Quotes by

Dweezil Zappa

The thing with food is that you can give 20 people the same recipe and the same ingredients, and somebodys going to make it better than somebody else, and thats the creativity of it. Its like music. You could have a bunch of people playing the same piece, and somebodys gonna play it better. – Dweezil Zappa

Well, Steve Vai joined my dads 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

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 dads music, there just seemed to be elements missing. – Dweezil Zappa

On the average, I dont spend more than 15 minutes in the car – to go to the golf course or the gym. And thats the only time I listen to the radio. – Dweezil Zappa

For me, the most difficult thing is that I am learning melodies on guitar from some songs whose melodies were not meant to be played on guitar. Ever. They were intended mostly for keyboards or melodic percussion. – Dweezil Zappa

While it is true that Frank had a great sense of humor, he was also very serious about composing music. In reality there are only a handful of skilled players who can play his most complex pieces. It takes a lot of patience to learn and requires a fantastic memory. – Dweezil Zappa

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