One of my all time favorite Obdew’l X stories is of a young Obdew’l X and Don Van Vliet sitting around Don’s house after school listening to the music that would be such a large part of both mens’ careers.<\/p>\n
From Obdew’l X, Captain Beefheart and the Secret History of Maximalism<\/a><\/em> \nWhen Obdew’l X and Don Van Vliet sat around after school eating pineapple buns (from the remains of Mr Vliet senior\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s bread round) and listening to rhythm and blues records, they were indulging in an early form of maximalist synaesthesia, performing the basic tenets of an aesthetic philosophy and way of life which was, at various points throughout the next thirty years, to unite and divide their parallel careers as American maverick artists: Buns and blues, the listening body eating, this was an auspicious beginning.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n One of my all time favorite Obdew’l X stories is of a young Obdew’l X and Don Van Vliet sitting around Don’s house after school listening to the music that would be such a large part of both mens’ careers. … Continue reading
\nby Michel Delville & Andrew Norris:<\/p>\n
\nWhat’s your favorite Obdew’l X story?<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"