I grew up in the same desert town of Lancaster that Don grew up in, and first met him at a local garage band in the 60's back in those days. He would go to those when he had time to help them out in what ever way he could. A great guy that said it was to give something back to make a difference that he never had starting out. He enjoyed that, and we all appreciated it as well. Some of us more so later in the 70's and 80's. Don was one of a kind that's for sure. On one of the trips to Europe he came back from, he took me to a night club in Lancaster to see this new band that was from LA that was playing there. I said aren't you tired from the trip back? He said never too tired to go listen to a new band. That really was his life's work and what he was meant to do.
I saw Capt. Beefheart with the Mothers in 1975, i was 21 at the time! I was impressed , performance of " willy the pimp" was epic! An older friend put me on to his music , I still remember " clear spot " getting airplay on the radio when first released !
It was very pleasing to hear him talk about that misogynistic side of Zappa. Captain seems very open-minded, as far I can see in his interviews and songs.
Saw this tour in Bellingham WA. ... Fantastic show! "Hothead" & "Ashtray Heart" were standouts. J. Morris Tepper played great.. Captain got a big laugh when he made a point of soaking his harp reeds with Perrier water! Wish someone would have filmed the show! -dugair
Don V. Apparently sat down when he was not playing on the 1975 Bongo Fury Tour and drew unflattering sketches of frank zappa and sold them to people in the audience, ?
Wow this is really eye opening, actually. 'I don't think women are a joke'. Clearly taking a stance against Zappa's misogyny. I never had Don down as a decent man but apparently so.
It's interesting that he says "a fella named Drumbo", to a guy already versed in Beefheart band history - when asked about people who played on the album. Seems rather dismissive and impersonal, considering Trout Mask could never have happened without Drumbo transcribing and teaching all the music to the band, and leading endless rehearsals for most of a year. "a fella named..". Hmmm. Don definitely had a selfish and cold side, even though I'm in awe of his talent.
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Sucks that he's so oblivious to his own bullshit. He was no more of a composer than any of the musicians that worked with, and sadly had to deal with, him. And that bums me out, to see so much talent in one place (him and his band) being spearheaded by an untreated paranoid schizophrenic.
@@quaid667 If his art is genius to you then good for you, he just wasn't a composer in any sense of the word. Any actual musician that worked with him described his "compositions" as convoluted and hardly intelligible, and on top of that he would get pissed at you for not being able to work with his crazed scribbles on bar napkins. I got my degree in illustration, being an artist shouldn't romanticize being an asshole or projecting mental deficiencies onto others lol
@@seanlincoln7923 well I'll put it this way, if I stopped listening to artists because they are or were an asshole, my music collection would be very small.
I’d love a Don painting in my lounge.
A complete one-off human
I grew up in the same desert town of Lancaster that Don grew up in, and first met him at a local garage band in the 60's back in those days. He would go to those when he had time to help them out in what ever way he could. A great guy that said it was to give something back to make a difference that he never had starting out. He enjoyed that, and we all appreciated it as well. Some of us more so later in the 70's and 80's. Don was one of a kind that's for sure. On one of the trips to Europe he came back from, he took me to a night club in Lancaster to see this new band that was from LA that was playing there. I said aren't you tired from the trip back? He said never too tired to go listen to a new band. That really was his life's work and what he was meant to do.
To me, all of Don's art seems so in tune with nature yet so removed from life on earth.
Beef Art
Elemental dear Watson 😻
@@jeffclement2468
Truly.
He's in tune with his own world
"I like Stravinsky and Varese and ... I can't remember his name ... what's his name again ... Hm .. What IS his name? Yeah, Mozart! I like Mozart"
It's funny that Frank Zappa liked Stravinsky and Varese too. Big influences on his music I think.
Music that challenges the soul.
Great taste
This album is my favorite beefheart. So grating, raw, rough, vile AND beautiful.
Genius of the very rarest variety.....
I saw Capt. Beefheart with the Mothers in 1975, i was 21 at the time! I was impressed , performance of " willy the pimp" was epic! An older friend put me on to his music , I still remember " clear spot " getting airplay on the radio when first released !
"hes now playing the ... Spine" :Ddd
Great interview! And an interesting insight to how he felt about Frank Zappa...
Wonderful interview - should have been on the radio!
It was very pleasing to hear him talk about that misogynistic side of Zappa. Captain seems very open-minded, as far I can see in his interviews and songs.
Saw this tour in Bellingham WA. ... Fantastic show! "Hothead" & "Ashtray Heart" were standouts.
J. Morris Tepper played great..
Captain got a big laugh when he made a point of soaking his harp reeds with Perrier water! Wish someone would have filmed the show!
-dugair
Thanks for this hidden gem!
Big inspiration
Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for posting this. So many great one liners and philosophical quips.
7:54 "No i won't work with Frank Zappa again, Thank You" True class man.
Fantastic interview! 👍
Excellent! "I don't like music".....:)
This really is a gem - many thanks.
Très bel album un véritable don.
Don V. Apparently sat down when he was not playing on the 1975 Bongo Fury Tour and drew unflattering sketches of frank zappa and sold them to people in the audience,
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Cool
Love his reasoning, Charlie Brown you're a good guy.
Interviewer : "Its not normal rock 'n' roll" Beefheart : "I won't do rock 'n' roll" LOL he hated repetition
Thanks for this!
Thank you for this!
thanks for this
meanings become extinct. poems keep going
❤
Wow.
Wow this is really eye opening, actually. 'I don't think women are a joke'. Clearly taking a stance against Zappa's misogyny. I never had Don down as a decent man but apparently so.
It's interesting that he says "a fella named Drumbo", to a guy already versed in Beefheart band history - when asked about people who played on the album. Seems rather dismissive and impersonal, considering Trout Mask could never have happened without Drumbo transcribing and teaching all the music to the band, and leading endless rehearsals for most of a year. "a fella named..". Hmmm. Don definitely had a selfish and cold side, even though I'm in awe of his talent.
He had a pretty bad relationship with drumbo (entirely his fault) so not that surprised
That made me really sad I love them both so much
@@largevapor Entirely Drumbo's part?
@@WarlikePeaceprobably Don's part
Generally speaking, a boss who routinely drugged and abused his employees is not the good guy. Regardless of how edge-y or "creative" one is.
Eleven yeaooors, elven yeaooooors!
Meanings become extinct poems keep going
The Captain can't be analyzed under the same rules as others. Sounds like I drank the kool-aid.
indeed...
I don't think women are a joke [in reference to zappa lyrics]
What is his name?
Pauses 5 - 10 seconds
Mozart, I like Mozart
step up yr game Lars !
obviously I exxagerated
Pretty sure Don was on the spectrum.
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He made brilliant music but he was in fact a jerk.
Do tell
Sucks that he's so oblivious to his own bullshit. He was no more of a composer than any of the musicians that worked with, and sadly had to deal with, him. And that bums me out, to see so much talent in one place (him and his band) being spearheaded by an untreated paranoid schizophrenic.
He's a artistic genius. You don't have to like him as a person. Most artists are wankers. I know. I'm one of them lol.
@@quaid667 If his art is genius to you then good for you, he just wasn't a composer in any sense of the word. Any actual musician that worked with him described his "compositions" as convoluted and hardly intelligible, and on top of that he would get pissed at you for not being able to work with his crazed scribbles on bar napkins. I got my degree in illustration, being an artist shouldn't romanticize being an asshole or projecting mental deficiencies onto others lol
@@seanlincoln7923 well I'll put it this way, if I stopped listening to artists because they are or were an asshole, my music collection would be very small.
so you're telling me that he kept them there against their will?
@@tallswede80 who are you talking to?