"With this book, the Zappa fan will get a glimpse into Frank that I
don't believe any other book written by him or about him expresses. And
us Zappa fans love that. Thank you, Co." - Steve Vai
"I think the best way to start when somebody says something can't be
done, just look at them and say: why not?" - Frank Zappa, Los Angeles,
1990
Co de Kloet and Frank Zappa were friends for many years, and during that
time Co recorded nearly every conversation the two men had. They also
corresponded frequently--about life, music, politics, and much more
besides--and this book offers a unique chronicle of their friendship,
from their first meeting in 1977 to Zappa's death in 1993.
Co is renowned as an expert on Zappa's music, but this book is about far
more than that, and is unlike any other collection of interviews. As his
son Dweezil writes in his foreword, Frank was a reluctant and sometimes
combative interviewee, yet his conversations with Co were open and
wide-ranging.
Through more than two decades of these discussions, Frank & Co reveals a
thoughtful, sensitive, and expansive Zappa, offering readers new
insights into the life and career of one of the great masters of
twentieth-century American music. It also includes Co's favourite
memories of Frank, as well as interviews with Zappa alumni Flo & Eddie,
Jimmy Carl Black, Pamela Zarubica, and Don van Vliet, aka Captain
Beefheart.
