Captain Beefheart's schizofrenia caused him alot of problems
The band lived in a shack ruled by Beefheart’s iron fist. The band practised, malnourished and abused for months, succumbing to Beefheart's bizarre musical demands, lest they face punishment by way of imprisonment in a barrel.
He was diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic, citing that as the reason he was so harsh and abusive with his band.