No Commercial Potential The Saga Of Frank Zappa [Paperback]

For nearly thirty years Frank Zappa (1940–1993) pursued an idiosyncratic but influential course in music—rock, jazz, and classical composer (releasing over fifty albums); founder of the Mothers of Invention; guitarist, conductor, and producer; as well as social satirist, sonic scientist, First Amendment champion, and all-around iconoclast. This updated edition of David Walley's cutting-edge classic includes a new foreword, a substantial chapter carrying the Zappa saga through his death from cancer, an afterword, bibliography, discography, videography, and guide to Zappa on the Internet. From 1960'sFreak Out!to the posthumousCivilization Phaze III, No Commercial Potentialoffers converts and connoisseurs the most practical and penetrating book ever written on the musical phenomenon known as Frank Zappa.

David Walleyis a freelance writer, editor, and cultural historian who lives with his wife Geli, four children, and numerous animals in Williamstown, Massachusetts.