Shoot me darling, shoot me in the head and go.

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I think what I like about William S. Burroughs is that he's so clearly utterly, utterly batshit insane, but is so eloquent about it. You can hear his voice speaking every word.

He's the perfect slacker role model: didn't write his great work until he was forty-five, lived off his parents until he was fifty and still changed the face of Western culture. You should do so well.

The best biography (of anyone) I've ever read is Literary Outlaw by Ted Morgan (whose own life looks at a glance like prime bio material). A real page-turner. The film of Naked Lunch is more or less the writing of the book.

Further for your local interest: Burroughs on Scientology.

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I loved Literary Outlaw, have been meaning to buy a copy of my own for years. Without thinking about such things too closely, Burroughs easily ranks in my top 5 all-time personal heroes.

(p.s. sorry to clutter yr journal with re-posts, just didn't mean to post anonymously.. LJ changed the format while I was on holiday!)