And, you know, my dad would show me some things sometimes, but the best things that I got to do were to actually see really good players play up close. That gives you an idea of fingering and technique and what not. Dweezil Zappa closedadfinger share on social
If there's some work to be done that seems like it will be fun, I'll do it. I don't take anything seriously at all. Dweezil Zappa funwillwork Change image and share on social
Well, Steve Vai joined my dad's band right around the time when I actually started playing guitar. So he gave me a couple of lessons on fundamentals, and gave me some scales and practice things to work on. But I pretty much learned everything by ear. Dweezil Zappa bandcoupledad share on social
I liked a lot of the things other people liked - Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, Van Halen, AC/DC - but if I compared it to my dad's music, there just seemed to be elements missing. Dweezil Zappa beatlescomparedad Change image and share on social
About the only thing that I'll probably end up doing is I made this amplifier with Peavey. It's in the manufacturing stages right now, and there are a lot of orders that we just got for it. Dweezil Zappa amplifierendlot Change image and share on social
We will have close to 3 months of rehearsals to learn about 30 songs. Frank usually rehearsed a band for at least 3 months. If it took him that long to be comfortable we probably would need double the amount, but It's just not financially possible to do so. Dweezil Zappa amountbandclose share on social
There's no difference in a lot of people's minds between good musicians and popular musicians. Dweezil Zappa differencegoodlot Change image and share on social
I didn't really hear any other music other than what my dad was working on until I was 12. My recollection of hearing other music was that I liked some things that I heard but I always thought, 'Where's the rest of it?' It didn't have the same amount of detail or instrumentation or imagination in the arrangements. Dweezil Zappa amountarrangementdad share on social
The music that is played on the radio all the time or written about in magazines has nothing to do with musicianship. Dweezil Zappa magazinemusicmusicianship Change image and share on social