Having both parties on stage seems like an interesting thought, being dead set on making their own ideas come true whatever anyone else thinks... Well, the possibility´s gone anyway. But you may be right - i read somewhere that Tom Waits (yes, another great mind of his own) once met Frank Zappa when they were booked at the same venue but doing their own acts. Waits thought Zappa came across as kinda passive- aggressive backstage and admitted that he was intimidated by him, which he said (as i recall) hardly ever if at all happened otherwise when meeting people (seems very believable with Waits´ colorful recollections of those wild days in the seventies based in NY´s Chelsea Hotel, even if he´s been known to twist his stories for extra impact).
Interesting. At one Zappa show in 1984 I was quite near the front and had a moment where I was in a staring contest with Frank. I lost. Think he did that a lot to people.
Hi Titus, I believe they did meet, and 13 minutes of live film is accessible on the link below. https://happymag.tv/watch-rare-footage-of-frank-zappa-with-pink-floyd/
Having both parties on stage seems like an interesting thought, being dead set on making their own ideas come true whatever anyone else thinks... Well, the possibility´s gone anyway. But you may be right - i read somewhere that Tom Waits (yes, another great mind of his own) once met Frank Zappa when they were booked at the same venue but doing their own acts. Waits thought Zappa came across as kinda passive- aggressive backstage and admitted that he was intimidated by him, which he said (as i recall) hardly ever if at all happened otherwise when meeting people (seems very believable with Waits´ colorful recollections of those wild days in the seventies based in NY´s Chelsea Hotel, even if he´s been known to twist his stories for extra impact).
ReplyDeleteInteresting. At one Zappa show in 1984 I was quite near the front and had a moment where I was in a staring contest with Frank. I lost. Think he did that a lot to people.
DeleteHi Titus, I believe they did meet, and 13 minutes of live film is accessible on the link below.
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