Here is the definitive last word on the musical phenomenon that was Frank Zappa. His death in 1993 after a long battle with cancer left behind a huge body of work: the work of a true musical genius. Writer, record producer, and music historian Neil Slaven, a devoted follower of Zappa since first hearing The Mothers of Invention in 1966, has produced a comprehensive chronicle of Zappa's extraordinary life and career.
Frank Zappa's reputation as one of rock's maverick geniuses has continued to grow since his death in 1993. This successful biography has now been revised and reprinted and is still the most comprehensive chronicle of his extraordinary life and career. Neil Slaven has brilliantly brought together the complex strands of Zappa's life and work in a book that will please not just Zappa fans but anyone interested in the history of rock music. Fully illustrated and includes a comprehensive discography.