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Moon Zappa was born in New York City, the eldest child of Gail (née Sloatman) and musician Frank Zappa. [1] She has three younger siblings: Dweezil, Ahmet, and Diva. Zappa's father was of Sicilian, Greek-Arab, and French ancestry, and her mother was of German and Portuguese descent. [2] Zappa attended Oakwood School in North Hollywood, California.
Frank Vincent Zappa [nb 1] (/ ˈ z æ p ə / ZAP-ə; December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American musician, composer, and bandleader.In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa composed rock, pop, jazz, jazz fusion, orchestral and musique concrète works; he also produced almost all of the 60-plus albums that he released with his band the Mothers of Invention and as a solo artist ...
Although she describes Frank, who died in 1993, as a guy who rarely raised his voice, his confrontations with Moon's mom, Gail Zappa, who died in 2015, could nonetheless get heated and scary.
Dweezil Zappa was born on September 5, 1969, in Los Angeles, California, to Frank Zappa and Gail Zappa. [2] [3] He is the second of four siblings: his older sister, Moon, younger sister Diva and younger brother Ahmet, and is the cousin of actress Lala Sloatman. [4]
Moon Unit Zappa is just like us. But then again, she isn't. She is the daughter of the legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Frank Zappa and at 14, was the featured vocalist on her dad's only Top ...
Moon Unit Zappa was only 14 years old when she helped her father, legendary art rock god Frank Zappa, accomplish something he hadn’t done before. Their 1982 collaboration, “Valley Girl,” on ...
Diva Zappa was born in Los Angeles. She has three older siblings: sister Moon and brothers Dweezil and Ahmet. According to Frank, she was given the name Diva "because of the loud quality of her voice. She's audible at 300 yards." [1] Diva Zappa won an award at age 12 in a poster contest to raise awareness about child abuse and neglect. [2]
Moon Unit Zappa's memoir is a self-portrait of an insecure and often confused child, worshipful of her absent father, Frank Zappa, and thirsty for maternal affection.