The Composer / Musician - 1974

By 1974 Zappa fell into a routine in which half the year was spent on tour and the rest in his basement studio. Zappa described his workaholic schedule in greater detail: “If I’m not rehearsing I spend about 16, 18 hours a day down here [in the studio] writing music; typing, working on a film ... and if I’m not here, I usually do about 10, 14 hours in the studio, seven days a week, until rehearsal schedule starts. The only thing I would see as a worthwhile interruption would be 100 per cent concentration on a feature film.” [Miles p. 242] As we can see Zappa never really gave up the passion and hope of making another major movie production.

That year Roxy and Elsewhere was released and reached No.27 on the charts. Zappa hit the road and while in Finland recorded two live sets, which weren’t released until 1988 as You Can’t Do That On Stage Anymore 2.