Captain Beefheart

David Freeman had this conversation with the alternative rock musician Don Van Vliet better known as Captain Beefheart, sitting on the tour bus in the early hours of May 6th 1973. The Magic Band had just played a sold out gig at Southampton University.

This isn't a conversation with an author, but there are many books about the Captain, his music and his art. He was a fascinating character projected as weird and maybe even frightening but as this conversation shows he was funny, friendly and very ahead of his time on green issues and sustainability.

As this conversation mentions particular tracks there is a Spotify playlist where the songs can be heard. Search Author Archive - Beefheart.