Frank Zappa (Photo by Nancy R. Schiff/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)Frank Zappa was a prolific composer and musician, He released more than 60 records during his lifetime, and a few more containing unheard material came out posthumously. When he died 20 years ago, the New York Times called him "rock's most committed iconoclast." The word "iconoclast" also popped up in a Time magazine tribute, in the headline of Zappa's Los Angeles Times obituary, and in a Washington Post appreciation. He was, the Post noted, "the most caustic iconoclast of the rock-and-roll era."
But Zappa has a lesser known legacy: He inspired revolutions.
“Frank Zappa was one of the gods of the Czech underground. He was one of the men who shaped the life of the generation which I belong to,” former Czech President Vaclav Havel said after Zappa’s death.
As leader of the band Mothers of Invention, Zappa's music "impacted music, politics, social satire and contemporary culture in general," San Diego Union-Tribune music critic George Varga wrote in 2013. In the same article, musician Mike Keneally said it was understandable why Havel found Zappa inspirational. "Frank's music hammered away at the fact that the status quo was not ideal, and that you could do better in your everyday life," he said.
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