A new documentary makes clear Frank Zappa’s life and legacy as an ultra-individualist and musical innovator, who fought for free speech and lifestyle liberation in ways that appealed to dissidents in America and communist countries alike. | Reason Magazine

Zappa’s thoughts on Democracy, from the 1990 ‘Lost Interview’ series. | Frank Zappa

A flashback to Zappa’s BBC interview from 1971, talking on production, lyric writing, and the music industry. Credit: @bbc_archive | Frank Zappa

On this day in 1985, Frank Zappa testified before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on "the subject of the content of certain sound recordings and suggestions that recording packages be labeled to provide a warning to prospective purchasers of sexually explicit or other potentially offensive content." In his 30 minute testimony, FZ asserted that "the PMRC proposal is an ill-conceived piece of nonsense which fails to deliver any real benefits to children, infringes the civ