12-Year-Old DWEEZIL ZAPPA Released His Debut Single ‘MY MOTHER IS A SPACE CADET’ This Day In 1982

4 March 2024

Frank Zappa‘s son DWEEZIL released his first single this day in 1982, aged 12.

The psych-rock tune, titled MY MOTHER IS A SPACE CADET’, and B-side Crunchy
Water
, were co-written with his sister Moon Unit and guitarist Steve Vai. The tracks
were produced by the late great Eddie Van Halen and Donn Landee.

DWEEZIL

MOON UNIT

The siblings and Moon‘s little daughter on stage together in 2010.