Monday, 4 April 2016

Freak out! Buy Frank Zappa's house for $9 million


The late legendary musician Frank Zappa was known as an innovative composer and champion of the strange. This was a man who played a bicycle as an instrument and named one of his sons after his wife's oddly shaped toe.

But despite his fame, Zappa and his family were protective of their privacy, often referring to the Hollywood Hills home he and his late wife Gail bought in 1968 as "the Laurel Canyon home" to mislead people who might want to drop by for a visit.

Now, fans finally have a chance to see inside -- and buy -- the Zappa home.

Read on...

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