I’m astounded that some people have lived such prolific noteworthy lives, were world-famous for decades, contributed so much, made life-changing inventions that the whole world benefitted from …
Yet the only words on their headstone are like “Dad, Brother, Son, We love you.”
Like WHAT?? He invented the xyz and had the leading role in 300 Hollywood films & 20 Guinness world records & discovered the cure for xyz and on & on …
Why not mention any of that on their headstone?
You’re thinking about what these people mean to you, not what they mean to the people who buried them. When you’re close to someone famous, they’re not that impressive guy with hundreds of achievements, they’re just dad, brother, son, beloved. I wouldn’t want to be dehumanized by someone turning my headstone into a CV.
As for Zappa, he was a weird guy. You can tell by listening to any of his albums. Plenty of reason to love his music.