I was able to catch Dweezil Zappa on Skype in between tours with the Zappa Plays Zappa project and the recording of the first solo album in 10 years.
Subjects discussed in the interview
His first guitar
The main turning points in his career
How to go from the Zappa Plays Zappa project to recording again his own music
The difficulties to recreate his dad's original sounds
The next projects
Word of wisdom
Enjoy,
Pierre.
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