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All rights reserved. https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/news.xml.php?artist=11616 Mon, 15 Dec 2025 03:02:02 -0500 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 10:59:34 -0400 60 Ultimate-Guitar.Com https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/static/_img/logo_trans.png https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/news.xml.php?artist=11616 144 44 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/lets-bring-it-back-the-real-reason-why-vinyl-is-better-than-listening-to-music-on-a-terrible-speaker-from-your-phone-dweezil-zappa-explains https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/lets-bring-it-back-the-real-reason-why-vinyl-is-better-than-listening-to-music-on-a-terrible-speaker-from-your-phone-dweezil-zappa-explains Music News: "I think that's part of the allure of music in general."]]> Mon, 15 Dec 2025 03:02:02 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/hes-like-i-could-never-play-that-dweezil-zappa-on-his-weirdest-crossover-point-with-eddie-van-halen--and-the-frank-zappa-song-eddie-found-too-complicated https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/hes-like-i-could-never-play-that-dweezil-zappa-on-his-weirdest-crossover-point-with-eddie-van-halen--and-the-frank-zappa-song-eddie-found-too-complicated Music News: "There's a really difficult part that I played on guitar that wasn't meant to be played on guitar. I showed it to him. He's like, 'I could never play that.'"]]> Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:08:16 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/people-know-the-riff-but-they-dont-know-the-rest-of-it-the-one-thing-about-smoke-on-the-water-dweezil-zappa-thinks-not-many-people-know https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/people-know-the-riff-but-they-dont-know-the-rest-of-it-the-one-thing-about-smoke-on-the-water-dweezil-zappa-thinks-not-many-people-know Music News: "That's the thing that's always fascinating."]]> Fri, 05 Dec 2025 10:02:02 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/it-made-me-want-to-play-guitar-even-more-than-watching-my-dad-do-it-dweezil-zappa-names-guitarists-who-inspired-him-the-most https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/it-made-me-want-to-play-guitar-even-more-than-watching-my-dad-do-it-dweezil-zappa-names-guitarists-who-inspired-him-the-most Music News: "I started hearing whatever was on the radio, which happened to be hard rock and metal in Los Angeles."]]> Sat, 06 Sep 2025 21:54:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/if-its-not-what-i-heard-on-the-record-its-not-it-dweezil-zappa-speaks-up-on-laziness-of-guitar-players-when-playing-covers https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/if-its-not-what-i-heard-on-the-record-its-not-it-dweezil-zappa-speaks-up-on-laziness-of-guitar-players-when-playing-covers Music News: "They're like, 'I'm in the ballpark.'" ]]> Tue, 29 Jul 2025 14:02:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dweezil-zappa-speaks-up-on-guitar-players-copying-eddie-van-halen-names-guitarist-who-always-sounded-good https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dweezil-zappa-speaks-up-on-guitar-players-copying-eddie-van-halen-names-guitarist-who-always-sounded-good Music News: "How are you ever going to sound like you?"]]> Sun, 13 Jul 2025 16:33:42 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/he-was-like-a-superhero-walking-up-the-steps-dweezil-zappa-recalls-how-eddie-van-halen-suddenly-appeared-at-his-dads-house--and-proceeded-to-play-eruption https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/he-was-like-a-superhero-walking-up-the-steps-dweezil-zappa-recalls-how-eddie-van-halen-suddenly-appeared-at-his-dads-house--and-proceeded-to-play-eruption Music News: "My mom answers the phone and she's like, 'This guy says he's Edward Van Halen.' I'm 12 and I've never heard him speak before."]]> Sat, 22 Mar 2025 05:02:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/it-was-the-real-hook-of-the-song-dweezil-zappa-warns-that-guitar-riffs-have-disappeared-from-modern-music https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/it-was-the-real-hook-of-the-song-dweezil-zappa-warns-that-guitar-riffs-have-disappeared-from-modern-music Music News: "These small, micro-encapsulated things that would stick in your head."]]> Thu, 30 Jan 2025 10:17:26 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dweezil-zappa-names-favorite-eddie-van-halen-solo-they-never-played-that-song-live https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dweezil-zappa-names-favorite-eddie-van-halen-solo-they-never-played-that-song-live Music News: "Van Halen never played that song live."]]> Sat, 11 Jan 2025 16:55:02 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dweezil_zappa_explains_why_he_liked_eddie_van_halens_and_randy_rhoads_playing_more_than_his_dads_recalls_how_they_inspired_him.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dweezil_zappa_explains_why_he_liked_eddie_van_halens_and_randy_rhoads_playing_more_than_his_dads_recalls_how_they_inspired_him.html Music News: "I always loved my dad's guitar playing, but I knew that you had to know a lot of stuff to be able to play the music that he wrote, or play in the style that he was playing." ]]> Sun, 10 Nov 2024 16:48:26 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/you_cant_just_be_a_guy_that_can_play_yngwie_stuff_dweezil_zappa_explains_what_people_dont_get_about_shred_guitar.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/you_cant_just_be_a_guy_that_can_play_yngwie_stuff_dweezil_zappa_explains_what_people_dont_get_about_shred_guitar.html Music News: "You have to do that for, like, 15 years to be able to get to the point where you could play one of his songs."]]> Tue, 29 Oct 2024 13:18:35 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/dweezil_zappa_opens_up_on_selling_gear_so_that_he_could_tour_explains_what_people_dont_get_about_touring_today.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/dweezil_zappa_opens_up_on_selling_gear_so_that_he_could_tour_explains_what_people_dont_get_about_touring_today.html Gear: "I had not worked for four years, so there was no money left over."]]> Fri, 03 May 2024 11:20:22 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/dweezil_zappa_on_ultra-rare_guitar_that_nobody_knows_how_to_work_on_now_three_of_those_were_made_i_had_one_ry_cooder_had_one_edward_van_halen_had_one.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/dweezil_zappa_on_ultra-rare_guitar_that_nobody_knows_how_to_work_on_now_three_of_those_were_made_i_had_one_ry_cooder_had_one_edward_van_halen_had_one.html Gear: "The Ripley guitar that I have is the very unique one that Edward Van Halen used to refer to as 'The Super Pluto Guitar'."]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 23:18:55 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/frank_zappas_son_speaks_on_how_eddie_van_halen_treated_him_when_he_was_12_years_old__steve_vai_stepping_in.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/frank_zappas_son_speaks_on_how_eddie_van_halen_treated_him_when_he_was_12_years_old__steve_vai_stepping_in.html Music News: "So Eddie Van Halen is in the house with my dad," Dweezil Zappa said.]]> Wed, 22 Sep 2021 20:33:45 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dweezil_zappa_speaks_on_why_he_refused_to_hire_musicians_affiliated_with_his_father_no_previous_workings_with_my_dad.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dweezil_zappa_speaks_on_why_he_refused_to_hire_musicians_affiliated_with_his_father_no_previous_workings_with_my_dad.html Music News: "I wanted to find younger musicians," Dweezil said.]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 22:35:19 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dweezil_zappa_says_almost_no_gear_of_his_father_is_still_around_because_of_the_way_the_family_trust_decided_to_deal_with_things.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dweezil_zappa_says_almost_no_gear_of_his_father_is_still_around_because_of_the_way_the_family_trust_decided_to_deal_with_things.html Music News: "I have one or two of his guitars," Dweezil pointed out.]]> Sun, 12 Sep 2021 21:41:14 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dweezil_zappa_reveals_crazy_amount_of_money_his_dad_spent_on_guitar_rig_names_gear_frank_barely_used.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dweezil_zappa_reveals_crazy_amount_of_money_his_dad_spent_on_guitar_rig_names_gear_frank_barely_used.html Music News: "All this stuff was built in 1975," the musician said.]]> Tue, 20 Jul 2021 21:21:44 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dweezil_zappa_speaks_on_what_spotify_is_doing_very_wrong_in_how_they_treat_artists__their_work.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dweezil_zappa_speaks_on_what_spotify_is_doing_very_wrong_in_how_they_treat_artists__their_work.html Music News: "Let's say you wanted to rent a car to someone," Dweezil said.]]> Fri, 16 Jul 2021 13:04:02 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dweezil_zappa_says_eddie_van_halen_was_the_first_person_that_called_him_when_his_father_frank_died_reveals_what_he_told_him.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dweezil_zappa_says_eddie_van_halen_was_the_first_person_that_called_him_when_his_father_frank_died_reveals_what_he_told_him.html Music News: "It was unexpected that it would be him who would call me first."]]> Sun, 07 Feb 2021 10:03:02 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dweezil_zappa_discusses_his_fathers_really_strange_gibson_les_paul_guitar_says_frank_went_nuts_on_it_with_weird_experiments.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dweezil_zappa_discusses_his_fathers_really_strange_gibson_les_paul_guitar_says_frank_went_nuts_on_it_with_weird_experiments.html Music News: "I think it has to be like over 12 pounds," the musician said.]]> Fri, 05 Feb 2021 13:54:36 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dweezil_zappa_talks_how_he_feels_about_owning_only_little_of_his_dads_gear_explains_what_he_did_to_match_franks_sound.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dweezil_zappa_talks_how_he_feels_about_owning_only_little_of_his_dads_gear_explains_what_he_did_to_match_franks_sound.html Music News: Dweezil also talks about wielding the Gibson SG guitar.]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2021 23:51:33 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dweezil_zappa_recalls_how_his_dad_got_him_lesson_from_eddie_van_halen_aged_12_talks_how_eddie_behaved.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dweezil_zappa_recalls_how_his_dad_got_him_lesson_from_eddie_van_halen_aged_12_talks_how_eddie_behaved.html Music News: "I kept that guitar and I painted it," Dweezil commented.]]> Sun, 31 Jan 2021 21:52:17 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dweezil_zappa_explains_challenge_of_playing_his_fathers_classic_album_in_full.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dweezil_zappa_explains_challenge_of_playing_his_fathers_classic_album_in_full.html Music News: "There's a lot to learn in terms of the nuances of the music," the musician says.]]> Tue, 22 Oct 2019 14:40:18 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dweezil_zappa_explains_what_making_money_meant_to_his_dad.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dweezil_zappa_explains_what_making_money_meant_to_his_dad.html Music News: "He had a sarcastic attitude about a lot of things," Dweezil says about Frank.]]> Sun, 30 Dec 2018 18:02:02 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/the_battery_amp_is_very_important_because_theres_often_no_electricity__watch_nigerien_guitar_star_mdou_moctar_talking_guitar_with_dweezil_zappa.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/the_battery_amp_is_very_important_because_theres_often_no_electricity__watch_nigerien_guitar_star_mdou_moctar_talking_guitar_with_dweezil_zappa.html Music News: The man delivers a "unique brand of Tuareg guitar music."]]> Wed, 24 Oct 2018 14:48:32 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/dweezil_zappa_remembers_getting_first_guitar_lessons_from_steve_vai_we_didnt_have_tabs_back_then.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/dweezil_zappa_remembers_getting_first_guitar_lessons_from_steve_vai_we_didnt_have_tabs_back_then.html Interviews: UG exclusive: "Everything I ever did, I learned by ear, even now with my dad's songs."]]> Tue, 26 Jun 2018 19:11:37 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dweezil_zappa_how_difficult_it_is_to_emulate_my_fathers_guitar_tone.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dweezil_zappa_how_difficult_it_is_to_emulate_my_fathers_guitar_tone.html Music News: "The music is already hard enough to learn."]]> Tue, 22 May 2018 07:35:05 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dweezil_zappa_why_is_it_ok_that_son_takes_over_fathers_position_in_corporate_world_but_not_in_the_music_world.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dweezil_zappa_why_is_it_ok_that_son_takes_over_fathers_position_in_corporate_world_but_not_in_the_music_world.html Music News: Son inherits CEO position from father = good; son inherits musical legacy from father = bad, Dweezil says.]]> Tue, 10 Apr 2018 13:58:25 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/ahmet_zappa_invites_brother_dweezil_to_settle_long-running_feud.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/ahmet_zappa_invites_brother_dweezil_to_settle_long-running_feud.html Music News: "I would rather be sitting face to face with Dweezil and figuring things out privately and respectfully - like I think families should do."]]> Tue, 10 Oct 2017 12:32:26 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dweezil_zappa_wants_no_part_of_zappa_hologram_tour.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dweezil_zappa_wants_no_part_of_zappa_hologram_tour.html Music News: "I am not interested in participating in anything with an artificial version of my father on stage."]]> Wed, 27 Sep 2017 10:59:34 -0400