The Man: Album #1 - Freak Out!

In May ’66, when Freak Out! was finished, Zappa moved to Laurel Canyon and made it his home for the rest of his life. It was considered to be the freak sanctuary of the USA and the residence of choice for musicians such as The Byrds and The Doors – what better place to move to for inspiration?

Zappa believed in some of the same things as the counterculture he surrounded himself with, such as free love and open marriages, but despised others, mainly drugs. He condoned anyone who used them to the point where The Mothers wanted to get rid of him for it. So, Zappa had no problem seeing countless groupies, even once he was married and had a child on the way, but he wouldn’t lighten up on drugs. Many believe it is because his need and obsession over having control prevented him from engaging in something he believed made one lose control. He was a control freak and a hard individual to work with, and was even compared to Hitler by one colleague.