tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4153124874599989070.post4124389341103574873..comments2024-03-25T00:19:05.817-07:00Comments on Frank ZaPpa neWspaPer: Frank Zappa's IQ ScoreUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4153124874599989070.post-31589495622708029542024-03-17T22:09:28.483-07:002024-03-17T22:09:28.483-07:00Bless him where ever he isBless him where ever he isAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4153124874599989070.post-6666594626093816552024-03-01T12:39:51.381-08:002024-03-01T12:39:51.381-08:00Probably never took an iq test. All urban legend b...Probably never took an iq test. All urban legend but I would guess him in the 140 rangeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4153124874599989070.post-49730168706466121122023-02-13T03:36:13.193-08:002023-02-13T03:36:13.193-08:00Wonder what his EQ was? Not too high from what I&#...Wonder what his EQ was? Not too high from what I've read about him. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4153124874599989070.post-23200570572957481712022-10-11T16:59:12.594-07:002022-10-11T16:59:12.594-07:00Ram it ram it ram it ram it up your poopshute........Ram it ram it ram it ram it up your poopshute..........Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4153124874599989070.post-67695034556373128222022-07-08T22:45:49.625-07:002022-07-08T22:45:49.625-07:00His dad was a biochemist for the usa military , h...His dad was a biochemist for the usa military , he had a high iq ,and probably genetically passed down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4153124874599989070.post-54998208228638888832021-12-03T03:18:04.831-08:002021-12-03T03:18:04.831-08:00I write music largely due to FZ.i wrote "Thre...I write music largely due to FZ.i wrote "Threnody for Frank Zappa " for him.<br />Mr productions " Zappa Beefheart " You are right. Zappa was doer not a poser. He would want us to do as goid or better than him. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03291132710963968138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4153124874599989070.post-18492063581262071562021-07-18T16:13:18.213-07:002021-07-18T16:13:18.213-07:00go listen to the 1000's of interviews with him...go listen to the 1000's of interviews with him on Youtube....down through the decades<br />he was the shiniest penny in the jar.Jeddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10685120714373715236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4153124874599989070.post-759469496527579592021-07-16T22:57:50.161-07:002021-07-16T22:57:50.161-07:00Listen to more of his CDs .Then go listen to him a...Listen to more of his CDs .Then go listen to him answer questions from the US Govt about censoring Rock and Roll lyrics..Especially his exchange with Tipper Gore. He is brilliant and very much missed..<br /><br /><br /><br />Pkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16372609119406919050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4153124874599989070.post-83229780672994555482021-06-03T03:37:35.279-07:002021-06-03T03:37:35.279-07:00Time signatures aren't complex harmony. Polyrh...Time signatures aren't complex harmony. Polyrhythms are a neat trick, that's all. Kieranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11088009049100975476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4153124874599989070.post-18620114118095674122020-12-10T06:18:13.836-08:002020-12-10T06:18:13.836-08:00You've got to be kidding. Beethoven, Mozart, a...You've got to be kidding. Beethoven, Mozart, and Bach had the exact same IQ? And you can tell this even though there are no records of their scores on any academic tests? (Much less an IQ test, which wasn't invented till the 1900s.) Undocumented anecdote proves nothing. "Every musical genre" - sure.<br /><br />I admit I only have a dozen Zappa CDs, which is a small part of his massive corpus. And I only have an undergraduate music degree. But nothing about Frank indicates an IQ of 172.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4153124874599989070.post-34691539926701626162020-01-21T13:15:04.344-08:002020-01-21T13:15:04.344-08:00Zappa's IQ higher than JS Bach? Yeah sure.Zappa's IQ higher than JS Bach? Yeah sure.Jalapablohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08867437130535880616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4153124874599989070.post-25055816933720555082019-08-22T11:38:01.295-07:002019-08-22T11:38:01.295-07:00Absolutely! Absolutely! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11941970594460471505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4153124874599989070.post-58402438708125580362019-08-22T11:37:43.820-07:002019-08-22T11:37:43.820-07:00Love it!Love it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11941970594460471505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4153124874599989070.post-17201608201603890202019-06-19T09:52:44.589-07:002019-06-19T09:52:44.589-07:00I heard Zappa give a speech at my university durin...I heard Zappa give a speech at my university during the 1980s -- already familiar with his eclectic brand of music, I was expecting craziness. In the event, I was blown away -- it was the most erudite, precise, and intellectual talk I believe I have ever heard. I am not surprised in the least that his IQ exceeded 170 (and I might be considered a good judge, since mine is 145, and I'm now a professor at a top university). He passed too early. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4153124874599989070.post-29970684541650083552018-12-10T19:34:41.433-08:002018-12-10T19:34:41.433-08:00Loved Franks Music...he was energetic...in my opin...Loved Franks Music...he was energetic...in my opinion A Genious...deffinetly off the wall...loved when he addressed congress on sensorship...RIP Frank you will not be forgotten..All the best to the Zappa Family....😉Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08367792909412491383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4153124874599989070.post-48843831939151922242017-04-15T16:31:45.982-07:002017-04-15T16:31:45.982-07:00"History will be kind to Frank Zappa"
-K..."History will be kind to Frank Zappa"<br />-Kent Nagano - Conductor of London Symphony Orchestra Zolar Czaklhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08499184826906731088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4153124874599989070.post-88131450865258161122017-04-08T18:28:35.731-07:002017-04-08T18:28:35.731-07:00What unknown said, THE GUY RULED! Read the book, T...What unknown said, THE GUY RULED! Read the book, THE REAL FRANK ZAPPA BOOK By FRANK ZAPPA With PETER OCCHIOGROSSO.<br />PICADOR published by Pan BooksRead ithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07901480295687490241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4153124874599989070.post-42246340148527463572016-08-20T10:34:34.090-07:002016-08-20T10:34:34.090-07:00Even though I am taken aback by the Frank jabs, I ...Even though I am taken aback by the Frank jabs, I feel that you know what you are talking about. I will check out Stravinsky. thnxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4153124874599989070.post-87037656155060247672016-08-20T10:32:22.246-07:002016-08-20T10:32:22.246-07:00The fact that Zappa is being debated here, says it...The fact that Zappa is being debated here, says it all. THE GUY RULED.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4153124874599989070.post-68747570709233884222015-09-24T06:56:34.361-07:002015-09-24T06:56:34.361-07:00:) comment of the day +1 anonymous:) comment of the day +1 anonymousAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07756506772645638237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4153124874599989070.post-59841447016946946352015-06-18T09:28:26.471-07:002015-06-18T09:28:26.471-07:00Oh, but it does. Stravinsky did not divide beats i...Oh, but it does. Stravinsky did not divide beats into fives and sevens. Stravinsky did not use "xenorhythms", the most complex time signature Igor used was 7/8. You need to study some of Zappa's scores, buddy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4153124874599989070.post-39871724062340582222014-06-21T11:39:17.629-07:002014-06-21T11:39:17.629-07:00Hey Professional Orchestra. Check out the complex...Hey Professional Orchestra. Check out the complexity of my balls. :-) ZAPPA LIVES ON. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4153124874599989070.post-75856447353934553812014-02-04T13:41:52.885-08:002014-02-04T13:41:52.885-08:00yea.... sounds like a story to me.....A PROFESSION...yea.... sounds like a story to me.....A PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRA could handle Zappa just as they could easily handle Stravinsky, Varese, etc or any other "Modern Composer". Sorry but Zappa's music does not reach the depth or complexity of Stravinsky. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4153124874599989070.post-3498721965125610532013-12-02T22:13:12.257-08:002013-12-02T22:13:12.257-08:00Zappa would have said "fuck my IQ, who gives ...Zappa would have said "fuck my IQ, who gives a fuck anyway". I am a composer who dabbles in most of those styles from bach chorales and fugues to doowop, funk, grunge, punk, the "avant garde", minimalism, pop songs, beethoven sonatas, reggae... I don't think you need a big IQ for that, bro. JUST DO THE MUSIC AND SHUT UP AND PLAY OR COMPOSE.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373500280439850194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4153124874599989070.post-73930636064960729112013-12-02T12:29:12.142-08:002013-12-02T12:29:12.142-08:00I'm not impressed by IQ numbers, although I...I'm not impressed by IQ numbers, although I'm impressed by some of Zappa's music.<br /><br />"HA, my rock band can do it" is a great comeback."G Snoreply@blogger.com