Frank Zappa

Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that is the basic building block of the universe.

Music, in performance, is a type of sculpture. The air in the performance is sculpted into something.

A composer is a guy who goes around forcing his will on unsuspecting air molecules, often with the assistance of unsuspecting musicians.

I never set out to be weird. It was always other people who called me weird.

I searched for years I found no love. I'm sure that love will never be a product of plasticity.

There are more love songs than anything else. If songs could make you do something we'd all love one another.

There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life.

Everybody believes in something and everybody, by virtue of the fact that they believe in something, uses that something to support their own existence.

No change in musical style will survive unless it is accompanied by a change in clothing style. Rock is to dress up to.

One of my favorite philosophical tenets is that people will agree with you only if they already agree with you. You do not change people's minds.

The computer can't tell you the emotional story. It can give you the exact mathematical design, but what's missing is the eyebrows.

If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go to the library.