Andy Warhol and Frank Zappa . . . . . .

My memories on Flackenahok showed up this one

It always makes me smile the story of Frank not quite getting the New York crowd

Andy says . . . . . . .  oh wait!

 

Love that man and whilst I am not uncritical of aspects of his life (he did next to nothing to save Edie (Sedgwick from herself or Jean Michel Basquiat come to that) the role of bystander has a responsibility too! [IMHO] 

Edie Sedgwick photographed Jerry Schatzberg, 1966

 

But great artist? 

Truly!  

Interestingly Frank Zappa hated Warhol and the Factory crew (Frank was notoriously anti hard drugs but ironically a life long nicotine addict and pro-tobacco) when they met Andy and Lou pulled this routine on Frank and didn't speak to him at all! 

They left Gerard Melanga, I think, to say everything and the boys just sat there looking bored. Zappa was incensed but Andy would have thought it hilariously funny. 

'Oh darling it was FABULOUS!" 

Poor Frank just didn't 'get it'!

Andy Warhol & Edie Sedgwick Interview on the Merv Griffin Show in 1965.

Andy Warhol and Edie Sedgwick appear on The Merv Griffin Show in this rare 1960s interview. At the height of the Factory era, Sedgwick had become Warhol’s most recognizable collaborator, known for her style, charisma, and presence in his films.

The segment captures their dynamic on live television (Warhol’s quiet, detached responses contrasted with Sedgwick’s energy) highlighting the moment when underground art entered mainstream media.

A rare look at Warhol and Sedgwick during one of the most influential periods in pop art and 1960s culture.

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