Hawley referred to as the city a "police state". In June 2003, the Independent reported that police "at initial denied her experiences existed," but then later on developed them. In a profession spanning more than 30 yrs, Zappa composed rock, pop, jazz, jazz fusion, orchestral and musique concrète works, and manufactured virtually all of the 60-moreover albums that he released with his band the Mothers of Invention and as a solo artist.