Frank Zappa died over twenty years ago; he has no obit thread,
because, I suppose, his death predates the Mudcat.
He does, however, have a birthday thread.

Metastasized prostate cancer took down Frank Zappa;
lung cancer defeated his widow, Gail, years later.

Their four children are still living, and still active in their individual ways.

Mudcat members who know and admire Zappa's music,
would you care to contribute to this thread?
My own ignorance about Frank Zappa is nothing to be proud of,
however I can't deny how little I know of his music.
Certainly I am aware that fellow musicians hold him and his work
in high regard,
and his music continues to be performed and recorded.

Frank Zappa's cynical attitude and satirical bent
earned him considerable notoriety, and I personally
know him better for the ways he rebelled against big business,
especially music-big-business,
than for his creative output --
maybe I'm just too lazy a musical amateur
for Frank Zappa's exacting musical demands
and his undeniable work ethic.

So, a complicated individual, and one who is not forgotten.
Anyone, please, pro or con?