36 Quotes by Captain Beefheart

Johnny Rotten. He's a big fan of mine. I used to see him out in the audience in England and he'd stand up and holler. He's funny. Smart too, and a nice guy. Don't think he's a jerk because he isn't.

Most of modern rock and roll is a product of guilt.

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

That Sid Vicious was obviously a schizophrenic, kind of a mean one too.

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

I'd rather play a tune on a horn, but I've always felt that I didn't want to train myself. Because when you get a train, you've got to have an engine and a caboose. I think it's better to train the caboose. You train yourself, you strain yourself.

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.

I don't like getting out when I could be painting. And when I'm painting, I don't want anybody else around.

With my voice and my band, I can do anything.