Dweezil Zappa Dweezil Zappa Dweezil Zappa (born Ian Donald Calvin Euclid Zappa, September 5, 1969) is an American rock guitarist and occasional actor. He is the son of musical composer and performer Frank Zappa. Exposed to the music industry from an early age, Dweezil developed a strong affinity for playing the guitar and producing music. Able to learn directly from guitarists such as Steve Vai and Eddie Van Halen, Dweezil released his first single (produced by Eddie Van Halen) at the age of 12. In addition to writing and recording his own music, Dweezil has carried on the legacy of his father's
A Man Called Destruction A Man Called Destruction A Man Called Destruction is a studio album by American pop rock musician Alex Chilton, released in 1995. The album consisted of six songs written by Chilton, and six cover versions including Jan and Dean's "The New Girl in School", which had featured as the B-side to their "Dead Man's Curve" single. "It's Your Funeral" is based on Frédéric Chopin's "marche funèbre" which became the 3rd movement of his Piano Sonata No. 2. Blues musician Howlin' Wolf employed a pianist named William "Destruction" Johnson in the late 1940s, and Chilton's title is a reference to him