so i couldn't talk music to zappa.d at the top of laurel canyon, the movie the old silent movie stars own this log cabin? i went up there. it turns out behind his house all of this road grading equipment. they had started a development and left it there. it was all just resting. so he says, come o let's go out. i thought i'm going to have to direct him. he said, come on, let's go out. the first thing he did, he climbed up on the tractor. like he is driving the tractor. >> he was just setting up the pictures for you? >> i said, frank, thank you. >> we wouldn't expect anything less from frank zappa. there is a cave. he goes into the cave. he comes out of the cave. goes into the cave, comes out of the cave. frank, what are you doing? >> but you're getting good pickets. >> i had one interview with frank zappa and it didn't go well. he is a tough guy. it was awful! i admire his work but he is a tough guy or was a tough guy to talk to. mick jagger, can you take a bad picture of him? >> probably not. i figure you can't take a

he was discovered by frank zappa. but there was a period in time between 1968 and 1978, maybe the early '80s, where he was probably the most cutting edge avant-garde music, not for everybody's taste but i liked it. it brought out those creative juices. >> you're the same age of president obama, a year older than him. you both come in on this likeable ticket. you both come in on a change ticket, i want america to be better. a lot of similarities people have drawn between you both as men, as human beings. what barack obama has discovered is that the reality of being president is that it's pretty brutal and washington is a brutal place. and you're going to get chewed up, spat out, your hair is going to turn gray, which in your case isn't too big a problem because you're halfway there already. it's fine. but it's a draining, relentless, pretty unpleasant job to have. are you, jon huntsman, who is by common consent one of the nice guys in politics, are you ready for that? do you want to get your hands dirty in the grubbine

frank zappa later sang about it. but the city of angels descended into chaos 46 years ago today.1th 2011. i'm shepard smith. sit back and relax