Answers given with authority negate the search for truth.

As I said, when we needed to move over to rock'n'roll, Sam and Vernon couldn't quite make the shift. So that's when Larry took over on drums, and we needed a bass player.

No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!

I think most musicians do like to have a laugh.

Eric Clapton always wanted to come out onstage with a stuffed parrot on his shoulder.

But we used to go to flea markets and things, and look for old 78 records that had silly song titles.

When we did Top of the Pops for the third time, we decided to do it as a television program here called Come Dancing, which is not as rude as it sounds.

Ladies and gentlemen, Ive suffered for my music ... now its your turn.

I see my role in the Bonzos as being the straight man, in many ways.

But I mean, again, Zappa's far more musical than the Bonzos ever were.

I mean in recent years, I think you've only got to sell thirty or forty thousand to get a #1.

Claws grabbed his head from behind, curving round his face, serrated talons gouging into his eyes

Jesus was crucified for doing nothingAnd God is worshiped for even less.

This is the truth about mainstream media and advertising: People wouldn't have to pay to show you such messages if they were right.

I don't think my kids have to worry too much about me embarrassing them because that's not how I would want to grow up, with wacky dad showing up at school and performing for everyone.

Just those three words, said and meant. I love you. They were quite hopeless. He said it as he might have said, I have cancer. His fairy story.

If you are used to going five innings and then go six or seven, you won't have your good stuff. They need to start that from the minor leagues and give pitchers strong arms.

[Calvin Trilllin] is not writing about things that I can criticize. I can call these other people out for what I think they are not doing. There's a big difference.

Even if someone is overcome with rage, it takes amazing arrogance to kill.

While on that old grey stone I sat Under the old wind-broken tree, I knew that One is animate, Mankind inanimate phantasy.

Dissonance / (if you are interested) / leads to discovery.