Dweezil Zappa

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Born in Los Angeles, California (September 5, 1969) Dweezil Zappa is the son of musician Frank Zappa. Having watched his father perform concerts it was no surprise that he began to show an interest in music early on. At the age of 6 he received his first guitar, a Fender Music Master from his dad.
Dweezil soon found himself exposed to some new sounds on the radio. Besides his father's music he began listening to the Beatles, Queen, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, The Who and Jimi Hendrix.
Occasionally playing on his father's recordings and with sibling Ahmet, it wasn't long before Dweezil opted for a solo career and released his first album, Havin' a Bad Day, in 1986.

In 2006, Zappa organized the "Zappa Plays Zappa" tour. He assembled a band of young musicians with a view to bring the music of Frank Zappa to a younger audience. The tour also featured guest appearances by Steve Vai, Napoleon Murphy Brock and Terry Bozzio.

Artist website: www.dweezilzappaworld.com

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