Hunter S. Thompson Interview on Gonzo Journalism (April 16, 1975)
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- Harrison Salisbury sits down with Dr. Thompson for an interview discussing his writing style and process. Part of the journalism interview series "Behind the Lines."
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This could be the best Hunter interview I've seen. He's thoughtful, lucid, not defensive and clearly respects his interviewer.
Johnny depp did him justice
What makes this interview so great is that Salisbury asks questions that really engage and put Hunter to the test.. and his answers are revelatory and more down to earth and direct than I've ever heard.
Hunter Thompson was like the Lennon or Hendrix of journalism. He was a raw and intelligent man that screamed honesty and humanity. He wore his flaws without shame or pride and did enough drugs to kill several bull elephants.
A man who chose to live life to the fullest extreme without guilt or shame. RIP Hunter
"It wasnt until the mid to late 90s that my attorney advised me that I looked like a balding Johnny Depp...."
I hope people know journalism is almost dead in mainstream media.
My recent interest is watching interviews from the 60-80s. They are so interesting and captivating. They are normally very composed conversations and it is amazing to see legends in their younger days.
I understand what he means when he says he hates writing. I make jewelry out of wire, I structure it, I weave it, and making the coils is a horrible chore. It's an extremely tedious and sometimes downright frustrating art. But then when I learn something new in my own style, or I actually complete a piece, the torture is over, and I can't stop looking at my creation with a smile on my face.
How weird that he's so calm when in about a week or two he will be in Vietnam for The Fall of Saigon.
"I'm a word freak. I treat words like music."
Watching this interview made me realize Johnny Depp was the most perfect choice for his role
This is the most lucid I have seen Hunter in an interview.
I love the smile he gets on his face the first time the phrase "gonzo journalism" comes up.
This is a great conversation. Hunters not in “performance” mode, so is fairly relaxed. It seems he’s got respect for the interviewer and Salisbury credits Hunter by asking thoughtful questions. Gold standard interview
The world has lost the Hunter Thompson breed of human and its a real dull place because of it. It was a very rare breed indeed. The man was a philosopher.
“Campaign Trail ‘72” is the best book about American politics I’ve ever read. You read that, Hell Angels and Fear and Loathing LV… a portrait emerges of a person who REALLY understood what makes America tick, and it’s troubling. He saw our current predicament coming decades ago, it’s all the way back in Hells Angels. I miss him as a writer, for all his faults as a man. Hope you found peace HST. Thank you for the comfort of your work and it’s unwavering truth back in my own young moment of great disillusionment.
Hearing the real Thompson makes me appreciate Depps performance.
That terror and tension when he wrote about drugs was from actual experience with those drugs. He didn't glorify or make it seem mystical, he showed you a more realistic side of drug abuse. Its not always unicorns and rainbows. Sometimes it's waking up in a trashed hotel room, with no clear memory of what had happened the past 24 hours.
Awh this is gold. He always sounds like Elvis after a visit to the dentists.