Future Now Interview with J.G.Ballard

[jackjude]

*J*G* B*A*L*L*A*R*D*

[snozbunsen]

leaning towards the nurture over nature premise. What Ballard witnessed as a kid would fuck over anyone's psyche

[davevicks12]

JG Was a great writer.I wonder what his favorite novel was?

[drplbiftin]

@davevicks12 He was very fond of Naked Lunch by Burroughs, I know that. He was also a fan of de Sade and Will Self.

[reinforcedpenisstem]

Car crashes *still* give me a boner...

[BurntToastVault]

Why the fuck is this interview so short? Upload the whole thing fucker!

[subscooby]

It's really interesting what Ballard says here, although I'm not sure I'm with him on the point about sex 'not happening anymore', because I think it doesn't really account through the proliferation of pornography through technology, or the sale of 'I want to be a WAG when I grow up' t-shirts to young girls.

[northernsoul44]

@subscooby He is not saying sex does not happen, is is explaining that it is no longer a big deal.

[GordonMorrice]

Like McLuhan, Ballard found an eternal voice for himself and so he'll always be with us, lucidly exposing the failings of the Human Project for Happiness with withering wit. All you need to do is switch of the TV, close your eyes and that voice of reason will come through in High Definition!

[cvvemuri]

While I may be limiting his genius by confining him to a "genre", I think its necessary to say that JG Ballard was perhaps one of the more groundbreaking writers in science fiction. Asimov does not compare

[fstop77]

Brilliant!!!

[TheIkaraCult]

hes never dead

[vintageification]

Good interview, thanks for posting.

[ttodd74]

How can I find the entire interview?

[smurfieboo]

@ttodd74 would appreciate a link posting if you do!

[Salvatorek]

A fucking messiah

[HunterSThompsonFan]

A great writer talking about... what he;s about. I'm rereading High Rise again after MANY years (I'm 24 now and read it in jr. high) and what he is talking about here is relevant to HR and most of his books. Next on the list: Raven by Charles Grant. : )

[matthewtuckey]

Just read Crash. What an insane but poignant book. Highly recommended. Makes the film look PG

[MarkBade]

Amazing Talent!

[heartworm666]

RIP GREAT MAN

[Cathodestar]

RIP J. G. Ballard

a true visionary, perhaps the most talented writer of the century.

[heighwaysonthewing]

one of the last ,if not the last free thinking writer in England ..RIP ..

[derekchewie11]

a sad but true thought.

[imitebwrong]

R.I.P

[RedRobin13]

One of the most underrated writers ever. RIP JG Ballard.

[Scotsmanic]

RIP JGB. One of the world's true visionaries.

[adelfred]

R.I.P You will be missed!!!

[StealthModeLondon]

R.I.P

[dOUBLEDDOULBE]

man i'm going to mis him ...RIP

[fastn1]

JG Ballard RIP

[theratking]

he's not talking in the 'literal' sense, jeez. read some of his novels.. its all metaphor and symbolism.

[JerryX68]

" . . . you get the impression almost that sex has died out - ah - or - you know - doesn't take place anymore - em . . . "! Ok, it's pretty plain to me that that ain't so, and that Ballard's talking about himself here really. Then the bard of Shepperton goes on to talk about a 'drowsing animal drugged by some powerful narcotic agent who needs electric shocks to keep it awake . . . ' That aren't many writers as interesting as J.G.Ballard.

[iwantrickenbacker]

No, he doesn't talk about himself. He talks about the world as he sees it: about the world which has trivialised sex and nudity to the point, where it hardly delivers any arousal at all. Especially with 16-year-old nerds in front of their computers, watching tons and tons of internet porn.

[jdoget07]

And just what the hell does that have to do with JG Ballard!!!???

[noobrune]

@machtrebel LOL!

[gary7466]

thanks for ahring this. ballard is so alive, no matter how old he gets.