I'm not going to post the link to the article in question because the last thing I want is to give the author visibility, but it's a list of "the 10 biggest douchebags in classic rock". 
 
At no. 1 is Frank Zappa... :s
 
"Zappa was a self-appointed authority figure who did nothing but ceaselessly ****, piss and moan without ever offering a single solution or so much as an attempt at constructive criticism". 
 
So there you have it. In his downtimes, the highly articulated, musically gifted, educated, fertile genius known as Frank Zappa apparently could rival with the best of them parasites uh, I mean, critiques.
 
 
 

Yep I saw that. Pure clickbait from a talentless hack desperate for exposure. 

sharke
Yep I saw that. Pure clickbait from a talentless hack desperate for exposure. 

C'mon sharke. Rain'sone of the good guys. :)

ha-every time I hear of Zappa I get out "Weasels Ripped My Flesh",
always get a smile out of the cover and  Sugarcane Harris blows me  away on Directly From My Heart To You-one of the greatest love songs ever....................  
cheers

I'm really overdue for some time with a lovely album called The Man from Utopia. :P

backwoods

sharke
Yep I saw that. Pure clickbait from a talentless hack desperate for exposure. 

C'mon sharke. Rain'sone of the good guys. :)

heh heh. 
 
I honestly think my favorite Zappa album has to be Burnt Weeny Sandwich. There's some stunningly beautiful music on there. The Little House I Used To Live In is beyond words for me. The piano intro is amazing, as is the little guitar break Zappa does around 4 mins in, followed by one of the best violin solos you will ever hear....

Hmm. I think, after reading that article, the douche bag is Jonny Whiteside. 

From Wiki  (ok, I know...)

 In late 1969, Zappa broke up the band. He often cited the financial strain as the main reason, but also commented on the band members' lack of sufficient effort. Many band members were bitter about Zappa's decision, and some took it as a sign of Zappa's concern for perfection at the expense of human feeling. Others were irritated by 'his autocratic ways', exemplified by Zappa's never staying at the same hotel as the band members. Several members would, however, play for Zappa in years to come.

 
I had the pleasure of two days working with Jimmy Carl Black.
 
Me:  "So, what was Frank Zappa like?"
Jimmy: "Wanker"*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*ok, so he didn't say Wanker specifically...  I can't put here what he actually said, but it meant the same.

I saw a VERY OLD Steve Allen Show in B&W recently.
 
One of his guests was a very young Frank Zappa playing a bicycle while performing his arrangement of a very unique song,
The members of the show band were instructed to play random notes, randomly.

It's One Size Fits All for me.
 
Plus, I've no doubt that Frank was a royal pain in the ass and a self absorbed, opinionated tyrant.  Unfortunately many true geniuses are.  But there's no denying his talent and knowledge.  He earned his iconic status.  And deserves it. 
 
 
PS:  I like Dweezil too:-)