Don Van Vliet, also known as Captain Beefheart, died today at the age of 69 from complications from multiple sclerosis. Popularly known as a musician/poet/auteur whose 1969 album, Trout Mask Replica (produced by Frank Zappa) is a masterpiece of avant-rock, he later abandoned music only to find financial success as a painter, represented by the prestigious Michael Werner Gallery in New York. MS is an insidious disease and 69 is too young for such talent to die. RIP, Mr. Van Vliet.
December 17, 2010
R.I.P. Don Van Vliet (a//k/a Captain Beefheart)
Don Van Vliet, also known as Captain Beefheart, died today at the age of 69 from complications from multiple sclerosis. Popularly known as a musician/poet/auteur whose 1969 album, Trout Mask Replica (produced by Frank Zappa) is a masterpiece of avant-rock, he later abandoned music only to find financial success as a painter, represented by the prestigious Michael Werner Gallery in New York. MS is an insidious disease and 69 is too young for such talent to die. RIP, Mr. Van Vliet.
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