Pierre Boulez told Musician magazine's posthumous Zappa tribute article that Zappa "was an exceptional figure because he was part of the worlds of rock and classical music and that both types of his work would survive."
Pierre Boulez udtalte til Musician-tidskriftet i deres posthume hyldestartikel om Zappa, at han "var en exceptionel person, fordi han en del af rocken og den klassiske musiks verden, og begge typer af hans værker ville overleve."