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Dweezil Zappa: Wild Stories of Frank, Ozzy, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Spinal Tap, TV & '80s Rock History!

1h 0m | Sep 18, 2026

* **00:00** – Touring Costs & Exploring Immersive Audio

* **02:28** – *Summer of '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily* Documentary

* **05:40** – *Via Zammata* & Filming in Palermo

* **09:22** – Outdoor Concert Acoustics & Live Sound

* **10:18** – Composing for TV (*The Ben Stiller Show*, *On the Spot*)

* **11:41** – Jamming "Crazy Train" with Jack Black

* **13:26** – *Pee-Wee's Playhouse* & Nickelodeon

* **14:45** – *What the Hell Was I Thinking?* Project Updates

* **16:32** – *Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure* ("Two Heads Are Better Than One") & *Cobra Kai*

* **17:06** – Recording *Back to the Beach* with Herbie Hancock & Terry Bozzio

* **18:50** – Playing "Watermelon Man" with Stevie Ray Vaughan

* **21:21** – Early Records & 80s Session Calls

* **25:10** – Making Production & TV Library Music (Extreme Music)

* **29:18** – Performing on *The Tonight Show* & with Alice Cooper

* **29:58** – Collaborating with Lisa Loeb for *Legally Blonde 2*

* **31:26** – *Ready to Rumble*, Britney Spears Cover & Diamond Dallas Page Theme

* **33:52** – Guest Solo on Steel Panther Record (Gear & Tone)

* **36:10** – Working on Don Johnson’s Album & the "Heartbeat" Video

* **39:52** – Recording on Winger’s Debut ("Purple Haze")

* **40:58** – Extreme's *Pornograffitti* ("He-Man Woman Hater")

* **42:12** – Solo on Spinal Tap's *Break Like the Wind* & Derek Smalls' "MRI"

* **45:08** – Evolution of Guitar Style & Improvisation Philosophy

* **49:22** – Approaching and Arranging Frank Zappa’s Music Authentically

* **52:07** – Playing on Weird Al’s Frank Zappa Style Parody

* **54:39** – Cleopatra Records Tributes (Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Van Halen, Ozzy Osbourne)

* **58:29** – Jamming with Blues Saraceno ("Chewing on Crayons" & the Survival Speaker)

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