Hip Glossary – Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa: Famous musician from the 60’s and 70’s. His group The Mother’s of Invention’s first album, entitled “Freak Out” was very popular and way out, even for it’s time. Zappa’s music was very wild, creative, but dissonant satire on society. Zappa coined many expressions and became a icon of the lack of respect for the establishment. A popular college poster from the 60’s showed Zappa with his long, wild and stringy hair sitting naked on a toilet. The title was Frank Zappa Crappa. Frank’s children Dweezil (son) and Moon Unit (daughter) have dabbled with music too. Despite Zappa’s outward persona, his real personality was far different and at one point he became a vocal opponent against drugs, and he liked to make fun of hippies.