No No Man Pt. 2

Steven Jesse Bernstein 1950-1991

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[KafkaCrow]

I love this. I must get his album.  Did he ever publish a books of poetry, too?

[capitalman]

album is called Prison...on Sub Pop records...books of poetry is from Left Bank Books in Seattle, WA as well as Zero Hour Press...all a google search away I imagine

[GodLumps]

for all the people giving stuntmanbryan thumbs down, what he wrote is a lyric from Jesse's piece called "Face"

[stuntmanbryan]

FUCK YOU JEW ASS BURN-BUTT SAID RUDY

[ShannonFAVsongPG]

“and I was not good with the plans because no one could’ve planned it like this. but then--the same, you might say, is true of whoever is responsible for history"

brilliant

[meetdiamond]

thumbs up if the Natural Born Killers credits brought you here.

[calico992]

First heard this Sydney Australia in 99.

After moving to Seattle I dated a girl whose uncle was friends with SJB and had some of his tapes stored away. I haven't seen that girl in years, but I ofter wonder what happened to those tapes, and what was on them.

[wsmith49]

Short novels THE WRAITH and HERMIONE and poetry collection CHOKING ON SIXTH can be had from select used bookstores. THE WRAITH and CHOKING were written while Jesse was in the full flower of his alcoholism, although he once wrote me that the final pages of THE WRAITH were composed during the initial stages of his long sobriety period from about 1982 through early 1991. THE WRAITH and CHOKING are some of his finest work. HERMIONE cuts it, too, but obviously written in the wake of THE WRAITH.

[lachimafilms]

If you're a fan of Jesse you should know a feature documentary on him will be released in 2010. There is a fanpage on Facebook - become a fan to keep in the loop on screenings.

Search: "I AM SECRETLY AN IMPORTANT MAN" on facebook.

The film is directed by Pete Sillen (co-director of BENJAMIN SMOKE).

[dogbeardbirdbeer]

where is the official sub pop vid for this track????

it's so good.

we can reserve these slide show vids for all the other tracks that don't actually have rad films made to accompany them.

[bechikosan]

Stars were much more valuable when I was a boy...

[gobbler6]

"and I said NOOO."

[RednckR0nin]

he has a albulm on sub pop that this comes from called prison and two books more noise please&I am secrectly an important man

[KafkaCrow]

I know. I can't get it over here, though (UK).

[monnie110]

He has a book called, I Am Secretly An Important Man

[Wavelength247]

Brilliant, one of the few spoken word recordings that dares evoke Dead City Radio. This man had the potential to be Burroughs successor, shame he left too soon.

[BJORKAHOLIC]

RIP

[kwarkie69]

MORE NOISE PLEASE!!!

[dougbunk]

The stars are coming out...

[bechikosan]

you, fool, are the one who squirms...

I'm nearly crippled..

[beavisHchrist]

This guy was a rarity! His writing is a gift! "Secretly I am an Important Man" Yes! so True! and the music that accompanied his voice....so wonderful!--Find Kathleen Yearwood's song "For Steven Jesse Bernstein"-this song is gorgeous

[stuntmanbryan]

Yeah and I thought Bukowski was a depressed fucker---oh well---at least he did not cut his goddamn neck.

[Skeeterbag]

Look in the mirror Stevie! See?! There's STEVIE!!