
Freak Out!
My Life with Frank Zappa
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Emma Gregory
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Pauline Butcher
In 1967, 21-year-old Pauline Butcher was working for a London secretarial agency when a call came through from a Mr Frank Zappa asking for a typist. The assignment would change her life forever. For three years, Pauline served as Zappa's PA, moving with him, his family and the Mothers of Invention to a log cabin in the Hollywood Hills, where the straight young English girl mixed with Oscar winners and rock royalty.
Freak Out! is the captivating story of a naive young English girl thrust into the mad world of a musical legend as well as the most intimate portrait of Frank Zappa ever written.
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"The book describes a formative time in the life of an innovative musical artist, which Zappa most certainly was. But it also captures a particularly intense experience of a very brief, yet enormously influential, period in the evolution of western womanhood." (The Guardian)
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Excellent story
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I’m impressed that the author maintained her authenticity and integrity to the subject. She was not affected by Hollywood as she might have been!
Freaks Rule
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Great Book
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Pauline's close working relationship with Mr. Zappa was a very interesting and at times strange journey
as she lived in his house among all his friends, family, band members, groupies and a never ending cast
of characters who came and went from day to day.
Zappa came to rely, count on and trust Pauline's professional work ethic and her calm togetherness
amongst all the madness and busy non stop action that was Frank Zappa's life.
This book takes you right along for the ride as if you were right there with her!
I strongly recommend this book to any Zappa fan or a fan of the 60's music scene.
You will not be disappointed....!
love this book, you will too
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Early rock ‘n’ roll history
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excellent story..
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Great insider story about Frank Zappa
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I have only two primary criticisms. The first surrounds Butcher's conflicting pursuit of independence vs Zappa association. It seems both ongoing outcomes are fluidly positive or negative due to often indistinct context. The second criticism surrounds the resolution. As someone who is relatively unaware of the full Zappa story, a fleshed out epilogue wrapping up the stories of the many important characters presented throughout would've been especially satisfying. We jump from the 1973 ear infection recovery to her 1988 interview with Frank, to a wrap up of her own scholarly pursuits, without any further word regarding anyone else. This came as a surprise, given how incredibly thorough the rest of the book was. Nonetheless, I thoroughly enjoyed the story and vocal performance, making for a very exciting yet satisfying read.
A Thoroughly Charming Read
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for people who are interested in a good story
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Tasteful, enlightening view on the most interesting era
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