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

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.

Answers given with authority negate the search for truth.

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

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

One of life’s mysteries is why two children growing up in the same home sometimes take radically different paths—one following Christ, the other rebellious and scornful. Yet it happens.

Better to die once and for all, than live in continual terror.

I felt like 'Life' was a great show. It was really well-written.

If countries were named after the words you first hear when you go there, England would have to be called Damn It.

The way that words fit together is always interesting to me. I love words.

What's that plate that's above a saucer but below a plate?

Don't ever use duct tape on your privates. That's what I always tell people.

Everything in moderation. And that includes a couple of beers a day.

I don't really know where the songs are coming from often. Many of the best things I made up were just off the top of my head.