“Rock journalism is people who can’t write interviewing people who can’t talk for people who can’t read” (Frank Zappa) – Comment

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Frank Zappa had some really interesting quotes but this one just grabs me.  It can have so many different meanings.  Music speaks to the soul and what is a soul without music?

My personal interpretation of this quote is that music is its own language which cannot be translated and therefore cannot be written about, talked about or read about. Music is powerful.  The sound of music can set or change your mood even if you’re unaware of it.

If you want to become a Rock Journalist to try and interview people who can’t talk to be able to write to people who can’t read I came across an article written in 2008 by Mithilaum with Ten Commandments of Rock Journalism.

1.       Know your music

2.       Know your metal

3.       Be open to all forms of metal

4.       It is not just the riff

5.       Listen/Watch/Read before you write

6.       Have your say

7.       Be You

8.       Prepared to be hammered and hammer back

9.       Go against the rules

10.   Just be Metal

This is useful tips.  It must be fun being a ‘Rock Journalist’.   Another condition of being a rock journalist is that you need to know your music extraordinary well. No matter what you write about you should be an expert in that specific field.