I understand Zappa was MENSA material, and very well spoken. Though he, had a Liberal/Libertarian slant, he was not a good candidate to debate with.
Zappa was mostly a libertarian
He was also, mostly, a musical bore after he broke up the original Mothers of Invention. He did a few interesting things in the years
that followed, but I don't think he ever equaled what he did with the original Mothers of 1965-69.
The Mothers of Invention, Freak Out!
! No longer availableThe Mothers of Invention, Absolutely Free
! No longer availableThe Mothers of Invention, We're Only In It for the Money
! No longer availableThe Mothers of Invention, Burnt Weeny Sandwich
! No longer availableThe Mothers of Invention, Weasels Ripped My Flesh
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