“Like almost all of Beefheart's recorded work, it was not even "ahead" of its time in 1969. Then and now, it stands outside time, trends, fads, hypes, the rise and fall of whole genres eclectic as walking Christmas trees, constituting a genre unto itself: truly, a musical Monolith if ever there was one.” MusicCreativityGeniusCriticismOriginalityRock MusicRolling StonesRockBeatlesHard RockBob DylanPop60sCaptain BeefheartTrout Mask ReplicaBeefheartRock CriticismElectronica Author:Lester Bangs
“I do like Captain Beefheart (Trout Mask Replica is a misunderstood masterpiece!) and I do have two kids but I’ve never written a prize winning novel called Oh, Bollocks!” White Collar CrimeEmbezzlementCaptain BeefheartDefraudTrout Mask ReplicaBustBeefheartCapt Beefheart Book:Bust Source: Bust
“November 18. . . I dig musicians, I feel they have the most to offer me mentally and emotionally because they think basically along the same lines that I do; extremely creative people. Music is Life. As Captain Beefheart once said 'God is a perfect musical note.” PeopleThinkingFeelsSaidLinesPerfectCreativeOffersMusicianMusic IsNotesMusicalCaptainsCreative PeopleNovemberMusic Is LifeMusical NotesCaptain Beefheart Author:Pamela Des Barres
“People like Howlin' Wolf, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, John Lee Hooker, Nina Simone, Captain Beefheart - all of these artists were what I grew up listening to every day of my life. And there's a very healthy music scene in the west country of England, where I grew up.” PeopleCountryArtistListeningGrewHealthySceneGrew UpStonesEnglandWestBobRollingCaptainsDylanRolling StonesNinaHowlin WolfCaptain Beefheart Author:PJ Harvey
“When I was a kid, I would go to the record store, where there was a bin of things they didn't know quite how to classify. Those were my choices. That's where you would find Captain Beefheart or an early electronic album.” KnowsKidsChoicesRecordsAlbumsStoresCaptainsRecord StoresCaptain Beefheart Author:Mark Mothersbaugh
“It makes me itch to think of myself as Captain Beefheart. I don't even have a boat.” ThinkingBoatCaptainsCaptain Beefheart Author:Don Van Vliet
“I was real into Devo, Pavement, Captain Beefheart, and the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.” RealCaptainsExplosionsPavementCaptain Beefheart Author:Patrick Carney