Frank Zappa's kids are fighting each other

[MonsterD]

Stumbled onto this by chance after trying to remember their names, it is Ahmet and Dweezil going after each other publicly.

Deezil's response to his brother(includes the whole facebook spiel from Ahmet)

http://www.dweezilzappaworld.com/posts/1982286-response-to-my-brother-s-open-letter

NY Times article that Dweezil initiated about the family trust not paying him
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/30/b...name-just-ask-frank-zappas-feuding-heirs.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/30/b...name-just-ask-frank-zappas-feuding-heirs.html

Sounds like Dweezil has a grudge from his mom handling the family business so poorly that she never paid him. Dweezil never should have made the mess public but his brother also looks bad hiding behind lawyers and trying to milk what little he can from his brother so they have something for the trust.

LOL it is a funny read really:

--DZ: Let's be realistic, no one else in our family has been performing this music for the past decade. No one else in the family has achieved a knowledge of this depth about playing our father’s music. No one else in the family has any ability to play any instrument on a professional level. No one else in the family has the ability read charts or perform with the level of expertise required to perform this music commensurate with the standards our father set.

Our mother certainly wasn't capable of this task and it is misleading to present the idea that you, Moon or Diva are capable of playing our Father's music at this time or even in the foreseeable future, and therefore in need of even using the name Zappa Plays Zappa for any reason at all.

This isn't meant to be insulting to you. These are truths. If you yourself have the intention of changing your life style, learning an instrument, learning how to read his charts, forming a band, booking tours and devoting the amount of time it takes to do all of this well, it would be more relevant to simply state that.

Funny and sad.

 

[roughneck266]

I just like saying "Dweezil", Moon unit, not so much...

 

[Idgit]

This is embarrassing for everybody involved.

 

[Longboysfan]

Well yes where money is involved.

 

[YosemiteSam]

Their entire family is about on the same plane as this image.

https://lh3.***BROKEN***/-s_q_7nL0jXk/V04fDzdgLrI/AAAAAAAFFRk/p_PEkqdRH8M0W_PRyG3HBhWYRUWwy_N-g/w346-h194/18P45.gif