Captain Beefheart

Avant-garde musician

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Sayings by Captain Beefheart

I'm not interested in fame. I'm interested in truth.

1978 — Interview with NME
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I like to be creative. I like to be original.

1970 — Interview with Sounds
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I don't like to be boring. I like to be exciting.

1994 — Interview for 'The Artist Formerly Known as Captain Beefheart' documentary
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I like to be passionate. I like to be intense.

1978 — Interview with Trouser Press
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I'm not interested in trends. I'm interested in timelessness.

1978 — Interview with NME
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I like to be mysterious. I like to be enigmatic.

1970 — Interview with Sounds
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I don't like to be understood. I like to be felt.

1994 — Interview for 'The Artist Formerly Known as Captain Beefheart' documentary
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I like to be raw. I like to be visceral.

1978 — Interview with Trouser Press
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I'm not interested in logic. I'm interested in intuition.

1978 — Interview with NME
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I like to be primal. I like to be instinctive.

1970 — Interview with Sounds
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I don't like to be intellectual. I like to be emotional.

1994 — Interview for 'The Artist Formerly Known as Captain Beefheart' documentary
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I like to be spiritual. I like to be transcendent.

1978 — Interview with Trouser Press
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I'm not interested in answers. I'm interested in questions.

1978 — Interview with NME
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I like to be a puzzle. I like to be a riddle.

1970 — Interview with Sounds
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I don't like to be a follower. I like to be a leader.

1994 — Interview for 'The Artist Formerly Known as Captain Beefheart' documentary
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I like to be a force of nature. I like to be an earthquake.

1978 — Interview with Trouser Press
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I'm not interested in comfort zones. I'm interested in the unknown.

1978 — Interview with NME
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I like to be a storm. I like to be a hurricane.

1970 — Interview with Sounds
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I don't like to be a whisper. I like to be a scream.

1994 — Interview for 'The Artist Formerly Known as Captain Beefheart' documentary
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I like to be a lightning bolt. I like to be thunder.

1978 — Interview with Trouser Press
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