A bizarre and humorous incident which lead to
the Magic Band being refused entry to the UK in 1968 and deported
to Hanover. This is the cover sheet and text of the official report.
Read it!
by Patrick Carr, from 10th March 1972 Crawdaddy.
Includes an illuminating interview in which Don speaks about Ornette
Coleman and environmentalism. Read it!
by Andrew Weiner. This interview is from
Creem magazine, sometime in 1972, and features Beefheart discussing
drugs, super-stardom and the importance of being nice. Read
it!
This bizarre oddity is a prank that first appeared
in the Baltimore, Maryland newspaper The Sun on 2nd September 1973.
Easily the strangest item at the Radar Station. Read
it!
by Byron Coley and Robert Carey.
This informal chat covers topics such as New Wave, cleanliness, and
Don's selling of a vacuum cleaner to Aldous Huxley. Originally appeared
in the January 1979 edition of New York Rocker. Read
it!
by Kristine McKenna, from Wet magazine,
1st May 1980. This interview features Don chatting on a wide range
of subjects, from art and music to ants and philosophers. Not to be
missed. Read it!
by Lester Bangs. This excellent interview
/ article was taken from the 1st/7th October 1980 issue of Voice,
and features Don talking about his relationship with Jan, his individual
manner of speaking, and his meaning behind some of his songs. Read
it!
by Jeffrey Peisch. Taken from the January
1981 edition of Trouser Press, originally titled 'Captain Beefheart'.
In this article Don discusses his creative muse. Read
it!
by Lou Stathis, taken from the August 1983
edition of Heavy Metal Magazine. Don talks about what makes him different,
his problem with light, and more. Read it!
by Kristine McKenna, from January 1988's
Spin Magazine. This fascinating interview finds Don Van Vliet discussing
President Charlton Heston the "big yellow tooth", his music, painting
and his relationship with his cat Garland. Read
it!
by Dave DiMartino, an excellent article
from Mojo Magazine, December, 1993. Fascinating, but this article
provoked some allegations of misrepresentation from John French; allegations
which the author strongly denies. See item below. Read
it!
In particular, DDM strongly refutes allegations
that he made up quotes for his article, and includes the full transcript
of an interview which Henry Kaiser alleges never happened. Read
it!
by Dave DiMartino, an interview with Don
Van Vliet from September, 1993. Accompanied the 'Yeah I'm Happy' article
in Mojo Magazine, December, 1993. Read it!
by Anton Corbijn, photographer and friend
of the Captain. He took the famous Ice Cream For Crow desert
snaps, and numerous others scattered through this site. Read
it!
by Ben Thompson - long but highly recommended
reading. First published in the 21st August 1994 Independent on Sunday
just before the Stand Up To Be Discontinued exhibition hit
England. Read it!
Accompanied the 'Re-Achieving Naivety' piece in
The Independent On Sunday. Features Gary Lucas, John Peel and Craig
Scanlon talking of their fondness for Van Vliet. Read
it!
An exclusive account of Don and Jan's wedding from
Mike Bugbee who ended up present at the ceremony in 1969 with Don,
Jan and Bill Harkleroad. Read it!