.
18. ibid.
19. Sounds, September 9, 1978, "I hate playing in England", interview by Hugh Fielder.
20. ibid.
21. Downbeat, May 18,1978, "Garni Dujour, Lizard King Poetry And Slime", interview by Tim Schneckloth.
22. See Note 13.
23. BBC-TV interview by Nigel Leigh.
24. NME, December 4, 1976, "Any Resemblance Is Purely Conceptual", interview by Miles.
25. See Note 24.
26. The Times, February 11, 1977, concert review by Clive Bennett.
27. NME, February 19, 1977, "Torture Mama & The Open Brain", concert review by Miles.
28. ibid.
29. See Note 25.
30. NME, May 7,1977, "Zappa sues previous licensees of Rainbow".
31. Guitar, February 1994, "Frank's Garage, Close encounters with five guitarists of the Zappa kind", interview by H.P. Newquist.
32. Keyboard, June 1980, "Little Band We Used To Play In", interview by Michael Davis.
33. ibid.
34. ibid.
35. See Note 13.
36. See Note 21.
CHAPTER 14 LATHER
1. Society Pages, 2, "They're Doing The Interview Of The Century", by Eric Buxton, Rob Samler and Den Simms.
2. NME, January 28, 1978, "Stern Words In Knightsbridge", interview by Paul Rarnbah.
3. ibid.
4. Nuggets, April/May 1977, "Zappa On Air", interview by Jim Ladd.
5. See Note 2.
6. Sunday Express, January 29, 1978, "Zappa Group In Hotel Uproar".
7. NME, September 23,1978, "Stones' Harpist Located Down Paris Subway", interview by Phillipe Manoeuvre.
8. Sounds, September 9,1978, "I hate playing in England", interview by Hugh Fielder.
9. NME, April 22, 1978, advert for Zappa In New York.
10. Keyboard, June 1980, "Little Band We Used To Play In", interview by Michael Davis.
11. ibid.
12. Guitar, January 1994, "Brothers Of Invention", Steve Vai as interviewed by Adrian Belew.
13. T'Mershi Duween, 28, "One More Time For The World", interview by Andy Greenaway.
14. See Note 10.
15. Frank Zappa interview by Christopher Cathman.
16. NME, July 22,1978, "The Monk On Zappa's Back", interview by Wayne Manor.
17. See Note 8.
18. ibid.
19. Downbeat, Mzy 18, 1978, "Garni Du Jour, Lizard King Poetry And Slime", interview by Tim Schneckloth.
20. See Note 8.
21. NME, September 30,1978, "Aunt Meat?", record review by Ian Penman.
22. Guitar, February 1994, "Frank's Garage, Close encounters with five guitarists of the Zappa kind", interview by H.P. Newquist.
23. ibid.
24. See Note 19.
25. T'Mershi Duween, 28, "One More Time For The World", interview by Andy Greenaway.
26. A Definitive Tribute To Frank Zappa (Miller Freeman, Inc., 1994), "The Clonemeister Speaks", interview by Ernie Rideout.
27. Keyboard, April 1994, "The Zappa Legacy", interview by Robert L. Doerschuk.
28. ibid.
29. BBC-TV interview by Nigel Leigh.
30. Evening Standard, January 24, 1978, "Zap, zap, Zappa is back in town!", interview by James Johnson.
CHAPTER 15 SHEIK YERBOUTI
1. NME, February 1979, "Overly sub-stan
dard", record review by Nick Kent.
2. 77k Wire, 34/5, "The All American Composer", interview by Steve Lyons and Batya Friedman.
3. Playboy, April 1993, "The Playboy Interview", by David Sheff.
4. The Observer, September 3,1979, "Frankly a freak", interview by Charles Shaar Murray.
5. See Note 3.
6. BBC-TV interview by Nigel Leigh.
7. ibid.
8. Keyboard, April 1994, "The Zappa Legacy", interview by Robert L. Doerschuk.
9. See Note 3.
10. NME, February 24, 1979, "A tasty change from so-so soup", concert review by Mark Ellen.
11. BBC-TV interview by Nigel Leigh.
12. ibid.
13. Bam, October 5, 1979, "Frank Zappa Vs. The World!", interview by Michael Branton.
14. BBC-TV interview by Nigel Leigh.
15. Guitarist, June 1993, "Unholy Mother", interview by David Mead.
16. Keyboard, June 1980, "Little Band We Used To Play In", interview by Michael Davis.
17. Rock Wives (Beech Tree Books, 1986) by Victoria Balfour.
18. Village Voice, January 7,1980, "Zapped Again", film review by Tom Carson. Reprinted in Society Pages, 4.
19. Society Pages, 4, "A walk down memory lane with Dick Barber", interview by Bruce Burnett.
20. See Note 16.
21. ibid.
CHAPTER 16 UTILITY MUFFIN RESEARCH KITCHEN
1. BBC-TV interview by Nigel Leigh.
2. Guitar Player, January 1977, "One Sue Fits All", interview by Steve Rosen.
3. ibid.
4. Keyboard, June 1980, "Little Band We Used To Play In", interview by Michael Davis.
5. Keyboard, February 1987, "Sample This!" by Jim Aikin & Bob Doerschuk.
6. Downbeat, January 13,1977, "Electronic Projections", compiled by Arnold Jay Smith/ Bob Henschen.
7. Downbeat, May 18,1978, "Garni Du Jour, Lizard King Poetry And Slime", interview by Tim Schneckloth.
8. ibid.
9. T'Mershi Duween, 20, "A Mars A Day . . .", interview by Axel Wunsch and Aad Hoogesteger.
10. T'Mershi Duween, 28, "Tink Walks Amok: The Arthur Barrow Interview", by Slev Uunofski, Tom Brown and Tom Troccoli.
11. Puke! August 1993, "A Rare Interview With Pop's Philosopher-King", by Dan Ouellette.
12. 77k Guardian Weekend, May 15, 1993, "FRANK, Fearless and still fighting", interview by Alex Kershaw.