Hunter S. Thompson Wants To Settle The Score | Letterman

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  • @infowarriorone
    @infowarriorone ปีที่แล้ว +149

    Dave is enthralled. I don't think I've seen HST as comedic as in this interview, though he was always a jokester, a merry prankster, and all that. And he did return as a guest years after this.

    • @DaniboyBR2
      @DaniboyBR2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      So you haven't read his books, they're some of the funniest books ever, some parts of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas had me HOWLING, The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved is also a gem in terms of comedy.

    • @ibrown3KC
      @ibrown3KC ปีที่แล้ว +7

      ​@@DaniboyBR2I think hes referring to HST in person not usually being this open and humorous. Like i know in his interview with Conan hed hardly say two words, and only when prompted. Mainly, most likely, because he was absolutely hammered and perhaps even blackout drunk at the time of the interview. But of course, as a writer, Hunter is going to be far funnier and far better at comminicating his thoughts and jokes. As thats the case with nearly all writers. Stephen King is pretty good in interviews and at speaking in general, but when it comes to many writer's, if not most, they are often times awkward or at least no where near as comfortable conversing in person as they are with the written word, of course.

    • @DaniboyBR2
      @DaniboyBR2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@ibrown3KC Age kicked him like a mule, he didn't like it and he said so in his farewell note.

    • @Yarblocosifilitico
      @Yarblocosifilitico 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@DaniboyBR2 was it age tho? or, you know... all the substances

  • @tonymockeridge338
    @tonymockeridge338 ปีที่แล้ว +176

    Seeing those two together is just wonderful. Thanks for this great piece of priceless gonzo history

    • @MrBuketman
      @MrBuketman ปีที่แล้ว +4

      For all the youngsters seeing this for the first time go watch the movie Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

    • @dowhatiwantc7637
      @dowhatiwantc7637 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@MrBuketmanthat’s usually how they find him I recommend the bill Murray one “where the Buffalo roam” that one came out way before the Johnny depp one both amazing but I prefer the bill Murray.

    • @joshuanipps9106
      @joshuanipps9106 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Hell yeah. I never really realized how awesome David Letterman was for a significant portion of his time on the air, he always just seemed like the better late show host out of him and Leno, but little pieces like this here and there. I finally realized how fxxxin great he was when Warren Zevon was dying and he gave him an entire show to perform 3 songs and talk with him in all the guest slots. Living Legend. While Carson is probably the undeniable "great" of all the late night talk format shows, Letterman is definitely the most diverse, genuine and respectable one as an artist and human.

    • @BeforeAndAfterScience
      @BeforeAndAfterScience ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dowhatiwantc7637 "Hunter? Ain't nobody doin' no huntin' in here! This is a PARTY, not a SAFARI!"

    • @specialk3357
      @specialk3357 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@joshuanipps9106 Leno didn’t have a tenth of Dave’s passion imo. I agree ☝️

  • @JBBost
    @JBBost 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +116

    It's like Hunter S. is reading the subtitles of what he's gonna say, lol

    • @slowfuse
      @slowfuse 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      he's so self conscious and neurotic, it's probably about true. The words are popping into his mind and he is reading the words

    • @xAlexZifko
      @xAlexZifko 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thats definitely the best way ive heard it put...

  • @justincase2291
    @justincase2291 ปีที่แล้ว +682

    I never realized how well Johnny Depp played his parts until seeing this.

    • @anthonymcbride855
      @anthonymcbride855 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Johnny Depp hung out with hunter S Thompson.

    • @jeffclarkofclarklesparkle3103
      @jeffclarkofclarklesparkle3103 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Depp spent 2 years shadowing Hunter before the movie to learn every single aspect of his mannerisms

    • @tomash9116
      @tomash9116 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Right? It's one of my favourite films, but when I first saw it, I thought it was a parody. Johnny Depp absolutely became Hunter S Thompson. (Saying that, I also love the Bill Murray portrayal of him).

    • @tomjames3758
      @tomjames3758 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@anthonymcbride855 in his basement

    • @pjamdragon1
      @pjamdragon1 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Became so close, ​johnny helped “scatter” hunter’s ashes

  • @erichaynes7502
    @erichaynes7502 2 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    This first year of Late Night brought out so many historic guests..this(and Dave of course) is what made such a great show.

    • @petermgruhn
      @petermgruhn ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm waiting for the historic part to happen.

    • @vaporiiz
      @vaporiiz ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@petermgruhn are you slow? or just young

  • @cpruns4501
    @cpruns4501 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    "You have to settle your scores or people get sloppy so to speak" - WOW. I love that:)

  • @ingz3768
    @ingz3768 2 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    I love how Letterman is tiptoeing to not get dissed on a subversive level where he has a hard time to make a comeback. He appreciated his guest in at least that way, giving him props. He makes Thompson make all the work, and dude delivered!

  • @jonvia
    @jonvia ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Only a legend could bring Letterman a pack of firecrackers

    • @jazzmanchgo
      @jazzmanchgo 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Only a legend could out-"snark" David Letterman without even breaking a sweat.

    • @marcjtdc
      @marcjtdc 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      A guy who did snuxx films is a real legend 100%

  • @rodroller6634
    @rodroller6634 2 ปีที่แล้ว +601

    The fact that Hunter could go on national TV, with Dave Letterman, and hold his own while heavily medicated, (for mortal men), still amazes me. True respect for the man.

    • @davidrice3337
      @davidrice3337 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      90% of his guests are heavily medicated

    • @Originalred04
      @Originalred04 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Peak David!

    • @brianjansen3103
      @brianjansen3103 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think he fit right in, I bet more than half the people working there are self medicated

    • @FakingANerve
      @FakingANerve ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@Originalred04 meanwhile... Hunter peaking on acid.

    • @daryl9799
      @daryl9799 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's called a loser addict but hey let's put people like this on a pedastil.

  • @chemicalbrother7613
    @chemicalbrother7613 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    What a great personality that man was! Bigger than life. And seeing this video makes me appreciate Depp's work "In Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas" even more. He was spot on.

  • @csedan510
    @csedan510 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    My GF in 1991 was an assistant to John Cusack, i went to her office one day and she showed me the faxes that HST sent Cusack. They were hardly legible hand written ramblings that came out of the machine on an 8' scroll. Incredible mind he had.

    • @King_Trollington_III
      @King_Trollington_III 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      haha interesting

    • @firewat3rburn
      @firewat3rburn 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Why lie?

    • @King_Trollington_III
      @King_Trollington_III 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@firewat3rburn shutup geek

    • @michelletruelove7783
      @michelletruelove7783 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@firewat3rburn he did know John Cusack on a personal level, so highly possible doesn't sound like anything to make up. Simple story. No need for ugly

  • @billynotreally3793
    @billynotreally3793 ปีที่แล้ว +256

    Letterman kept his studio notoriously cold, yet Hunter is sweating his balls off

    • @Billosto
      @Billosto ปีที่แล้ว +102

      His blood's too thick for the Letterman studio

    • @nicholasmoore8629
      @nicholasmoore8629 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      How do know

    • @yelizaveta1278
      @yelizaveta1278 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      ​@@nicholasmoore8629 Re: see "notoriously"

    • @MarquetteTheFourchette
      @MarquetteTheFourchette 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      ​@@Billostohes never fully been able to explain himself in that clime

    • @RaineriRi
      @RaineriRi 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@MarquetteTheFourchetteGood one! 😂

  • @timwebber8630
    @timwebber8630 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Priceless, a real gem to have this recorded. Letterman was always my favorite, nobody has ever come close to his style, personality, and humor. I miss those late nights watching his show. It was always fun.

    • @fletcher932
      @fletcher932 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He was far more easy going and less ego centric back in this era. Seems more lad back and less scripted.

    • @rcadenow7543
      @rcadenow7543 ปีที่แล้ว

      hes far better at old age imo...in his late shows he talked too much and acted like a creep.

    • @MarvinJulianCabrera-zh3cg
      @MarvinJulianCabrera-zh3cg 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Man, Letterman is so bad. I could never see what fans of his see in him.🤷‍♂️

  • @bobot1981
    @bobot1981 2 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    Hunter Thompson. A one of a kind American Legend! Dave, too.

  • @mjfan653
    @mjfan653 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +44

    Some people become crude when intoxicated, some violent, some sleepy, some just spew nonsense.
    But there is a special kind, who become the wittiest, quickest (in a sense) and most whimsical charmers. And Hunter was a king among them.

  • @0326Hambone
    @0326Hambone 2 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    "No... I dont think ill be back." Haha legend

  • @benatkinson5671
    @benatkinson5671 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    I started watching Letterman in 1993 when he moved to CBS and I was 18 years old, and I liked him a lot. But I never truly appreciated him until I started watching old interviews like this one.

    • @Piggy-Oink-Oink
      @Piggy-Oink-Oink 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      The nbc years are the best guests

  • @sitindogmas
    @sitindogmas ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Hunter inspired many of my public appearances while things were melting.
    the man's EPIC!!!

    • @ryanof3004
      @ryanof3004 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thanksgiving with the whole family on 3 tabs I think were 160ug each hahah, great time and nobody even knew a damn thing!😂😂

    • @sitindogmas
      @sitindogmas ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ryanof3004 🤣 that's awesome 😃

  • @JasonKifner
    @JasonKifner ปีที่แล้ว +29

    "Swine" is my new favorite insult.

  • @griplimit
    @griplimit ปีที่แล้ว +121

    Man… this guy nailed the Johnny Depp impression!

    • @DrGonzo3l3v3n5
      @DrGonzo3l3v3n5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Johnny is the way he is now because of Hunter 😂

  • @josemorenorahn
    @josemorenorahn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    Good Lord, I was waiting for this. I miss Hunter, such a wild and beautiful soul.

    • @crazycat1345
      @crazycat1345 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      He was nothing but a drug attic psychopath.

    • @josemorenorahn
      @josemorenorahn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@crazycat1345 yes he was, and thank God for it

    • @R420ISH
      @R420ISH ปีที่แล้ว

      What lord? He and his wife were killed and deleted from existence 23th of May 2013.

    • @JaneCooper190072
      @JaneCooper190072 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sorry excuse for a man... can't stand animal abusers

  • @garrickragon1232
    @garrickragon1232 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Dave was the greatest. I was 15 when the first year of Letterman came out. He was company for this hip but dorky teenager. He and Lou Reed were my heroes.

    • @fenz1
      @fenz1 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lou Reed that guy that featured on a Gorillaz song?

    • @garrickragon1232
      @garrickragon1232 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fenz1 yes

  • @jennifershimkus4337
    @jennifershimkus4337 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Great biography ❤️ I remember the day he passed, living in Chicago. It was a shock and we named a drink after him at the coffee shop.

  • @hvitekristesdod
    @hvitekristesdod ปีที่แล้ว +25

    This man was a hero to humanity. God bless him

  • @718Anubis
    @718Anubis ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Hunter S. Thompson is one of my favorite writers.

  • @johnschlaefflin2100
    @johnschlaefflin2100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

    • @martitinkovich4489
      @martitinkovich4489 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      But it never got weird enough for me..........

    • @SpiritualPyschosis27
      @SpiritualPyschosis27 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      There he goes, one of gods own mutants. Too weird to live, too rare to die.

    • @johnschlaefflin2100
      @johnschlaefflin2100 ปีที่แล้ว

      Don’t take any guff from these swine!

    • @Stonktradomus
      @Stonktradomus 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      🎯

  • @nanny287
    @nanny287 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The ultimate iconoclast. Loved him, and his essays and books. Can you imagine what gems he would be writing about the political atmosphere in America today! Rest easy, Hunter.❤

  • @williamperkins7318
    @williamperkins7318 2 ปีที่แล้ว +460

    Hunter isn't "coked up", he's trippin' balls, as he always was on Dave's show. He's fairly functional for a man on hallucinogens.

    • @mantia39
      @mantia39 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      He loved mescaline I guess.

    • @lucasthompson1650
      @lucasthompson1650 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      No, in the years that Late Night and the Late Show were airing and having him as a guest (80s/90s), it was cocaine and hash. Mostly cocaine. And a lot of Chevas Regal, the 12 year old stuff, always with a handful of ice cubes.
      You're right that he was always fairly functional no matter what he was on. I don't think he ever "quit" anything, so on any given day, sure, he might have had shrooms for breakfast and smoked DMT for lunch, you know, as a palate cleanser. 😅
      Edit: in the late 90s, opiate painkillers were added to the mix due to his health issues.

    • @lucasthompson1650
      @lucasthompson1650 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@mantia39 Everybody loves mescaline.

    • @underscorejojo
      @underscorejojo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      He's probably on both.

    • @nckgmz83
      @nckgmz83 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😂😂😂😂

  • @Onlymyliverfails
    @Onlymyliverfails 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Thank you for uploading Hunter.

  • @annasingh5112
    @annasingh5112 ปีที่แล้ว +236

    Can anyone imagine Hunter Thompson in this era? The world would not have been able to handle it

    • @unknown.mp4
      @unknown.mp4 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die.

    • @waynej2608
      @waynej2608 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ​@@unknown.mp4
      But, it still never got weird enough for me. 👍

    • @JJforShie1
      @JJforShie1 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      He was in this era. He only died in 2005.

    • @Joe-d3t1t
      @Joe-d3t1t ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Truly interesting people no longer exist. Sad

    • @zacharytrosch3406
      @zacharytrosch3406 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      To be honest, I think the current state of the world would've gotten the better of him. Suicide all over again.

  • @Iam_Dunn
    @Iam_Dunn ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Imma 54yr old dude from Canada Eh! and when I grow up, I want to have had 0.0001% of the amount of life stories that H.S.T. can talk about! What a trip!
    ❤ from 🇨🇦 :)

  • @TomCollins-c4h
    @TomCollins-c4h ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A supernatural wonderful shy creature this man of higher regard than most.

  • @lorip.1110
    @lorip.1110 2 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    HST's Late Night interviews, along with Andy Kaufman's and Harvey Pekar, made for captivating viewing. Buy the ticket, take the ride.

    • @alandoane9168
      @alandoane9168 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      You have exquisite taste. Those three are the holy trifecta of Letterman Guests. I had the honor of interviewing Harvey Pekar once on the radio, and it was one of the greatest moments of my life.

    • @bigt9374
      @bigt9374 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Olivia reed was up there

    • @lucasthompson1650
      @lucasthompson1650 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Letterman had so many great guests, though. I still remember every appearance by folks like Hunter, Tom Waits, Warren Zevon, Norm Macdonald, Tom Hanks, etc…

    • @lucasthompson1650
      @lucasthompson1650 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@bigt9374 In a very different way, so is Crispin Glover.

    • @VillemarMxO
      @VillemarMxO ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Brother Theodore!

  • @TheBeefSlayer
    @TheBeefSlayer ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Makes me realize what a dangerous man Dr. Hunter was. I believe he really did sue that guy. I wouldn’t want to be on his bad side. I’m sure it was easy to get there. God bless you DR. Hunter!!!!! Such an intelligent man with all the time in the world to get even. God help us.

    • @harrychapin808
      @harrychapin808 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes... he could be very dangerous.

    • @harrychapin808
      @harrychapin808 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dejuren1367 Ur point?! He "could" be very dangerous. AND he was - 😂 to himself! He blew his brains 🧠 out!! So, life is dangerous. Tell me something I don't know.

  • @GaryBaird.Photography
    @GaryBaird.Photography ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Johnny Deep played this part ingeniously in "Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas". To Perfection.

  • @Elseveno
    @Elseveno 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Miss the old Dave Letterman show. He was the best.

  • @SnakeStAugustine
    @SnakeStAugustine ปีที่แล้ว +8

    "There are certain dark aspects of that contract." 😂

  • @thewurstgarage676
    @thewurstgarage676 2 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    HST was pretty honest about hating talk show interviews. He was awkward, uncomfortable, and a duck out of water -and he knew it. He was much more comfortable in a cabin in the mountains with an electric typewriter, a high-amp sound system and plenty of Chivas on the rocks. But give him that, and some nights that man could roll thunder.

    • @cgbleak
      @cgbleak 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      For a guy who liked to give the impression that much of his writing was a spontaneous, unedited screed, Thompson is surprisingly(?) uncomfortable and discomforting as a talk show host/live storyteller. Whatever he wants us think about how his best writing came to fruition, I get the sense that he was actually a highly dedicated craftsman who took a lot of time and effort to create that edgy, spontaneous feel to his work.

    • @jfjnpxmy
      @jfjnpxmy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@cgbleak Dude was a hype job. A limp-wristed word-style hero, same as any other journalist, but with this gonzo badass image to set him apart from the pack.

    • @davidowens5898
      @davidowens5898 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@jfjnpxmy Nah; Hunter was definitely one of kind on the page. You need to go back and read him sgaiin. You missed something........

    • @knifelyfe6565
      @knifelyfe6565 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@davidowens5898 He doesn't have a clue what he's talking about.
      Obviously a young kid who calls people "dude".lol

    • @knifelyfe6565
      @knifelyfe6565 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@davidowens5898 Easy to see he didn't read HST's Hells Angels book.

  • @cynthiamason4069
    @cynthiamason4069 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Did Hunter ever appear on any other talk show? This is epic!

  • @EricSmith-fp4gq
    @EricSmith-fp4gq ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Miss you Hunter

  • @collybeans586
    @collybeans586 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    "Why shouldnt I be a little sensitive about these things"
    This is an amazing argument, would've never thought of saying that 🤣

  • @jackrosendale8367
    @jackrosendale8367 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I think HST would've been more at ease if Dave had let him ignite his gift.

  • @J-Loe
    @J-Loe ปีที่แล้ว +7

    He really is a nice guy and an athlete

  • @joenewton2021
    @joenewton2021 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He and letterman are great together

  • @drowningpooralice5505
    @drowningpooralice5505 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    " your not gonna set these off in here are you" " I could ask you the same thing". This was a great man.

  • @rabokarabekian409
    @rabokarabekian409 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Look this up:
    Hunter S. Thompson's 9/11 Essay Is Still Chillingly Accurate 16 Years Later.

    • @TinaObigwebi
      @TinaObigwebi 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Eh. Not ALL that prescient, and not particularly deep imo. We knew by then it was islam (again). He just happened to be more educated about how shxvtty and barbaric islam is than most Americans.

    • @professormacdeezy
      @professormacdeezy 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Kingdom of fear is a great book

    • @johnhenninger1980
      @johnhenninger1980 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@professormacdeezy and,'' a generation of swine''

  • @022171
    @022171 2 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    Dave was extremely patient with Thompson's shenanigans here. 10 years later, he might've been a bit more snarky with him.

    • @jonathandaykin3067
      @jonathandaykin3067 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Shenanigans 😆 👍

    • @alvarhanso6310
      @alvarhanso6310 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Perhaps, but it's never a great idea to poke a bear like HST. His idea of fun was shooting at homemade propane bombs.

    • @bigt9374
      @bigt9374 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      He was very snarky with Hunter in their last interview

    • @lewisc215
      @lewisc215 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Like you know anything.

    • @drdre4397
      @drdre4397 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      ​@@lewisc215 You seem like a nice human being. Ever get tired of the constant negativity?

  • @DrGonzo3l3v3n5
    @DrGonzo3l3v3n5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Hunter is a LEGEND!!!! That's all I need to say

    • @JaneCooper190072
      @JaneCooper190072 ปีที่แล้ว

      More like a sorry excuse for a man. I hate animal abusers

    • @JaneCooper190072
      @JaneCooper190072 ปีที่แล้ว

      There’s a striking moment in the film in which we can see Hunter tormenting his pet bird and you say you sometimes felt like that bird. What did you mean by that?
      He had that bird, Edward. And he’d rattle its cage or hold it and squeeze it and say, “Edward, there’s no bird god that will save you now.” And sometimes I was the bird. I’d internalize what he was doing to that bird. Because I was the innocent abroad, you see.

  • @jamesswenson6379
    @jamesswenson6379 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nothing short of outstanding l followed hunter from.hells angels through fear and loathing in Las Vegas what a writer

  • @robertcrystals
    @robertcrystals ปีที่แล้ว +13

    imagine the emails this maniac would have flung if he was in his prime around 2010

  • @charlesnavin4482
    @charlesnavin4482 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Damn; Johnny Depp played him almost perfectly.

  • @Jim_L
    @Jim_L 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Letterman was so nervous and uncomfortable in these very, very early years of his show. It added a certain uneasiness about his interviews, which, for some odd reason, I found appealing. 😃

    • @alandoane9168
      @alandoane9168 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Agreed, it adds a rawness and reality to it that the later, slicker years didn't always have. But we also have it back in what Dave is doing now, bolstered by a lifetime of experience and wisdom. I'd give anything to see 2022 Dave sit down with Dr. Thompson for an hour on the Netflix show.

    • @Jim_L
      @Jim_L 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@alandoane9168 Yes indeed. That would be a fun interview, too.

    • @last808
      @last808 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@alandoane9168 Or somehow have current Dave interview this Dave.

    • @TonyMichaels166
      @TonyMichaels166 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@alandoane9168I just read some excerpts in Songs of the Doomed. Pretty crazy

  • @stephensims5844
    @stephensims5844 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Good interview

  • @brentmcwilliams4332
    @brentmcwilliams4332 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I remember watching this in college when it was on and thinking how hilarious Hunter was.

  • @rundoetx
    @rundoetx ปีที่แล้ว +5

    A true American legend

  • @jojoj3243
    @jojoj3243 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    20 century Mark Twain. Tremendous one liners. Some of the best ever written. And an absolute bad ass absurdist stream of conscious with amazing composition and timing in a memorizing cadence. That was Raoul Duke.

  • @buckfuhtt2083
    @buckfuhtt2083 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Never pretend to be something you're not...
    Sober! Sometimes you have to pretend to be sober.

  • @nobodysfool2232
    @nobodysfool2232 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What an American gem!

  • @MarkMasters...
    @MarkMasters... ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Role Model. Legend. Outlaw. Genius.😎

  • @PeterMilliron
    @PeterMilliron 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I wanna know whats in the “edited for tv” segment.

    • @margaritakmp
      @margaritakmp 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      big same. show us the uncut interview, you cowards!

    • @bensullivan
      @bensullivan ปีที่แล้ว

      I was wondering if it was a commercial break they snipped out. But, yeah, would be nice.

  • @decencywarrior9598
    @decencywarrior9598 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    “people get sloppy otherwise “🤣

  • @wurb201
    @wurb201 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wild, had no idea this existed!

  • @kunkmiceter
    @kunkmiceter ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Letterman must have been thinking, "Damn, I have just met my comedic match". 😂

  • @_Peremalfait
    @_Peremalfait ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I know a lot of people think Johnny Depp had Thompson down, but the best Hunter Thompson was Bill Murray's Carl Spackler.

    • @MrSulfor
      @MrSulfor ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Where the Buffalo Roam is highly underrated.

    • @_Peremalfait
      @_Peremalfait ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@MrSulfor Agreed. Murray's Hunter Thompson was spot on.

  • @GregCurtin45
    @GregCurtin45 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Thankfully his writings make a lot more sense. More bizarre than Andy Kaufman.

  • @edwardpickles8583
    @edwardpickles8583 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i love when Letterman moves the fireworks and Hunter doesn't take his eyes off of them for a second. I can just hear the wheels in his brain turning. lol. He wanted those firecrackers bad. Like Charlie wanting candy out of Dennis's pocket.

  • @kit2770
    @kit2770 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm now thinking that the character of Mr. Lahey from _Trailer Park Boys_ was made to look exactly like Hunter S. Thompson.

    • @SonderTelly
      @SonderTelly ปีที่แล้ว

      I always thought this

  • @TheChefmike66
    @TheChefmike66 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sooo good.

  • @jasonswearingen4293
    @jasonswearingen4293 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Huge fan of hunter

  • @revolvingghost4144
    @revolvingghost4144 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The best reporter ever

  • @syx3s
    @syx3s ปีที่แล้ว +15

    whenever i see the real man it just reinforces how freaking good JD was as portraying him.

    • @Godemperor420blazeit
      @Godemperor420blazeit ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Bill murray did an excellent job as well. You should check out “where the buffalo roam” if you haven’t.

  • @BillyTibb
    @BillyTibb 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is amazing

  • @doublelxp
    @doublelxp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    The only interview where Hunter seems in his element is the shooting range interview he did with Conan.

  • @Fortwentt
    @Fortwentt ปีที่แล้ว

    incredible.

  • @johnnypk1963
    @johnnypk1963 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Hunters battles w credit card companies r legend…

  • @blaze4metal
    @blaze4metal ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I really miss this studio setup. Audience cheering/etc wasn't so obnoxious (and relatively tame/polite compared to today).

  • @hehhehdummy
    @hehhehdummy ปีที่แล้ว +2

    there's ice clinking in that mug

  • @coache5898
    @coache5898 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dave throwing pencils and note cards and breaking glass

  • @CthulhuInc
    @CthulhuInc 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    one of america's greatest mumblers - kudos, sir - kudos!

  • @MegaBananafruit
    @MegaBananafruit 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A legend

  • @harrychapin808
    @harrychapin808 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Depp essentially captured Thompson's persona was mannerisms... but a little over the top. Thompson's unique way of thinking started back when he was just a kid. He was discharged from the USAF because had had too much rebellious influence over the team of writers he worked with.

  • @angelsgranny
    @angelsgranny ปีที่แล้ว

    He knew Johnny would give him a proper send off.....
    And Mr Depp came through perfectly for his dear friend.

  • @Deseko
    @Deseko ปีที่แล้ว

    The Rum Diary being referenced here is pretty cool

  • @marksoquet8626
    @marksoquet8626 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I have never heard of this Dr...I need to look up this guy. Has an unique way of talking.

    • @123TauruZ321
      @123TauruZ321 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Watch the movies Fear and loathing in Las Vegas, and Where the buffalo roam. Preferably having a few beers before and during.

    • @coloradoriversurfer
      @coloradoriversurfer ปีที่แล้ว

      Then read his book of letters

    • @davidturcotte5677
      @davidturcotte5677 ปีที่แล้ว

      Boy are you in for a surprise!

    • @johnbock1896
      @johnbock1896 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Forget the movies!
      Read the books
      Especially The Proud Highway and Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72.....then Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.....
      Then watch the movies!!!

    • @michelletruelove7783
      @michelletruelove7783 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      You've missed out. He's got a pretty incredible brain in that head

  • @Noisivus
    @Noisivus ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Imagine how many views the hunter Thompson American Express spokesperson ads would get today

  • @jodyswallow1008
    @jodyswallow1008 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Transplant Letterman’s hair on to Hunters head = Comedy Gold

  • @TheDarkWizard666
    @TheDarkWizard666 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The cleanest, best pleasure

  • @lastofthebest5102
    @lastofthebest5102 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You wanna settle these scores, people get sloppy otherwise. How true. Let Talionis the law of retaliation. Not a suggestion, a law.

  • @redwood1133
    @redwood1133 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Its hard to dumb down the way things were. Its also hard to insult the past that was prevalent for years. To tell anyone today to disregard the internet ud have to say dont believe in the wheel. Once you see it there is no going back. Its hard to imagine history the way it was.

  • @mitchellkalina8191
    @mitchellkalina8191 ปีที่แล้ว

    Trippin nuts 😂😂😂

  • @matthewmonteagudo679
    @matthewmonteagudo679 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Johnny Depp killed it with the fear and loathing

  • @Vugen18
    @Vugen18 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    "this is what u have to do" .... lmaoooo

  • @TheSteveBoyd
    @TheSteveBoyd ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I want to know what happened during the "edited for television" bit.
    Good call putting up that title to indicate there had been an edit, BTW. Otherwise we might never have known, thanks to that smooooth transition! 😂

    • @stevebickerton4683
      @stevebickerton4683 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      His jacket came off ... But what else ? Firecrackers appeared . 🤔

  • @user-ii9vn6vo6k
    @user-ii9vn6vo6k ปีที่แล้ว +1

    0:27 Randomly came upon this video and heard the "oh I'm terrible" that I've heard in a suicideboys song so many times, specifically at the beginning of "III If you were to get what you deserve, you would know what the bottom of a tire tastes like", long ass song title lol.

    • @aphrodite643
      @aphrodite643 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      greygreygrey!

  • @st3v3z1
    @st3v3z1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He reminds me of my grandfather here.

  • @R420ISH
    @R420ISH ปีที่แล้ว

    Legend

  • @aaronpotter7025
    @aaronpotter7025 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hunter is brilliant.

  • @jimihendrix6969
    @jimihendrix6969 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You know, pre fixing Dr to your name is very easy.
    And gets a little more respect from your postman.
    ...and can be very amusing, depending on the cargo....
    HST is a God.

  • @mvl9591
    @mvl9591 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    The good old days when you could smoke on television.

  • @omefea8501
    @omefea8501 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing