Burroughs Live: The Collected Interview of Wiliam S. Burroughs, 1960-1997 (Double Agents)

Burroughs Live gathers all the interviews, both published and unpublished, given by William Burroughs, as well as conversations with well-known writers, artists, and musicians such as Tenessee Williams, Timothy Leary, Patti Smith, Keith Richards, Allen Ginsberg, Brion Gysin, and Gregory Corso. The book provides a fascinating account of Burroughs's life as a literary outlaw. Illuminating many aspects of his work and many facets of his mind, it brings out his scathing humor, powerful intelligence, and nightmarish vision. more

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-10-2009; Thorough Resource for the Burroughs Scholar; In these one-on-one situations, Burroughs has a voice that is often quite different from the ones he uses in his writing. In particular, he appears to be genuinely open. And after nearly 800 pages of "openness,' one is left with a deep...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-20-2009; The Thin White Duck; I completely agree that the editing aspect lacks in this volume. My favorite miss is on page 429, first line at the top of the page, "...and the Thin White Ducks's..." -an obvious goof-up of the Bowie alter. That one cracked me up big...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-19-2006; The editor could use an editor; While any book collecting the words of William Burroughs, & particularly any Burroughs book of this size, is cause for celebration, this particular book has some serious editorial flaws. There is a great deal of alteration to the...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-09-2006; covers every topic in existence; Wow, this book is enormous... but finishing it was not at all exhausting. Burroughs discusses a seemingly unlimited range of topics and ideas including conspiracies, state authority, language and the "word virus" theory, magic, Brion...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-10-2009; Thorough Resource for the Burroughs Scholar; In these one-on-one situations, Burroughs has a voice that is often quite different from the ones he uses in his writing. In particular, he appears to be genuinely open. And after nearly 800 pages of "openness,' one is left with a deep...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-19-2006; The editor could use an editor; While any book collecting the words of William Burroughs, & particularly any Burroughs book of this size, is cause for celebration, this particular book has some serious editorial flaws. There is a great deal of alteration to the...; read full review | report as inappropriate