Dweezil Zappa
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Dweezil Zappa – Stayin' Alive (Bee Gees)
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Dweezil’s registered birth name was Ian Donald Calvin Euclid Zappa, although this occurred only because the hospital at which he was born refused to register him under the name Dweezil. The name was a nickname coined by Frank for an oddly-curled pinky-toe of Gail’s. His father instead used the first names of his bandmates to form a name. He was always called “Dweezil” by his family and was unaware that this was not the name on his birth certificate. Upon this discovery at the age of five, he insisted on having his nickname become his legal name. Gail and Frank hired an attorney and soon the name Dweezil was official.
In the 1980s, Dweezil worked as a MTV VJ. He also recorded some solo rock albums, as well as playing guitar for other artists. Dweezil can be seen in the music video for Don Johnson’s top 40 song, “Heartbeat.” Dweezil has said that Eddie Van Halen was his favorite guitar player, and he began copying Van Halen’s distinctive guitar style. He also had a part in the futuristic Arnold Schwarzenegger movie The Running Man as Stevie (“Don’t touch that dial!”), and gave his most famous cameo role in Molly Ringwald’s brat-pack movie Pretty in Pink as Andi’s friend, Simon.
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chadderack
Saw this dude last night. Epic show!
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petross85
Seeing Dweezil tonight :)
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antFz
DNA rules!!!
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Smooooooth
Obviously Influenced by the Devil \m/(o.º)\m/
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cdax2307
alright wtf is a dweezil anyway
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blackfloyd23
I have a feeling that Dweezil is doing Zappa Plays Zappa, because he would like to further his father's vision beyond just what exists in the vault. He's immersing himself in it, not just to bring the best music ever made to a younger audience, he is also absorbing and reconstructing what he can of the progression of his father's music, and ideally, one day, he may feel ready to release new music, that is of the same rigor, complexity, intellect, and beauty as his father's. Shit, that's what I'd do if I were in his shoes at least.
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restinagony
Well to be honest I live in his dad's shadow too...
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nicklovecactus
he has the greatest sideburns i have ever seen
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KingsAndQueen
Of course he is.
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RRugox
Is He really a Zappa??
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RafaelGirotti
He's a naughty eskimo
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samlaurey
Wow I got to see some of this summer tour (2011). Sounds like it will be really great!
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niQboy
@solar_bridge: What are you talking about? He's doing a great thing by introducing his father's music to a whole new generation. I was first introduced to Frank's music by Dweezil and ever since then I've been a fan.
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solar_bridge
It's kinda sad and pathetic how obsessed with his dad this guy is.
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Florilein
@Mattp772: Say if a conductor would make exclusively and passionately beethovens music for a few years. is that soulless? Dweezil wants more people to know what great music his father made and i for one think he's doing a really good job :) love the zappa plays zappa stuff.
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samlaurey
I always really enjoy seeing him do Zappa Plays Zappa.
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Mattp772
is it me or is Zappa Plays Zappa a really weird thing? kid totally sold himself to his dad's work. kinda soulless if you ask me.
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ManiacForces
at "Return Of The".. King Kong towards the end there is a passage from Fifty-Fifty. Highly corrupted but still amazing passage.
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exprof
All 71 shouts
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