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Frank Zappa
Biographical Information
| Sex: | M |
| Age: | 84 |
| Birth Date: | December 21, 1940 |
| Astrology Sign: | Capricron |
| Chinese Sign: | Dragon - Yang |
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| Occupation: | songwriter, composer, died of prostate cancer |
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| Biography: | Frank Zappa (December 21, 1940 - December 4, 1993) was an American composer, guitarist, singer, film director, and satirist. In his 33-year musical career, Zappa proved to be one of the most prolific musician-composers of his era, releasing over 60 albums during his lifetime, almost all of which consisted of original compositions. He was also a renowned electric guitarist and a gifted producer-engineer who self-produced almost every recording he made after his 1966 debut.
His work spanned virtually every contemporary musical genre (including avant-garde, rock, doo-wop, jazz, jazz fusion, reggae, ska, electronic music, contemporary classical, blues, musique concrète, hard rock, big band, progressive rock, pop, proto-rap and world music), and was often noted for its blend of high art, rock opera, absurdity, scatological humor, and for its hilariously caustic social satire. He was also noted as a spotter of talent and his various groups included such musical luminaries as Adrian Belew, Lowell George, Jean-Luc Ponty, Ruth Underwood, George Duke, Vinnie Colaiuta, Mike Keneally and Steve Vai.
Zappa had a large and fiercely dedicated worldwide following throughout his varied career, throughout the United States, United Kingdom, Italy, Germany and the Scandinavian countries, in particular. His early albums were a strong influence on other groups (including The Beatles) and his critically acclaimed work garnered brief mainstream success in the late 1970s and early 1980s, with hit singles: "Don't Eat The Yellow Snow", "Dancing Fool" and "Valley Girl". Zappa, as demonstrated by his disparaging comments about the music business, never cared much for mainstream acclaim. |
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Chinese Horoscope for Frank Zappa
Includes characteristics and Vices
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February 08, 1940 -
January 26, 1941 |
| Birthday: |
December 21, 1940 |
The Dragon is a Yang,
and is the Fifth sign of the Chinese horoscope.
Characteristics:
Strength
Success
Good Health
Enthusiasm
Pluck
Sentimentality
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Vices:
Rigidity
Mistrust
Dissatisfaction
Infatuation
Braggadocio
Volubility
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Personality and Character Cards:
Numerology is used to calculate tarot cards
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Justice - Personality Card
Birthday: December 21, 1940
Balance, wisdom and a need for rational, logical solutions.
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The High Priestess - Character Card
Birthday: December 21, 1940
Wisdom, secrets to be revealed, and the development of intuition.
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This year's Growth Tarot Card
Based on this year's birthday
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The Hierophant
Birthday: December 21, 2024
Guidance on religious matters and the need to find spiritual meaning in life.
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