“ No musical innovation will ever succeed on a large commercial scale without the full involvement of the industries which profit tangentially from it ”
Frank Zappa, The Real Frank Zappa Book (1989). copy citation
| Author | Frank Zappa |
|---|---|
| Source | The Real Frank Zappa Book |
| Topic | innovation involvement |
| Date | 1989 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://pierroule.com/ZappaRealBook/TheRFZBook.htm |
Context
“(it's crusty nozzle emerging from a 'space-cloth' nursing bra this time) .
Listen to These Clothes
No change in musical style will survive unless it is accompanied by a change in clothing style. Rock is to dress up to. No musical innovation will ever succeed on a large commercial scale without the full involvement of the industries which profit tangentially from it: clothing and 'merchandise.'
Death by Nostalgia
The really big news of the eighties is the stampede to regurgitate mildly camouflaged musical styles of previous decades, in ever-shrinking cycles of'nostalgia.'”
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