Jeff Quits - Frank Zappa, The Mothers Of Invention

Jeff: This is what I joined for.

This I don’t think is pretty good

FZ: In other words, you don’t wanna be in the movie

Jeff: Yeah

FZ: You’re sure?

Jeff: Mm-mh

FZ: Is there anybody else that doesn’t want to be in the movie?.

..

Is there anything specific that you don’t like about the script?

Jeff: No. .. in fact my part is the best part of the movie, I think.

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FZ: You have the biggest part

Jeff: I didn’t know how far this could go

FZ: And why do you think it went so far?

Jeff: It was probably boiled in ammonia

Mark: I’m curious to know why -like I asked you this morning-, why puts you out

so much to do it, man?

Unless you’re just a little afraid that what you gotta

say is too much what you’d say, anyway?

Jeff: It is what I’d say, it’s exactly, it’s there!

Mark: So you.

.. why you’re afraid to say to the people out there what you’ve

been saying to us for months?

Jeff: I’m not afraid to say it to the people out there, I’m just afraid to be

in this band anymore

Mark: Why?

FZ: The lines that are in this film are based on things I heard people say for

years, all the way back to the very beginning, you know?

I don’t think anybody

should have any objection to say any of those things, because you’re playing

yourself

Jeff: Should I trim the scene?

FZ: Sure