"Frank & Co: Conversations with Frank Zappa 1977–1993"/Co de Kloet [Episode 50]

Co de Kloet and Frank Zappa were friends for many years, and during that time Co recorded nearly every conversation the two men had. They also corresponded frequently—about life, music, politics, and much more besides—and this book offers a unique chronicle of their friendship, from their first meeting in 1977 to Zappa’s death in 1993.<br /><br />Co is renowned as an expert on Zappa’s music, but this book is about far more than that, and is unlike any other collection of interviews. As his son Dweezil writes in his foreword, Frank was a reluctant and sometimes combative interviewee, yet his conversations with Co were open and wide-ranging.<br /><br />Through more than two decades of these discussions, Frank & Co reveals a thoughtful, sensitive, and expansive Zappa, offering readers new insights into the life and career of one of the great masters of twentieth-century American music. It also includes Co’s favorite memories of Frank, as well as interviews with Zappa alumni Flo & Eddie, Jimmy Carl Black, Pamela Zarubica, and Don van Vliet, aka Captain Beefheart.<br /><br />Purchase a copy of “Frank & Co: Conversations with Frank Zappa 1977–1993” through Amazon: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Frank-Co-Conversations-Zappa-1977-1993/dp/1911036815/ref" rel="noopener">www.amazon.com/Frank-Co-Conversations-Zappa-1977-1993/dp/1911036815/ref</a><br /><br /><br />Visit Jawbone Press’s website: <a href="http://jawbonepress.com" rel="noopener">http://jawbonepress.com</a><br /><br />Follow Co De Kloet on Instagram: <a href="http://www.instagram.com/co_de_kloet_creative_catalyst/?hl=en" rel="noopener">www.instagram.com/co_de_kloet_creative_catalyst/?hl=en</a><br /><br />Listen to a playlist of the music discussed in this episode: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2K73fDVY9Zt1f44bOQrHoL?si=e1620e8ae5924c16" rel="noopener">https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2K73fDVY9Zt1f44bOQrHoL?si=e1620e8ae5924c16</a><br /><br /><br /><br />The Booked On Rock Website: <a href="https://www.bookedonrock.com" rel="noopener">https://www.book