A Terrible Experience with Extremely Dangerous Drugs
Hunter Stockton Thompson (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) – was an Ameri… Read Full Bio ↴Hunter Stockton Thompson (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) – was an American journalist and author. As a writer he is remembered most for his flamboyant and humorous style. He enjoyed employing action verbs to comically spin outlandish tales that were completely unbelievable, yet provided a unique viewpoint to accurately describe the underlying reality at hand. Thompson almost always wrote in first person narrative, and his stories became so colorfully contrived that they easily slipped into the realm of fiction; however, the basic framework of the story he told was very often true.
Thompson’s writing style and 'Gonzo Journalism' has been widely imitated; his influence on American Writers of the latter half of the 20th century is undeniable.
In his writing, he cultivated the persona of a dangerously absurd, drug-crazed journalist bent on comic self-destruction. While his fictional persona largely mirrored his actual life, Thompson noted that he sometimes felt obligated to live up to the fictional self that he had created.
Thompson’s writing style and 'Gonzo Journalism' has been widely imitated; his influence on American Writers of the latter half of the 20th century is undeniable.
In his writing, he cultivated the persona of a dangerously absurd, drug-crazed journalist bent on comic self-destruction. While his fictional persona largely mirrored his actual life, Thompson noted that he sometimes felt obligated to live up to the fictional self that he had created.
A Terrible Experience with Extremely Dangerous Drugs
Hunter S. Thompson Lyrics
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Intro You've arrived at your destination Saturn (L-L-LV) I just bo…
Letter to William S. Burroughs & Ode To Jack (Alright, any level? OK. Let's read this) Let us hope tha…
outro What happened to taking care of me You just couldn't see…
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@jessvolina6007
Can you believe there was a time HE was journalism…curious, intelligent, entertaining, honest and now we are absolutely saturated with media and all of it combined can’t touch HST. Helluva guy!
@rhollowaybusiness
Good people
@stephenhood2948
Man, I have never heard Hunter talk before. Listening to this I am awestruck at how spot on Johnny Depps Hunter Thompson impersonation was. Fear and Loathing is one of my favorite movies, I had no idea Depp was so accurate in his portrayal of him.
@colbygill533
Johnny Depp lived with him and did what he did for a while. Look into it. Super interesting.
@LacitsyM
@@colbygill533lived with him for over a year. Took everything in like the true talent he truly is.
He even backed his suicide with that his ashes be blown out of a cannon costing him £1.5m.
Absolute legend Jonny depp. He even bought a place here in the U.K. to relax and when he moved in I heard he took pictures with fans and told them to tell there friends to come, he’ll give them 5 mins.
Proper top fella.
Hats off to you Mr. Depp. 👍🏻🏴🇺🇸
@ZootZinBootZ
Introduce yourself to William s. Burroughs if your not familiar... Find who influenced Hunter ❤
@stephenhood2948
@@ZootZinBootZ I will be sure to do that. Thanks!!
@lpadron13
Loved reading him in college. In his later years he seemed a great intellect trapped in a juvenile caricature. His passing remains a tragedy.
@chester-chickfunt900
Agreed. His son Juan suggests that Hunter's varsity-level self-abuse ruined his ability to write. If you have read Curse of Lono then you can see that his writing really struggled from fairly early on. Hunter became an effective columnist after Lono. His book writing days were over by then. Which is a shame...but like so many others from his era, self-abuse opened doors in Hunter's mind that led to some truly excellent writing. Then came the Law of Diminishing Returns.
@lpadron13
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