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Being Frank : my time with Frank Zappa by Lennon, Nigey is a music available to read on EtoBox.

What is Being Frank : my time with Frank Zappa about?

Since his untimely death from prostate cancer in 1993, the legend of iconoclastic musician Frank Zappa has continued to grow. The years following his passing have seen the publication of numerous books, both sacred and profane, which examine his life and work, but the best, and only, up-close-and-personal account of the man and his music remains the original: Nigey Lennon's Being Frank: My Time with Frank Zappa. Musician/author Lennon maintained a personal and professional relationship with Zappa during the period which is generally agreed to have been the composer's most creative, and she invests her recollections with considerable musical and emotional insight. The fact that Lennon is an accomplished musician and composer in her own right enables her to perceptively analyze Zappa's complex music, and her previous experience as a biographer of Mark Twain and Alfred Jarry is evident as she examines the complex conditions of Zappa's turbulent life. But above all, Being Frank is simply a great read: filled with wry humor, poignancy, and, of course, a plethora of the juicy road stories that Zappa himself didn't dare to include in his own autobiography. The e-book edition of Being Fran

Who reads Being Frank : my time with Frank Zappa?

It is typically read by artists, cooks, musicians and hobbyists working from how-to references.

Common subject areas: arts, cooking, music, crafts.

Author
Lennon, Nigey
Publisher
SCB Distributors
Published
2003
Language
EN
ISBN
9780983488408
Category
music
Subjects
Music, Arts
Rating
3.5 / 5 (27 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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