shit alcohol killed my family. lost everyone from car accidents homicides suicides cirrhosis hypothermic death.. all the fighting all the drama & bullshit was due to alcoholism. i quit drinking 9 years ago cause i was headed down the same road as them & all it took for me was a trip to the hospital when i got alcohol poisoning at 21. after that i stayed sober. im 30 now. im pretty proud i could say that im sober. i hope everyone struggling with any addiction can overcome & liberate themselves from this disease. before its too late.
amen, the alcohol eventually turned on Bukowski, made him sick & he quit before it killed him, & then he died. I quit 3 + yrs ago, it was taking good life energy & leaving dread doom & gloom in its place, I don't wanna go out like that.
Can't argue with that logic. That's what all the temperance people back in the day could never understand. Drinking wasn't the problem, dealing with existence in industrial society was.
Growing up with panic Disorder & anxiety attacks in social groups and in open places like malls, alcohol was the only thing that worked to get me through life for the last 45 years.
Just recently ordered his "On Drinking," the hard cover edition. Born in '92, I've been addicted to his poems & witty reads since 2009. He's a man of words that soon as you believe you've discovered everything you think you know of him, you discover more & more. It's glorious. 🍻.
Getting drunk makes me feel like a rock star for a few hours but the entire next day spent recuperating from the hangover is sometimes not worth those few hours.
Well, maybe it's time to learn how to drink. You might think you're a rock star but every one looking at you sees a loud, boorish wanker who drank too much Eat food before and during drinking. Drink beer or wine, not distilled high alcohol booze. Drink just enough to catch a buzz, then stop drinking. This is about 3 cans of 5% beer, half a bottle of wine etc Do that and you will get all the positives and none of the negatives associated with drinking...it's all about maximizing your enjoyment and experiencing the positives with none of the hangovers, long term health risks or being seen as an asshole or a wanker....and you'll pick up more girls (especially the ones that won't vomit on your lap)
"The lifetime number of drinks for people who are prone to depression should be ZERO. You cannot handle it." "You should use [drugs/alcohol] to feel DIFFERENT, not the same."
Possibly for him, with his terrible childhood, alcohol worked, but the vast majority of heavy drinkers, who aren't creative, end up destroying themselves and their families. Agree with him about marijuana.
@@sunnymann9639 Don't do it. Trust me. I've been an alcoholic since I was around your age, and it's soul-destroying. It won't help at all - it'll just make your depression and other issues much worse.
@@lh7325I’m gonna keep that in the back of my mind but I don’t see this feeling in my head disappearing anytime soon. It’s like a mountain sitting on my head. But thanks ima definitely take that into consideration
@@sunnymann9639 i remember reading a quote, don’t remember from who, that said something along the lines of “it’s true that alcohol numbs the pain, but it weakens your resolve to overcome the pain that drove you to drink in the first place.” Booze only temporarily mutes feelings that you’ll have to reckon with eventually, only they’ll be worse by then. Heartbreak drove me to years of heavy drinking and it’s no solution, believe me!
My great-granduncle still had fought in WW1 at the Isonzo front, he drank at least a double-litre of white wine every day, said that pure water would 'give one worms', he died at the age of 96.
People born in early 20th century were/are made of different clay. Maybe it's about the food or the air of their youth, maybe the fact that they did much more physical work and were more active in general - either way these people often lived to 90 and above.
He could be right that drunks can bounce back more easily than habitual dope users. But ... like many drunks he doesn't ask why so many drinkers end up in dead-end jobs. They blame everything for what's troubling them except the drink itself. Maybe if they weren't drinking so much they wouldn't be in a crappy job.
Nah the system is in place long before that. Some people will take to drinking no matter what. I could make a million dollars an hour and I would still drink everyday. It is what it Is.
there’s no difference between these jobs and alcohol. its purpose is to keep the masses calm like he is. the system‘s not interested in losing the working class, not because they’re not interested in the people but in not losing their power.
He is one of a kind man, and a legend, but let's face it, he's just telling this BS to justify his alcoholism. It destroys your life, and you live in chaos, BUT if chaos is what you seek then I say it is a very good idea, and I can respect it 😁
Don’t agree. He was always looking for something more, not simply an excuse to live his life. The fact he didn’t know what it was he was looking for, makes it all the more real and human. Fabulous human being, flaws, warts, shortcomings, everything most of us are shit scared to be. Hats off.
Weed is a good drug. But it should be moderated more than booze and nicotine. Or caffeine for that matter. I’ve seen so many people become pot heads and they lose their emotional connection. Bukowski is saying, at least alcoholics face reality on a regular basis.
I wish all drunks were like this man. He had a calm and endearing charm even after a bottle of scotch. Some of my friends cant even have two shots withought wanting to throw fists
"Some of my friends cant even have two shots withought wanting to throw fists" Anglo Saxon blood.....those of us who grew up in Australia, England and parts of the US have an under 30's drinking culture that is based on excess and aggression which is the opposite how the French and Italians drink and behave (eat, sip, flirt) while Aussies drink, drink then get punchy.
I personally don't think alcohol is really that big an issue if a person can keep it in moderation, but yeah, seems Bukowski was totally in denial about his alcoholism, though he was a severely traumatized person, so it makes sense... Honestly it's amazing he was able to go on drinking for as long as he did. He must have been super fortunate genetically, at least regarding that aspect of himself, veteran drunk that he was.
I had a girlfriend who had a complete psychic break from heavy pot use. Started hearing the voice of God and became a devout holy roller after years of agnosticism. Her life is better now but I feel like it was forced on her, the change was
"had a complete psychic break from heavy pot use." Smoking pot all day, everyday is equivalent to drinking booze all day, everyday. A very high % of daily drinkers and cannabis users have no problems as they do it in moderation for the enjoyment of the buzz. Those who drink or smoke to excess all day, everyday usually have some underlying problem that makes them want to hide in the cocoon of being wasted, do that long enough and physical and phycological problems may occur. The secret to drinking, smoking and just about all the vices is do them in moderation. That means. for example, drinking 3 cans of 5% beer or half a bottle of wine then stopping as the feeling doesn't get any better than that. Or just have 3 or 4 hits instead of smoking the whole joint...if you have anymore, everything is just downhill from there.
@@user-gs3tq6bx2u Actually psychosis is a documented effect of long-term pot use, but NOT alcohol. Cirrhosis is a documented long-term effect of HEAVY drinking, but NOT pot. You see? Let's not deny facts here so potheads don't have to feel bad about what they're doing to themselves.
Spot on about weed, turns people into crashing bores who talk about nothing but smoking weed. Imagine sitting in a bar listening to some jerk talking about drinking beer.
There are plenty of ppl out there smoking weed as drifters, living spontaneous lives. That way of living had been termed as "Pineapple Expressing". So no, we can nolonger always associate Marijuana with absolute laziness.
That’s only the newbies😂😂 think about when you first started drinking? Every drink you haven’t seen before was like meeting god. Drunk. Stoned. All a different bag baby..
I don't really want to assign a lable to this very talented and tormented and blessed man....for all his pain and pleasure and excess and madness yeah he is pretty high up there...a great soul
My dad and gran pappy before him was drunkards. I'm a drunkard. I wanna break the cycle. This is not the way to be. This is outdated tech, we got better shit now like life family country. I use to totally agree with him . Till I literally felt the hand of death. The grim reaper is real. I'll share my story with anyone who asks.
"3 Dollar a week room"... In 2024 my studio apartment is over $1,300. 1,300 divided by 30 is 43.3. Cost of living since this interview has gone up 14 times. The rich don't care, never will. They'll just have more people write articles about how poor people aren't buying diamonds and blame the poor.
Work the equal to a 1.75 for a 40 hour a week job. A studio in a rougher part of town in a lesser American city runs me 757 a month. At my best, I would like to say the rollercoaster is best on the decline. But this shit sucks.
i spent my early 20s smoking weed 24/7 but eventually gravitated back to drinking. not sure if its a good thing but nowadays (am 31) prefer a good drink rather than smoking some
Pot isn't a drug. It is a waste of time though. If you wanna smoke a bit before you go to bed that is cool, but if you smoke it during the day it just makes you feel retarded
no its definitely not a fucking good thing that you switched out one of the least destructive drugs of all time for one of the most. Charles was right on a lot of things, what he said here was stupid.
@@mongogojjo5944 bro are u stupid? Drink or not drink we all are gonna die fool!!!! Everyone here is gonna die and nobody is gonna remember us in 1000 years just do what ever you fucking want, just don't do it in excess that's all
Everyone has their preferences, and I just trust people. The truth is, everyone is trying to be their best, most productive selves. Really. And they know themselves the best. So let people do what they want. And likewise, always judge them equally, too. A person shouldn't have the excuse "I was drunk" or "I was high". No, that's them. But on a personal level, yeah, I hate pot. And I'm also very suspicious of caffeine. But it's all because it just personally dimishes me. I just really think that I can't think as well on it, and thinking is my only value, my lifeblood. One more note - I was really freakin tired of ruining my health with alcohol, so I got medication. Gabapentin. I seriously can't believe that I don't crave alcohol all the time now. Thank god for it. I eat a lot, and sleep a lot, but at least I'm not friggin drinking. I had to learn personally the effects of drinking constantly. It will rot your teeth out, and ruin your bowels. I got blisters on my tongue from constantly drinking. Man, it's a miracle I survived. I also smoke occasionally now too.
Im having the same problems , im 32 trying to stop drinking cause all m’y Life ive been sipping ! I ruined my relationship with my ex my lasts jobs my health im feeling ultra anxious cause i know Im conscient that if i Keep up like these im gonna Die soon
Well that two minutes didn't stand the test of time, lol. I love an old drunken poet but at the end of the day, I love them more cuz they're an old drunk than because they're a good poet.
One thing which is true about marijuana is that at the end you become a slug : no more energy, no more will, no more mind... just a slug who smokes grass.. Alcohol is terrible as well.. even worst.. but with alcohol you still can do things.. & Life, the meaning of Life is to do things.
Weed is not the secret to the universe. If you like it great, but don't make it a lifestyle choice. You will wake up one day and realize you've been living in a semi retarded haze. The mind has to be curious always
Bukowski, though a famous drinker, went on to discover in his old age that he was capable of writing just as well sober as on the bottle, and he explicitly stated that he regretted not learning this fact sooner. Furthermore, and more to your point, some corners of his work reference instances of him smoking reefer, usually with underwhelming results, but once in a blue moon he gave it something tantamount to weak approval. I think he did incorporate it more routinely during a few short phases of his life, but it never did for him what alcohol did.
Much respect to Bukowski but every drug addict loves to find a way to defend his drug of choice. I've heard a cronic pot smoker give the exact same argument as this one. In the end of the day everything is fine in moderation. And if you feel you can't handle it with moderation then don't handle it at all.
yeah, what he said here was laughably ridiculous. I would've punched him for it, coming from someone who drinks booze, smokes weed AND pops pills. I don't give a fuck life is too short, weed is only good for enhancing drugs that give you actual Euphoria like morphine and other opioids. Otherwise it's a waste of time
i’ve smoked everyday for 10 years and he’s right marijuana drains your soul out of you. it dulls your personality and fogs your mind. it also increases anxiety and depression. go look at the medical papers it’s facts. marijuana is incredible if you’re sick but if you’re healthy it’s very limiting
no it's not. Alcohol is a gateway drug, I would have never tried speed or cocaine in my life if I wasn't drunk I hate uppers. There's nothing gateway about weed at all, Caffeine is the first drug most people ever consume, are you gonna say caffeine is a gateway drug now? NO, people like different things. People have different tastes in drugs, and alcohol IS a drug.
@@mongogojjo5944 well for my experience it has made me want more anti depressants or a way of “escape” it’s different for everybody. But it is still a gateway drug for many
@@mongogojjo5944 anything addicting is considered a drug. Anyways I hope everyone reading this gets through the things they don’t talk about. Swallow your pride and your anger cus it’s not cute
Puff, causes a heck of a lot of psychological problems vis a vis Alcohol. Now that Cannabis has been legalised in a lot of countries we are seeing some proper statistics, big correlation between psychosis and puff.
Bruh he talks & acts like a stoner, he was basically imitating himself 😂 weed would do wonders for this man & he would prove to himself if he was mentally strong enough to handle it & continue being himself instead of like the way he says they act. He says some shit about isolation that I sort of agree with but I feel if Carlin & this dude debated he would destroy him
shit alcohol killed my family. lost everyone from car accidents homicides suicides cirrhosis hypothermic death.. all the fighting all the drama & bullshit was due to alcoholism. i quit drinking 9 years ago cause i was headed down the same road as them & all it took for me was a trip to the hospital when i got alcohol poisoning at 21. after that i stayed sober. im 30 now. im pretty proud i could say that im sober. i hope everyone struggling with any addiction can overcome & liberate themselves from this disease. before its too late.
amen, the alcohol eventually turned on Bukowski, made him sick & he quit before it killed him,
& then he died.
I quit 3 + yrs ago, it was taking good life energy & leaving dread doom & gloom in its place, I don't wanna go out like that.
I'm struggling. I don't wanna die
@@franklindeez7788
I watch & learn from Eckhart Tolle videos,
have u ever heard of or checked out his videos?
@@franklindeez7788 time to make some changes then if you want to live. you can do it.
Can't argue with that logic. That's what all the temperance people back in the day could never understand. Drinking wasn't the problem, dealing with existence in industrial society was.
you’re pretending to have an idea of what’s going on like appreciation for holes in a cardboard box
all you know is eat hot chip n lie
@@rinnan8259 Get back on your medication
I love that sentence.
@@rinnan8259 lmao wtf?!
Growing up with panic Disorder & anxiety attacks in social groups and in open places like malls, alcohol was the only thing that worked to get me through life for the last 45 years.
Try hypnotherapy my friend. Get the book instant confidence by Paul McKenna. That will get you confident in no time
I like to drink lot of beer, smoke weed, and read Bukowski.
blues of rock n roll At least he´s doing what he wants and probably what he feels good doing so.
+blues of rock n roll
bukwaski was 73 years old when he died
quick death?
you know nothing
Ali Fareed MC dude I wasn't referring about Bukowski, I was just referring general peace and love :)
big boy
I approve this recipe 😎
Just recently ordered his "On Drinking," the hard cover edition. Born in '92, I've been addicted to his poems & witty reads since 2009. He's a man of words that soon as you believe you've discovered everything you think you know of him, you discover more & more. It's glorious. 🍻.
Women is a great read!
“Heyy how you doing?” The way he said it is fucking hilarious🤣
Getting drunk makes me feel like a rock star for a few hours but the entire next day spent recuperating from the hangover is sometimes not worth those few hours.
Well, maybe it's time to learn how to drink. You might think you're a rock star but every one looking at you sees a loud, boorish wanker who drank too much
Eat food before and during drinking.
Drink beer or wine, not distilled high alcohol booze.
Drink just enough to catch a buzz, then stop drinking.
This is about 3 cans of 5% beer, half a bottle of wine etc
Do that and you will get all the positives and none of the negatives associated with drinking...it's all about maximizing your enjoyment and experiencing the positives with none of the hangovers, long term health risks or being seen as an asshole or a wanker....and you'll pick up more girls (especially the ones that won't vomit on your lap)
So true
Next three days over here
Man, Budweiser ads were pretty brutal back in the day 😮
😂
Good one!
Glad to hear that Bukowski used to be drinking buddies with Jim Lahey
lol those two would hate each other. I could see Bukowski being friendly with Ray, though.
@@Snarkythecat he would be friendly with Randy 😂
"The lifetime number of drinks for people who are prone to depression should be ZERO. You cannot handle it."
"You should use [drugs/alcohol] to feel DIFFERENT, not the same."
I read Bukowski to get my mind straight from the world today and now. Bless all the Buk fans.
Possibly for him, with his terrible childhood, alcohol worked, but the vast majority of heavy drinkers, who aren't creative, end up destroying themselves and their families. Agree with him about marijuana.
Yeah, I'm an alcoholic and it's ruined my life. I used to have things going for me, too.
@@lh7325 im going through a bad break up at the moment. Considering alcohol as my mind and thoughts are unbearable. I'm 19 don't know what to do
@@sunnymann9639 Don't do it. Trust me. I've been an alcoholic since I was around your age, and it's soul-destroying. It won't help at all - it'll just make your depression and other issues much worse.
@@lh7325I’m gonna keep that in the back of my mind but I don’t see this feeling in my head disappearing anytime soon. It’s like a mountain sitting on my head. But thanks ima definitely take that into consideration
@@sunnymann9639 i remember reading a quote, don’t remember from who, that said something along the lines of “it’s true that alcohol numbs the pain, but it weakens your resolve to overcome the pain that drove you to drink in the first place.” Booze only temporarily mutes feelings that you’ll have to reckon with eventually, only they’ll be worse by then. Heartbreak drove me to years of heavy drinking and it’s no solution, believe me!
"I'm anti-drugs"... "Be an alcoholic"...
Alcohol is a drug
@@robertdomergue1946 my point exactly.
You don’t understand.
@@andrewwye1058 right...
Alcohol is far worse than weed
My grand father drank everyday of his life since his 13 years old, except maybe when he did army. He's 86 now strong as fuck. Coolest man I ever met
Man’s got an addiction. Same as the rest of us…
Write here when he dies
Just don’t let him stop
My great-granduncle still had fought in WW1 at the Isonzo front, he drank at least a double-litre of white wine every day, said that pure water would 'give one worms', he died at the age of 96.
People born in early 20th century were/are made of different clay. Maybe it's about the food or the air of their youth, maybe the fact that they did much more physical work and were more active in general - either way these people often lived to 90 and above.
3:20 for all the Mac Miller fans who want to hear the intro to wedding 🙌🏽
Ha ha that’s what I’m here for
I was on tiktok and came across this guy’s interviews and was like “wait i know this vioice” and that’s why i’m here lol
thank you so much, been looking for the orignal vid for quite some time
Thank you
Love u
He's the patron saint for those who wake up hungover, look in the mirror and say "Arggggggggghhhhhhhhhhh........farrrrrkkkkkkkkkkkkkk"
it’s literally me rn 😭
Whoever was responsible for editing this video did a great job 😁👍
“I’ll just freeze it whenever he takes a sip” 😌
Dude doesn't "sip" his alcohol. ;D
He could be right that drunks can bounce back more easily than habitual dope users. But ... like many drunks he doesn't ask why so many drinkers end up in dead-end jobs. They blame everything for what's troubling them except the drink itself. Maybe if they weren't drinking so much they wouldn't be in a crappy job.
And yet many start drinking because they have the crappy job to begin with. Vicious cycle.
Perhaps many of us don't find anything other than shitty jobs ?
Nah the system is in place long before that. Some people will take to drinking no matter what. I could make a million dollars an hour and I would still drink everyday. It is what it Is.
there’s no difference between these jobs and alcohol. its purpose is to keep the masses calm like he is. the system‘s not interested in losing the working class, not because they’re not interested in the people but in not losing their power.
It's the same thing with stoners
Nice refreshing take, I’m gonna have a drink now 🎉
He is one of a kind man, and a legend, but let's face it, he's just telling this BS to justify his alcoholism. It destroys your life, and you live in chaos, BUT if chaos is what you seek then I say it is a very good idea, and I can respect it 😁
Yep. This.⬆️
Don’t agree. He was always looking for something more, not simply an excuse to live his life. The fact he didn’t know what it was he was looking for, makes it all the more real and human. Fabulous human being, flaws, warts, shortcomings, everything most of us are shit scared to be. Hats off.
That's why I combine both , weed and booze! 😂
Weed is a good drug. But it should be moderated more than booze and nicotine. Or caffeine for that matter. I’ve seen so many people become pot heads and they lose their emotional connection. Bukowski is saying, at least alcoholics face reality on a regular basis.
What's so great about facing reality on a regular basis ? This reality sucks so badly
My moral contradiction ! Im between not living Life like a victim and try to be better or leave everything beyond and just live like a bump 😂
I wish all drunks were like this man. He had a calm and endearing charm even after a bottle of scotch. Some of my friends cant even have two shots withought wanting to throw fists
"Some of my friends cant even have two shots withought wanting to throw fists"
Anglo Saxon blood.....those of us who grew up in Australia, England and parts of the US have an under 30's drinking culture that is based on excess and aggression which is the opposite how the French and Italians drink and behave (eat, sip, flirt) while Aussies drink, drink then get punchy.
You clearly haven’t read his books and how he interacts with women
This wasn't the norm for him.
I got a late, late start in life. Only started drinking wine in 2019. Then the Plague swept everybody away I knowed except me. Hallelujah.
Good stuff
I personally don't think alcohol is really that big an issue if a person can keep it in moderation, but yeah, seems Bukowski was totally in denial about his alcoholism, though he was a severely traumatized person, so it makes sense... Honestly it's amazing he was able to go on drinking for as long as he did. He must have been super fortunate genetically, at least regarding that aspect of himself, veteran drunk that he was.
I had a girlfriend who had a complete psychic break from heavy pot use. Started hearing the voice of God and became a devout holy roller after years of agnosticism. Her life is better now but I feel like it was forced on her, the change was
"had a complete psychic break from heavy pot use."
Smoking pot all day, everyday is equivalent to drinking booze all day, everyday.
A very high % of daily drinkers and cannabis users have no problems as they do it in moderation for the enjoyment of the buzz.
Those who drink or smoke to excess all day, everyday usually have some underlying problem that makes them want to hide in the cocoon of being wasted, do that long enough and physical and phycological problems may occur.
The secret to drinking, smoking and just about all the vices is do them in moderation.
That means. for example, drinking 3 cans of 5% beer or half a bottle of wine then stopping as the feeling doesn't get any better than that. Or just have 3 or 4 hits instead of smoking the whole joint...if you have anymore, everything is just downhill from there.
@@user-gs3tq6bx2u Actually psychosis is a documented effect of long-term pot use, but NOT alcohol. Cirrhosis is a documented long-term effect of HEAVY drinking, but NOT pot. You see? Let's not deny facts here so potheads don't have to feel bad about what they're doing to themselves.
He was alcojolic because he should be so depressive man ! Great writer !
beer forever!
Alcohol is most destructive drug on the planet.
I would rather be around someone who had just smoked some weed than an loud obnoxious pissed up alcohol drinker any day.
Its a lifestyle
@@leonnaranjo8682your point is?
@@luckyluc6654 Pot heads like other pot heads and drunks like other drunks.
@@leonnaranjo8682 you've never been outside so?
Spot on about weed, turns people into crashing bores who talk about nothing but smoking weed. Imagine sitting in a bar listening to some jerk talking about drinking beer.
There are plenty of ppl out there smoking weed as drifters, living spontaneous lives.
That way of living had been termed as "Pineapple Expressing".
So no, we can nolonger always associate Marijuana with absolute laziness.
That’s only the newbies😂😂 think about when you first started drinking? Every drink you haven’t seen before was like meeting god. Drunk. Stoned. All a different bag baby..
I think its the culture of the people smoking weed, not the weed itself
He is a saint.
He's my savior, man. My own personal jesus christ.
Hes a saint of satan.
@@richardcollier1912 He's my God.
I don't really want to assign a lable to this very talented and tormented and blessed man....for all his pain and pleasure and excess and madness yeah he is pretty high up there...a great soul
🤣🤣🤣
with marihuanna its just as important to start as it is to stop. just like everything in life in the twoheaded world, you must balance it out.
What?
Balance is for Philippe Petit..
Love this clip & love that he’s drinking a bottle of Beck’s (or at least that’s what I can vaguely tell that it is).
Both alcohol and weed are bad for the memory if not in moderation. Make it special, an occasional time to introspect.
My dad and gran pappy before him was drunkards. I'm a drunkard. I wanna break the cycle. This is not the way to be. This is outdated tech, we got better shit now like life family country. I use to totally agree with him . Till I literally felt the hand of death. The grim reaper is real. I'll share my story with anyone who asks.
If you dont mind me asking, what's the story?
Yea what's the story? Are you still around?
Say buddy
Would like to know !
"3 Dollar a week room"...
In 2024 my studio apartment is over $1,300.
1,300 divided by 30 is 43.3.
Cost of living since this interview has gone up 14 times.
The rich don't care, never will. They'll just have more people write articles about how poor people aren't buying diamonds and blame the poor.
Work the equal to a 1.75 for a 40 hour a week job.
A studio in a rougher part of town in a lesser American city runs me 757 a month.
At my best, I would like to say the rollercoaster is best on the decline. But this shit sucks.
i spent my early 20s smoking weed 24/7 but eventually gravitated back to drinking. not sure if its a good thing but nowadays (am 31) prefer a good drink rather than smoking some
Careful man, I was the same now I have kidney issues. I’m only 28
Pot isn't a drug. It is a waste of time though. If you wanna smoke a bit before you go to bed that is cool, but if you smoke it during the day it just makes you feel retarded
no its definitely not a fucking good thing that you switched out one of the least destructive drugs of all time for one of the most. Charles was right on a lot of things, what he said here was stupid.
@@mongogojjo5944 bro are u stupid? Drink or not drink we all are gonna die fool!!!! Everyone here is gonna die and nobody is gonna remember us in 1000 years just do what ever you fucking want, just don't do it in excess that's all
@@mongogojjo5944 Man weed is for children or those looking to resignation. Alcohol is for the warriors of life.
Everyone has their preferences, and I just trust people. The truth is, everyone is trying to be their best, most productive selves. Really. And they know themselves the best. So let people do what they want. And likewise, always judge them equally, too. A person shouldn't have the excuse "I was drunk" or "I was high". No, that's them.
But on a personal level, yeah, I hate pot. And I'm also very suspicious of caffeine. But it's all because it just personally dimishes me. I just really think that I can't think as well on it, and thinking is my only value, my lifeblood.
One more note - I was really freakin tired of ruining my health with alcohol, so I got medication. Gabapentin. I seriously can't believe that I don't crave alcohol all the time now. Thank god for it. I eat a lot, and sleep a lot, but at least I'm not friggin drinking. I had to learn personally the effects of drinking constantly. It will rot your teeth out, and ruin your bowels. I got blisters on my tongue from constantly drinking. Man, it's a miracle I survived.
I also smoke occasionally now too.
You sound like a very interesting person
Im having the same problems , im 32 trying to stop drinking cause all m’y Life ive been sipping ! I ruined my relationship with my ex my lasts jobs my health im feeling ultra anxious cause i know Im conscient that if i Keep up like these im gonna Die soon
When in rome...but a cold BEER is always good..
‘When in Rome, do as the Romanians do.’ Don Ainsworth.
Gotta master balance though being drunk all the time is shit and it ruins the people around you. It’s a gimmick.
great writer
What interview is this?
I fucking love drinking
Alcohol will eventually, for some people remove them from the Face of this Earth.
Booze is my gate way drug! Sober three years now. Life is much better!
My dad is a professional drunk, he is a cool guy, he drinks 2 liters of 40% drinks per day. And he is 63.
RIP your dad, he might not be dead yet but for when it happens cus i know its coming up
@@47fortyseven47 It is a miracle he made it to 63
sounds painful as hell.
2 litres of 40%? Bit of an exaggeration there
I drink 3 bottles of whisky 40 proof a day for last decade I am still here
Straight upper cut !
Well that two minutes didn't stand the test of time, lol. I love an old drunken poet but at the end of the day, I love them more cuz they're an old drunk than because they're a good poet.
Beer Is the answer to all your questions
My mum said;
"Alcohol is your enemy."
Jesus said;
"Love your enemy!"
he's right. i drink and smoke weed. drinkers have way more life in them
I mean, within his socio-political climate, what he had to go through....he's kind of right.
One thing which is true about marijuana is that at the end you become a slug : no more energy, no more will, no more mind... just a slug who smokes grass.. Alcohol is terrible as well.. even worst.. but with alcohol you still can do things.. & Life, the meaning of Life is to do things.
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Only bukowski would argue that alcohol is more benificial than marijuana- And that drunks are better than weed smokers… You gotta love him!
he's right!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He definitely got that wrong about Marijuana because these days you need to be in that "heeeeyyy" feeling
It depends on who you are as an individual 😂 he's just stirring the pot, and it's pretty funny to see people arguing over which drugs are better lol
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I love this man so much
He nails pot smokers so perfectly with his impersonations.
Becks man respect
😂 his impressions
Someone needs to tell him to smoke weed WHILE drinking 😎
The original Jim Lahey
the next bud lite commercial!
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Alcohol destroyed my family but then again, they were shitty people sober too, but in their thoughts.
Substances aren’t the problem, society is.
When he went in on marijuana I was thinking I HOPE THEY REMEMBER HANK THANOS VOICE
Uh, what?
@@richardcollier1912 he's wrong about smoking that was in his day
Buk is a genius but despite his image he loved attention he was getting which affected how he behaved. He did try sometimes.
Amen.
Hank had most likely never tried any good sativa. I think a guy like him would appreciate a couple tokes of some Jack herer with his morning coffee
Ok you're one of those who would show up two years later totally wasted.
Weed is not the secret to the universe. If you like it great, but don't make it a lifestyle choice. You will wake up one day and realize you've been living in a semi retarded haze. The mind has to be curious always
Bukowski, though a famous drinker, went on to discover in his old age that he was capable of writing just as well sober as on the bottle, and he explicitly stated that he regretted not learning this fact sooner.
Furthermore, and more to your point, some corners of his work reference instances of him smoking reefer, usually with underwhelming results, but once in a blue moon he gave it something tantamount to weak approval. I think he did incorporate it more routinely during a few short phases of his life, but it never did for him what alcohol did.
Feels like there's this big push for weed nowadays and all this talk about how drinking is really bad for you.
Much respect to Bukowski but every drug addict loves to find a way to defend his drug of choice. I've heard a cronic pot smoker give the exact same argument as this one. In the end of the day everything is fine in moderation. And if you feel you can't handle it with moderation then don't handle it at all.
He's no prophet... lol He is a poet!
This is making me thirsty!!!!!!🍺
“All spirit has been cut off…”
This applies to all alcoholics I meet
He was right about a lot of things. Marijuana? Not so much....and I haven't smoked in nearly 12 years
yeah, what he said here was laughably ridiculous. I would've punched him for it, coming from someone who drinks booze, smokes weed AND pops pills. I don't give a fuck life is too short, weed is only good for enhancing drugs that give you actual Euphoria like morphine and other opioids. Otherwise it's a waste of time
i’ve smoked everyday for 10 years and he’s right marijuana drains your soul out of you. it dulls your personality and fogs your mind. it also increases anxiety and depression. go look at the medical papers it’s facts.
marijuana is incredible if you’re sick but if you’re healthy it’s very limiting
Weed is a gate way drug. Believe it I still smoke and I’ve said Imll never try any other drug but when you’re in pain weed stops helping so much
no it's not. Alcohol is a gateway drug, I would have never tried speed or cocaine in my life if I wasn't drunk I hate uppers. There's nothing gateway about weed at all, Caffeine is the first drug most people ever consume, are you gonna say caffeine is a gateway drug now? NO, people like different things. People have different tastes in drugs, and alcohol IS a drug.
@@mongogojjo5944 well for my experience it has made me want more anti depressants or a way of “escape” it’s different for everybody. But it is still a gateway drug for many
@@mongogojjo5944 You’re bringing up coffee? I never said anything about coffee. Stop putting words in my mouth thank you❤️
@@mongogojjo5944 anything addicting is considered a drug. Anyways I hope everyone reading this gets through the things they don’t talk about. Swallow your pride and your anger cus it’s not cute
Agreed 100%
I'm drunk right now.
I think they key is moderation.
what the hell is this man talking about?? lmao.
i love bukowski
U never really see a pothead end up homeless but u sure do c a lot of alcoholics turn up to bums on the street. .
Halelujah
$3 week room? damn...
Week's rent after two dollars of work.. wow.. that's life.
The hippies are gonna be torn here, disagree with Charlie or disavow pot.
life is hell, weed makes it go away, alcohol doesn't. end of story. what ever works for you.
It’s the thing
There’s a lot of alcoholics hating on potheads in this comment section lol the irony is not lost on me.
I see a lot of potheads hating on alcoholics and in denial about documented health effects of pot. They're both pathetic.
smoke weed everday!!!
Wow
lifelong alcoholic and smoker talking about how drugs are destructive, lol love him
wedding
Psychology while drunk
A statue of James Joyce,
not one of Hank.
This world been gone to shit.
Puff, causes a heck of a lot of psychological problems vis a vis Alcohol. Now that Cannabis has been legalised in a lot of countries we are seeing some proper statistics, big correlation between psychosis and puff.
correlation, not causation
Did you study also how many alcoholics are psychotic and get some other type of brain damage long term ?
"it's the thing"... I thought this guy was known for having a way with words?
Bruh he talks & acts like a stoner, he was basically imitating himself 😂 weed would do wonders for this man & he would prove to himself if he was mentally strong enough to handle it & continue being himself instead of like the way he says they act. He says some shit about isolation that I sort of agree with but I feel if Carlin & this dude debated he would destroy him
Yes totally so. He could had being far greater on weed