Real Frank Zappa Book [B0147]

1989 PB. The brash and outrageously funny autobiography of music legend Frank Zappa - the real story of how he became the state of the art in weirdness, as only he, himself can tell. Wild rock 'n' roll road stories, confrontations with bureaucratic idiocy, and more. Per Wikipedia "Frank Vincent Zappa (1940–1993) was an American musician, composer, and bandleader. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa composed rock, pop, jazz, jazz fusion, orchestral and musique concrète works; he also produced almost all of the 60-plus albums that he released with his band the Mothers of Invention and as a solo artist. His work is characterized by nonconformity, improvisation, sound experimentation, musical virtuosity, and satire of American culture. Zappa also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed album covers. He is considered one of the most innovative and stylistically diverse musicians of his generation."

From recent-ish Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "The Real Frank Zappa Book is a collection of the weird stories and fierce battles that make up the twisting tale of an assuredly odd fellow. Irreverent, entertaining, and in your face, Zappa's memoir stands among the most entertaining autobiographies."; "Frank Zappa is my favorite artist of all time. Period. I got through 80% of the book in 2 or 3 days and I absolutely loved it, lots of laughs. However, I started to slow to a crawl and eventually put the book down for a bit once I got to the section of the book where he delves into his politics and the like in the 80s. Not that I found it boring, but it was definitely jarring going from autobiographical anecdotes of the band on the road and other info to 'everything else'."