Basic Info

Release: September 09, 1994

Runtime: 13 min

Rating: ⭐ 6.9/10 (8 votes)

Status: Released

Videos

captain beefheart - Don Van Vliet - Anton Corbijn- some yo yo stuff.flv (YouTube)

Don Van Vliet: Some YoYo Stuff

1994 13 min ⭐ 6.9/10 8 votes

Overview

Don van Vliet, alias "Captain Beefheart", is one of the most influential, misunderstood, talked about, admired, copied, treasured, loved and quoted musicians and yet he is still an obscure and mysterious artist. His quite abrupt artistic transformation from working with a microphone to a paintbrush in 1982 and his consequent move from the desert to the ocean meant even less direct contact with the outside world than before. Subsequently there is very little information about Don from this time onwards and this short black-and-white film made in 1993 is an unique opportunity to see and hear this unique man