Though he worked as an independent artist, Zappa mostly relied on distribution agreements he had negotiated with the major record labels. He had greater commercial success outside the US, particularly in Europe. Zappa was a highly productive and prolific artist with a controversial critical standing supporters of his music admired its compositional complexity, while critics found it lacking emotional depth. Unlike many other rock musicians of his generation, he disapproved of recreational drug use, but supported decriminalization and regulation. He was a strident critic of mainstream education and organized religion, and a forthright and passionate advocate for freedom of speech, self-education, political participation and the abolition of censorship. His lyrics reflected his iconoclastic views of established social and political processes, structures and movements, often humorously so, and he has been described as the "godfather" of comedy rock. Zappa's output is unified by a conceptual continuity he termed "Project/Object", with numerous musical phrases, ideas, and characters reappearing across his albums. He continued this eclectic and experimental approach whether the fundamental format was rock, jazz, or classical. His 1966 debut album with the Mothers of Invention, Freak Out!, combined songs in conventional rock and roll format with collective improvisations and studio-generated sound collages. He began writing classical music in high school, while at the same time playing drums in rhythm-and-blues bands, later switching to electric guitar. While in his teens, he acquired a taste for 20th-century classical modernism, African-American rhythm and blues, and doo-wop music. Īs a self-taught composer and performer, Zappa had diverse musical influences that led him to create music that was sometimes difficult to categorize. He is considered one of the most innovative and stylistically diverse musicians of his generation. Zappa also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed album covers. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa composed rock, pop, jazz, jazz fusion, orchestral and musique concrète works, and produced almost all of the 60-plus albums that he released with his band the Mothers of Invention and as a solo artist. His work is characterized by nonconformity, free-form improvisation, sound experiments, musical virtuosity and satire of American culture.
The girl forwarded the two videos to the others in her group.Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American musician, singer, composer, songwriter and bandleader. The group laughed at the victim and later returned his clothes. The victim managed to break their hold and hid near a bush where it was dark.Ī second video capturing the victim’s shirt being removed was recorded by the accused's 16-year-old friend. While the victim’s lower torso was naked, the group again restrained him and removed his shirt. The girl began recording a video using her handphone.
The group hung the victim’s pants on a sheltered walkway and hid his underwear in the bushes, ignoring his plea for them to stop. The other 16-year-old friend undid the victim’s belt and pulled down his pants and underwear. The 16-year-old boy then held the victim’s arms while the 20-year-old pinned his legs. He shouted, “faster come and pull his pants”. The 16-year-old accused then came up with the idea to pull down the victim’s pants, and his two male friends agreed to join in.Īt about 12.45am the next day, the 20-year-old man restrained the victim, pulling him to the ground. The court documents did not state if the victim was acquainted with anyone in the group. The victim, who passed by the pit on his e-scooter, approached the group to say hello. On 3 March last year, at about 11pm, the trio, a 14-year-old girl, and a male known as “Ninja”, were celebrating one of their birthdays at a barbecue pit in Yishun. None of the parties can be named to protect the identity of the victim. The 16-year-old accused pleaded guilty to a charge of molest on Tuesday (23 November) and a probation suitability report was called for him. The trio then recorded two videos, one of which was circulated on social media. They then hid his underwear and hung his pants along a walkway. The 16-year-old Singaporean boy restrained the victim, also 16, with two male friends, 20 and 16, while one of them undid the victim's belt and pulled down his pants. SINGAPORE - A teenager hatched a plan to pull down another boy’s pants and got his friends to join in the bullying.