Frank Zappa on Censorship

Old clip from CNN in the 80's. He's discussing the censorship of music with some right wing helen lovejoy style character, who I think is wearing a rug.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4039343340998884912&q=zappa+crossfire

What Mr. Zappa says is as relevant as ever.


Lovejoy: How much money have you made peddling this stuff Mr. Zappa?

Frank: Millions of dollars

MrJoeSoap

illegalheadbutt wrote:

Lovejoy: How much money have you made peddling this stuff Mr. Zappa?

Frank: Millions of dollars

Just got to that part and I have to say that is one of the coolest things I've ever seen. It's like some dialogue Tarantino would write.

brianthebard

I heart Frank Zappa. But I want to kill the guy with the glasses.

MrJoeSoap

brianthebard wrote:

the guy with the glasses.

http://www.theamericanview.com/index.php?id=39

kinaldo

I've been waiting to see this for years. Zappa defending Prince's right to sing about incest, it's too funny! Genius surrounded by absolute morons.

Nevyn

He is right you have to get young people to vote to make a change.

Attractive Nun

Zappa is entirely in the right, of course, but I sometimes wish he'd try to be a bit more reasonable. There is absolutely no logic behind that other lad's position, it's annoying.

Nevyn

Well considering he is dead I doubt there is much more hope of him becoming more reasonible.

brianthebard

Attractive Nun wrote:

Zappa is entirely in the right, of course, but I sometimes wish he'd try to be a bit more reasonable. There is absolutely no logic behind that other lad's position, it's annoying.

I think when faced with the argument of an extremist/ultra-conservative/whatever you want to call that guy, then the only way to argue effectively against them is to blatantly make a point and stick to it no matter what. I mean there were points where Zappa seemed to want to say that porn on tv shouldn't be allowed, or that the watershed is there for that reason, but it would have really weakened his argument and there's no way the other guy wouldn't have gone all out to capitalise on it.

Sponge Bob

gr8 guitar player Frank

flogen

John Lofton is your typical idiot debater that has most recently been gainfully employed in Fox News (that is the debater that points a half-arsed, reactionist point across and then shouts at and insults his/her opponent so they cannot respond).

Zappa was generally bang on the money and was able to put his point across well (when allowed). He also seemed to have been superbly researched too.
We're still having the same debate now (sometimes on other issues), and people are still closing their ears to the realities of personal responsibility (and the realities of what does and doesn't damage society).
This should probably be broadcast internationally to show that 20 years after this little moral explosion the world hasn't imploded (and that the ones in the world pushing us to the brink, if there is such a thing, certainly aren't the ones that sat on Zappa's side during this debate)

sovtek

RIP Frank...the world still misses ya

Gordon

Joes Garage is an album about that topic. I can't see the video now, so I don't know if he mentions the album. Great album though - especially the pastiche on L. Ron Hubbard (L. Ron Hoover).

Thomas_S_Hunterson

flogen wrote:

Zappa was generally bang on the money and was able to put his point across well (when allowed). He also seemed to have been superbly researched too.
We're still having the same debate now (sometimes on other issues), and people are still closing their ears to the realities of personal responsibility (and the realities of what does and doesn't damage society).
This should probably be broadcast internationally to show that 20 years after this little moral explosion the world hasn't imploded (and that the ones in the world pushing us to the brink, if there is such a thing, certainly aren't the ones that sat on Zappa's side during this debate)

Aye, he's definitely one of the geniuses of the 20th century. His autobiography is quite a read and covers a refreshingly diverserange of topics.

the1andonly1

He appeared the following year aswell,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDDIiIOFE_Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H28SNdvBstA

Thomas_S_Hunterson

I hadn't seen that before...What an absolute legend