Darn. I wanted Frank on my team.
Here is his Hall of Fame Induction (Lou Reed is the presenter - Neil Young leads the standing ovation):
The funniest book I ever read was
The Real Frank Zappa Book. I loved his battles with the PMRC.
http://www.amazon.ca/Real-Frank-Zapp...3133569&sr=8-2
http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg...bfoxqe5ldde~T1
Frank Zappa was one of the most accomplished composers of the rock era; his music combines an understanding of and appreciation for such contemporary classical figures as Stravinsky, Stockhausen, and Varèse with an affection for late-'50s doo wop rock & roll and a facility for the guitar-heavy rock that dominated pop in the '70s. But Zappa was also a satirist whose reserves of scorn seemed bottomless and whose wicked sense of humor and absurdity have delighted his numerous fans, even when his lyrics crossed over the broadest bounds of taste. Finally, Zappa was perhaps the most prolific record-maker of his time, turning out massive amounts of music on his own Barking Pumpkin label and through distribution deals with Rykodisc and Rhino after long, unhappy associations with industry giants like Warner Brothers and the now-defunct MGM.