Wasn't the Captain more interested in his art by the Late 70's? That could have been part of why he went out of the music after a possible burn out from the industry. Still, Captain Beefhart had some standout albums, although if you include painting, he would be in the running!
The reason why I mentioned Zappa was that for all of his peaks and falls, as well as a troubling Early 80's period, he was always trying to create a world of his own plus creating a business for himself (Barking Pumpkin) and even debating the censorship hounds in a very intelligent manner. True, there was a lot of ego as well (of course there would, you have to have it!), but it fitted in with what he was doing through the years.
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