a nervous breakdown, Meaden died at his parents' home in Edmonton, London, of a barbiturate overdose in 1978. He is buried in Southgate cemetery, North London, and his funeral was fully paid for by the Who, even though they were unable to attend. Three years before his death he gave an interview with Steve Turner of NME, in which he made the legendary quote, "Modism, Mod living, is an aphorism for clean living under difficult circumstances." Meaden's parents are also deceased, but he is survived by a brother, Gerald, who lives in Brighton. References Bibliography Captain Beefheart: The Biography by Mike Barnes, Cooper Square Press, (March 2002), 408 pages, I'm The Face: The Official Peter Meaden Story by John Hellier & Pete Wilky, Wapping Wharf, (Nov 2016), 287 pages, External links Details of the 1968 Captain Beefheart incident An article about Peter by Eddie Piller A page written by Roger Daltrey about Peter - In His Own Words Blog by Alan Merrill, singer/songwriter of Arrows - King Of The Mods, Peter Meaden 1941 births 1978 deaths English music managers English people of Scottish descent British record producers 20th-century American musicians 20th-century British musicians 20th-century English businesspeople