Frank Zappa's widow supports plans for Baltimore bust

BALTIMORE (AP) - Frank Zappa's widow is on board with plans for a bust of the eccentric rocker in his hometown of Baltimore.

Gail Zappa tells The Associated Press that she supports the project, which was spearheaded by Zappa fans from Lithuania.

Baltimore's public art commission has accepted the gift of the bronze bust, which will sit atop a stainless steel pole. It's a replica of a bust that went up in 1995 in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Zappa writes in an e-mail that the creators of the bust "have gone about this in the right way, with total respect for the composer."

She hopes Baltimore will benefit from commemorating its association with her husband along with other famous artists associated with the city such as Upton Sinclair, Edgar Allan Poe and John Waters.