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American - Musician Born: September 28, 1967

I spent most of my life locked in my bedroom, miserable about my raging acne.

Moon Unit Zappa

Life My Life Bedroom Miserable

I made enough money to buy a house. That's crazy, but fame proved ephemeral.

Moon Unit Zappa

Money Crazy House Fame

I peaked early. I was told I'd missed my boat.

Moon Unit Zappa

Boat Missed Early Peaked

My mother tells this story that when I first went to school, I thought I was going to help the teachers. I didn't realise I was going to get educated.

Moon Unit Zappa

Mother School Teachers Thought

We had two rules growing up in my house: If you're going to take a shower, do it with whomever you're dating so you don't waste water; and if you buy one for yourself, buy six, because everybody's going to want one.

Moon Unit Zappa

Water You Yourself Dating

Every job I've ever gotten has been an accident. All the jobs I actually go after, I don't get.

Moon Unit Zappa

Job Go Accident Get

Gag me with a spoon!

Moon Unit Zappa

How strange, when your father's wearing women's clothes and platform shoes, that a pair of loafers looks incredible.

Moon Unit Zappa

Women Father Shoes Clothes

I didn't have any concept of age or authority. I remember realising, Oh, the world has rules and we don't.

Moon Unit Zappa

Age World Remember Rules

I don't want to lose my name because that's how I know myself. There is a legacy here.

Moon Unit Zappa

Myself Name Legacy Lose

I grew up with too much freedom. You can't define yourself.

Moon Unit Zappa

Freedom You Yourself Too Much

I had a friend whose family had dinner together. The mother would tuck you in at night and make breakfast in the morning. They even had a spare bike for a friend. It just seemed so amazing to me.

Moon Unit Zappa

Family Morning Me Mother

I have a tree man coming to trim the jacaranda in my front garden.

Moon Unit Zappa

Man Tree Garden Coming

I like to think of myself as a New Yorker, which is pathetic.

Moon Unit Zappa

Myself Think New Like

I should just drive around this city and take photos of all the buildings I've been humiliated in.

Moon Unit Zappa

City Drive Buildings Just

I think I have a dark view of the world. I have to make everything funny, otherwise it all seems so sad.

Moon Unit Zappa

Funny Sad World Dark

I would think: Stay close to the implants! They must know something because they keep getting asked backstage!

Moon Unit Zappa

Think Know Stay Something

I'm totally convinced I can write the perfect pop song.

Moon Unit Zappa

Song I Can Perfect Write

I've got a new relationship and I'm trapped in this old life.

Moon Unit Zappa

Life Relationship New Old

If there's anything more mortifying than being famous at 14, it's being washed up right after.

Moon Unit Zappa

Being Famous Being More Famous

It occurred to me, when I was old enough to make rules of my own, that they should be fair and simple.

Moon Unit Zappa

Me Simple My Own Rules

My Dad was so open creatively that I was off in search of black turtleneck bathing suits with long sleeves.

Moon Unit Zappa

Black Long Dad Suits

My mother did literally hitchhike barefoot to the country store.

Moon Unit Zappa

Mother Country Barefoot Did

Not many people know what their parents sound like having sex. It was noisy.

Moon Unit Zappa

People Parents Sex Know

The idea of licking stamps seemed great fun for me.

Moon Unit Zappa

Me Great Fun Idea

Your own experience keeps taking you towards something. My book adds the hope that it's a better something.

Moon Unit Zappa

Hope Experience You Book

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