20 Freakishly Specific Predictions From History That Came True

5. Frank Zappa Forecasts Digitally-Accessible Music (1989)

American musician and songwriter Frank Zappa was always an unusual character during his lifetime - but it seems that he was also extremely forward-thinking. In The Real Frank Zappa Book in 1989 he wrote:

"We propose to acquire the rights to digitally duplicate and store the best of every record company's Quality Catalog Items, store them in a central-processing location, and have them accessible by phone or cable TV, directly patchable into the user's home taping appliances. "All accounting for royalty payments, billing to the customer, etc., would be automatic, built into the software."

Okay so illegal streaming aside, Zappa knew exactly the way the music industry was heading.