Jean-Luc Ponty Interview with Alain Leroux from 4/29/97 in ‘le Jazz’ (webzine)

Very revealing discussion about parting with Zappa on bad terms. It seems that neither of them wanted that relationship to end. And then, of course, my favorite quote:

lj : was mclaughlin very demanding technically ?
jlp : less so than zappa

Here’s the link to the whole interview.