I mean, no offense, but I don't really see why, like guitar players from Creed, or something like that, are on the cover of guitar magazines. Almost anybody can sit down and learn to play those songs.


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FRANCIS VINCENT “FRANK” ZAPPA, JR.
Art is making something out of nothing and selling it.
FRANCIS VINCENT “FRANK” ZAPPA, JR.