The most deadly drugs Burroughs used were legal,tobacco&alcohol,NOT junk.Unlike tobacco&booze in excess,opiates,properly&hygienically dosed,do zero damage to the body.They're very addictive is all.Junk's unjustifiably illegal status only increases risk,as the black market creates uncertainty of dosage&OD risk.Legal drugs yearly kill millions more than illicit drugs could ever do.Burroughs died of a heart attack as I recall,likely due to damage from years of booze&smoking,NOT years of junk use!
I love WSB, and have been reading him since about 1983. I have to say - his drug stuff is probably the least interesting of everything he's done, of all of his themes. Heroin is a killer, and drugs are a part of The Man and the International Syndicate. Junkies and Narcs are on the same dead-end train, going nowhere, very, very slow.
whether or not it was his prediction someone saw the developement of dea,atf etc.as a danger n thy r against core of Consitution "states will police itself..", maybe witth the stste of r goverment its time to revok"...N whn ths form of Gov. ceases to work 4 the people,thnit shld b stripped n a new form be established by the people.. " just sayin
You are the retarded one narrow minded provincial hick. You have a critical eye feel for delicacies attributed to a sledge hammer now listen to the words and think of the lost “War On Drugs”. No phony facts that are not facts. Billions and Tens of Billions of dollars lost feeding (jailing) our own citizens just as the poet predicted a quasi-police state even Habeas Corpus is suspended - Man - More people die from legal med's per year than drunk drivers. Please get your facts then post Geez
Burroughs was a (if not the first, famous american) shaman in the early part of the century, what else would people expect, every now and again a truly Dionysian person will come along. It seemed he needed to retard himself with any/all forms of "junk" necessary to poison himself to a level where the stupidity and shortsightedness of others, would no longer bother him. Just my view.
@nikokensho sorry sir but in my humble opinion i think Burroughs would not take kindly to these "observations" and neither do i. not attacking your comments i just think your view of Burroughs and junk in general are way off the mark. take no offense it was a well written comment.
@nikokensho why do people throw around the word shaman so much? words have specific meanings that deserve some respect. you can't just call someone a shaman and it be true. The word has a specific definition, a high majority of Native American tribes don't even shamanize, contrary to the belief of many on what the word means.
The most deadly drugs Burroughs used were legal,tobacco&alcohol,NOT junk.Unlike tobacco&booze in excess,opiates,properly&hygienically dosed,do zero damage to the body.They're very addictive is all.Junk's unjustifiably illegal status only increases risk,as the black market creates uncertainty of dosage&OD risk.Legal drugs yearly kill millions more than illicit drugs could ever do.Burroughs died of a heart attack as I recall,likely due to damage from years of booze&smoking,NOT years of junk use!
Bobjb999 2 weeks ago 3
@Bobjb999 Thanks for pointing out the truths about Burroughs - enough of this drug war.
RantzalotSir 2 weeks ago
William Burroughs has one of the most amazing voices ever
rurugby 1 month ago
Burroughs is making a final attempt to bring the giant down...He's in "Taser Gun" on my youtube channel
bowenmcconnie 1 month ago
I love WSB, and have been reading him since about 1983. I have to say - his drug stuff is probably the least interesting of everything he's done, of all of his themes. Heroin is a killer, and drugs are a part of The Man and the International Syndicate. Junkies and Narcs are on the same dead-end train, going nowhere, very, very slow.
DailyBrusher 1 month ago
True so True
p1r2f3 2 months ago 3
whether or not it was his prediction someone saw the developement of dea,atf etc.as a danger n thy r against core of Consitution "states will police itself..", maybe witth the stste of r goverment its time to revok"...N whn ths form of Gov. ceases to work 4 the people,thnit shld b stripped n a new form be established by the people.. " just sayin
scottielong333 2 months ago
jeez, this was a scene from Drugstore Cowboy, no prediction just was stating the obsevable facts of the times
ajwhite85 2 months ago
No shit!
mcrhythm2 2 months ago
Business as usual in America. Burroughs prediction was basically correct.
mgeisel1 2 months ago
All I know is that I tried to kill myself a dozen times on psych meds but never on narcotics. Psych meds seem like more of the drug problem to me.
mgeisel1 2 months ago
You are the retarded one narrow minded provincial hick. You have a critical eye feel for delicacies attributed to a sledge hammer now listen to the words and think of the lost “War On Drugs”. No phony facts that are not facts. Billions and Tens of Billions of dollars lost feeding (jailing) our own citizens just as the poet predicted a quasi-police state even Habeas Corpus is suspended - Man - More people die from legal med's per year than drunk drivers. Please get your facts then post Geez
persevere4 5 months ago
Burroughs was a (if not the first, famous american) shaman in the early part of the century, what else would people expect, every now and again a truly Dionysian person will come along. It seemed he needed to retard himself with any/all forms of "junk" necessary to poison himself to a level where the stupidity and shortsightedness of others, would no longer bother him. Just my view.
nikokensho 5 months ago 8
@nikokensho sorry sir but in my humble opinion i think Burroughs would not take kindly to these "observations" and neither do i. not attacking your comments i just think your view of Burroughs and junk in general are way off the mark. take no offense it was a well written comment.
neurobrujo 2 months ago 2
@nikokensho why do people throw around the word shaman so much? words have specific meanings that deserve some respect. you can't just call someone a shaman and it be true. The word has a specific definition, a high majority of Native American tribes don't even shamanize, contrary to the belief of many on what the word means.
tarantism 2 weeks ago
As usual he was right on the money.
TR966 6 months ago
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Yes...he predicted all the shit to come....
BluesmanErick 6 months ago
Yes...he predicted all the shit to come....
BluesmanErick 6 months ago
Burroughs foretold exactly what was coming
Jcook1031 10 months ago