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'''Frank Zappa''' (1940-1993) was an [[avant-garde]] [[rock]] musician, [[guitar]] player, and [[composer]]. His music spanned a wide range of genres, though he is perhaps best known for his distinctive guitar-driven jams and for his band ''the Mothers of Invention''.[http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19802/m1/]  Social satire also played a central role in nearly all of his music. His song lyrics were often obscene, even by today's standards.

'''Frank Zappa''' (1940–1993) was an [[avant-garde]] [[rock]] musician, [[guitar]] player, and [[composer]]. His music spanned a wide range of genres, though he is perhaps best known for his distinctive guitar-driven jams and for his band ''the Mothers of Invention''.<ref>http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19802/m1/</ref> Social satire also played a central role in nearly all of his music. His song lyrics were often obscene, even by today's standards.

 

A self-described "practical conservative," Zappa was a [[libertarian]] politically and considered running on the [[Libertarian Party]] ticket in the [[1988 Presidential Election]].<ref>http://www.afka.net/articles/1988-02_Buzz.htm</ref> He was critical of anything he considered conformist, from [[organized religion]] to the [[hippie]] culture that was ascendant around the same time his music began to be. He is also notable for his staunch opposition to [[illegal drugs]], which he maintained throughout his life (though, being a libertarian, he still considered [[drug legalization]] a necessary policy).

== See also ==

== See also ==

* [[PMRC]]

* [[PMRC]]

== Links ==

==References==

* [http://www.zappa.com/ Official site]

* [http://www.zappa.com/ Official site]