Captain Beefheart

I'm a survivor. I've been through a lot, but I'm still here.

The only way to fail is to give up.

I'm not a rebel. I'm just a free spirit.

I'm not a human being. I'm a human doing.

If you want to be a clown, go to clown school. If you want to be a musician, go to hell.

A lot of people are afraid of heights, but I’m afraid of widths.

I don't think I'm doing anything. I think I'm just watching.

My voice is like a frog's, only I have a bigger throat. I can croak higher.

I think that if you're going to be a musician, you might as well not be a musician.

Don't worry about the size of your brain, worry about the size of your heart.

I never listen to music. I just listen to myself.

I like to stick to my own recipes. I don't like to cook other people's food.

I’m not a genius, I’m just a guy who knows how to listen to the wind.

I'm a tree. I'm not a human being. I'm a tree.

The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. Resist it, and your soul will grow sick with longing for the things it has forbidden to itself, with desire for what its unlawful laws have made unlawful.

I don't think about music. I just do it.

I tried to be normal once. The worst two minutes of my life.

I'm a painter. I just happen to use a microphone.

I don't think I'm a good singer. I think I'm a good screamer.

I don't play notes, I play colors.