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How East Germans Fell in Love with Frank Zappa
Before the fall of the Berlin Wall, there was an extraordinary cultural exchange between an eccentric American rock star, and the people of a communist country. Patrick Cox takes a deep dive into Frank Zappa's lingering effect on some of his fans from the former East Germany.
(Image: Wolfhard Kutz grew up in the former East Germany where he became a Frank Zappa fan. After the Berlin Wall came down, he founded the Zappanale festival. Credit: Patrick Cox)
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