“ One becomes a critic when one cannot be an artist, just as a man becomes a stool pigeon when he cannot be a soldier. ”
Frank Zappa, The Real Frank Zappa Book (1989). copy citation
| Author | Frank Zappa |
|---|---|
| Source | The Real Frank Zappa Book |
| Topic | critics soldier |
| Date | 1989 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://pierroule.com/ZappaRealBook/TheRFZBook.htm |
Context
“, he opted for the 'low road.' "Forget the champagne!" he said, taking a couple of Alka-Seltzer tablets out of his shaving kit, stuffing them up the girl, and pouring water in. The results were not the same.
CHAPTER 11
Sticks & Stones
"One becomes a critic when one cannot be an artist, just as a man becomes a stool pigeon when he cannot be a soldier."
Gustave Flaubert (letter to Madame Louise Colet, August 12, 1846)
"Definition of rock journalism: People who can't write, doing interviews with people who can't think, in order to prepare articles for people who can't read."”
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