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32 quotes by Don Van Vliet

Don Van Vliet (/væn ˈvliːt/, born Don Glen Vliet; January 15, 1941 – December 17, 2010) was an American musician, singer-songwriter and artist best known by the stage name Captain Beefheart. His musical work was conducted with a rotating ensemble of musicians called the Magic Band (1965–1982), with whom he recorded 13 studio albums. Noted for his powerful singing voice with its wide range, Van Vliet also played the harmonica, saxophone and...
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You can tell by the kindness of a dog how a human should be.

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When I see a dolphin, I know it's just as smart as I am.

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If you want to be a different fish, jump out of school.

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You can almost judge how screwed up somebody is by the kind of toilet paper they use. Go in any rich house and it's some weird coloured embossed... →

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The stars are matter, we're matter, but it doesn't matter.

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Bob Dylan impresses me about as much as... well, I was gonna say a slug but I like slugs.

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The wind is a very difficult sound to get. It's always changing.

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I needed to purge myself of all the attention my parents had given me - I wasn't neglected enough as a child.

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I'd never just want to do what everybody else did. I'd be contributing to the sameness of everything.

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I don't even know what sound is, much less what it's for. It isn't to make money that's for sure. I've never made any.

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I would never kill a living thing, although I probably have inadvertently while driving automobiles.

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I think most people try to get others to see through their eyes.

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I don't look like a desert person because I stay indoors most of the day and fool around at night. That's what the desert animals do - they... →

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