Don Van Vliet

I needed to purge myself of all the attention my parents had given me - I wasn't neglected enough as a child. ↗

— Don Van Vliet

#child #enough #given #had #i

I don't even know what sound is, much less what it's for. It isn't to make money that's for sure. I've never made any. ↗

— Don Van Vliet

#even #i #know #less #made

You can tell by the kindness of a dog how a human should be. ↗

— Don Van Vliet

#how #human #kindness #should #tell

But I have been in some very beautiful churches, then I've looked outside and seen people starving to death. ↗

— Don Van Vliet

#been #churches #death #i #looked

I think most people try to get others to see through their eyes. ↗

— Don Van Vliet

#get #i #i think #most #others

If you want to be a different fish, jump out of school. ↗

— Don Van Vliet

#fish #jump #out #school #want

The stars are matter, we're matter, but it doesn't matter. ↗

— Don Van Vliet

#stars

When I see a dolphin, I know it's just as smart as I am. ↗

— Don Van Vliet

#am #dolphin #i #i am #i see

I think Shakespeare is really the one. Words as music and music as words. Everything he wrote was good, which is really frightening. ↗

— Don Van Vliet

#frightening #good #i #i think #music

Bob Dylan impresses me about as much as... well, I was gonna say a slug but I like slugs. ↗

— Don Van Vliet

#bob #bob dylan #dylan #gonna #i