He Auditioned for FRANK ZAPPA... at 21!
45K views · Jul 2, 2026 · Music
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@superfuzzymomma · 2 months ago (edited)
Kinda young, Kinda WOW! 🎃Vinnie Coliauta!!
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@rayoll · 2 months ago
I love how much Vinnie loves FZ's music.
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@mrmoke2820 · 2 months ago
Joe’s Garage II & III is the greatest of the great.
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@GekoPish · 2 months ago
Even talking about Water Melon made D emotional. <3
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@cdub_92 · 2 months ago
Your dad would be proud. You do his music justice. The phrasing of your solos and the picking.. you nail it. I’m too young to have seen your dad play a concert. Having you carrying his music forward is one of the ways that I’m able to still experience the music the way he would have played it. Thanks Dweezil
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@LBRobling63 · 2 months ago
Let's hear it for another great Italian 👍. Vinnie Colaiuta .
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@in__orbit-l4c · 2 months ago
Vinnie has always been my fave drummer of all Zappa bands
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@jppagetoo · 2 months ago
I was broken when Frank passed. Thought it was such a crime that his music would only live in the recordings. Dweezil has breathed new life into Frank's music and kept it going onstage. Thanks Dweezil! In todays world, Frank is sorely missed, you help with that.
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@nycvideoauditions · 2 months ago (edited)
Thank you for this, Dweezil. You and Vinnie are so loved. Great interview!
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@sdjohnston67 · 2 months ago
I love Vinnie's Zappa audition story.
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@CharlieTWilbury · 2 months ago
Vinny Colaiuta, kinda young, kinda wow! What a great drummer. <br><br>Great conversation; I loved it. Thanks for the upload.
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@GekoPish · 2 months ago
For me this is a Dream interview. So thank you to both of you doing this for allowing us to be able to see and hear this. Always awesome Dweezil. And Vinnie ... Is a real Living Legend. Two very precise musicians on the screen right now.
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