OH Captain, My Captain...

Rolling Stone's Twitter reports that the legendary Don Van Vliet, better known as Captain Beefheart, has died.









Their relationship grew highly acrimonious on the tour to the point of them refusing to talk to one another. Zappa became irritated by Van Vliet, who drew constantly, including while on stage, filling one of his large sketch books with rapidly executed portraits and warped caricatures of Zappa.