Hunter S. Thompson interview on "The Rum Diary" (1998)

Hunter S. Thompson on his novel, "The Rum Diary."
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[@GB3770]

Typical great artist - sees things others cant see for decades - calling out Clinton as someone who should be hung by his heels - oh how right he was...

[@denisgrey4387]

Great shark hunt....

[@ryanmfalla]

"Boxing and wrestling are about to merge" Jesus this guy is on point

[@fefefilmprod8688]

UFC was already around when this interview took place.

[@TheJobberHunter]

@@fefefilmprod8688 at first I thought he watched the WrestleMania with Mike Tyson.

[@WWare16]

Yeah, Mixed Martial Arts was the national sport in Brazil at this time - but so much more to this Hunter Thompson interview.

[@joeytrimble1558]

boxing really HAS become like pro wrestling ..did you see where they made canola a "franchise wbc" champ .. so he wouldn't have to fight a guy? it's insane lmao

[@xXCP1993Xx]

I'm so high. This fucked with me bad

[@countblue]

I really like youtube for stuff like this.

[@lauramalizia9636]

Me too 👍

[@glenndrexler1677]

KZbin keep it up"

[@alexvrana8450]

Interesting that KZbin may become the new library of Alexandria

[@greendayisawesome123]

Classics; staying alive

[@Yourmomgoestocolledge]

It's even better when you pay the 10 bucks a month and don't have to have those stupid ads.

[@yulmp2]

His essay on 9/11 days after the attack is disturbingly accurate. Shows his complete understanding of the American military machine.

[@oldboywoody3835]

I read the Essay, or editorial from 9/12/2001. It was dead on about the events to take place.

[@oinkooink]

@@oldboywoody3835 The events to take place were written in around 1992 or so by some think tank. Can't recall the name. But it was all laid out...into the Mid East starting with Afghanistan etc etc. So Hunter wasn't so special. It had already been written about. I think they even referred to the fact that America needed "a new Pearl Harbour" as an excuse for going into the Mid East and effecting "regime change" etc. And bingo, what do you know....911 fell right into their lap. What a lucky coincidence HUH?! The EXACT plan written about in the early 90's materialized perfectly when 911 occurred. Spooky!

[@JD-jr9nv]

prescient.

[@profile2047]

I think it’s a lack of responsibility to separate it to the American military. I think America was responsible, and wanted it. I am an American, and was there watching all the rhetoric. I have a hard time seeing it as some separate entity that made these decisions.

[@anthonybryant7390]

Has any college or other institutions archiving everything than can get a hold of for the H.S.T. estate?

[@drgonzo4329]

Lauderman: "YOU DRANK 162 MINIATURES!?" Thompson: "were they not complimentary"

[@EyeAmMyOwn777]

Lotterman: "how does anyone drink a 161 miniatures, you're averaging 93 miniatures a week" :D That's basically a bottle of rum a day. Astounding

[@kbrown4ou]

This, and an interview with Hunter by Harrison Salisbury called “Hunter S. Thompson Interview on Gonzo Journalism (April 16, 1975” are the two most lucid discussions by Hunter that I’ve come across in my decades of watching and listening to entertaining portrayals of Hunter and various talks, interviews, and observations made by Hunter of politics, etc. I’ve always found him (when intelligible) to be one of the most knowledgeable minds on the theater of politics, on the craft of writing, and the art of living. Thank you Dr. Thompson for being a person, and oft times a character, the world has needed to help point out the foibles of life, universe, and everything.

[@john-martin]

They both were vibin during this interview. Tremendous respect between the two of them.

[@JD-jr9nv]

Real recognise real.

[@chrisgore5835]

Stoned ?

[@sadbadmac]

That interviewer is asking some of the best questions in the best ways I've ever seen... He doesn't drill for answers, he let's him open up but still leads the conversation.

[@ryanvernon871]

LOL YA, IT's CHARLIE FUCKIN ROSE 😂😂😂. Are you not familiar with him???

[@wakhfeign]

@@ryanvernon871 man m*&*& "me too" him I was so upset nicest guys ever. Used to be his driver in DC

[@sheanroche2548]

because he actually was a buddy of hunters

[@kathypiazza4567]

@@ryanvernon871 I always loved Charlie’s interviews, like millions of people. Sadly his ego led him to abuse women & his success allowed others to turn a blind eye to his abusive ways for the sake of this show, until they couldn’t anymore. I still, however miss this “space”.

[@techsture]

This might be the most coherent I've ever seen Dr. Thompson in an interview.

[@JAKPM]

He’s drinking water, not wild turkey

[@user-kd6bz1bk5g]

Lmao that’s the only reason I’m here. The first 2 videos I watched I couldn’t understand a word

[@andrewhoyle1521]

He's coherent in the other interviews he just rambled on.

[@lauramalizia9636]

I agree. You can actually understand him. He's not talking too fast, mumbling or slurring.

[@perjonsson8033]

@Z Malek I know what you're talking about. The persons doing this, from other famous guys (a lot of actors) to people on the net are as a rule doing it because of his wild living, the legendary amounts of drugs/booze consumed and some really outrageous things he's done. But, for a long, long time NOT because of his journalism and books. They've missed the point.

[@zachdrejza8515]

Never seen him smile as much as he does here.

[@elijah6342]

i think because he's always seen himself as a novelist and a member of the American literary tradition, which he of course is undeniably now but perhaps this was one of those moments where he truly realized it and was satisfied with his work.

[@staceymac9335]

The way Dr. Thompson looks at Rose for placing his gift on the floor is hilarious!

[@rehmix48]

Brooo, I love how he ends this interview. Invites Charlie Rose to have a night out on the town. Lol

[@alberthockenberry4091]

Yeah. Will Ferrell and his writing partner wrote a very similar interview between Jackie Moon and his friend who was interviewing him in the movie Semipro, and I wonder it they had this interview in mind.

[@EarthAltar]

Anything other than accepting the offer would have been a fool's errand.

[@coolness-vt4mu]

Sincere, entertaining, informative, stimulating, enjoyable, ah a lovely lovely interview. Alright Mr. Hunter S. Thompson see ya later.

[@dennisddd8243]

I love Hunter Thompson, when I was younger I did not appreciate but when I got older I easily participate but now I can only imitate or possibly simulate

[@AhoyYee]

Man’s made a whore rap in dedication to hunter s. Thompson

[@kennyburrow7744]

When he takes a drink out of the coffee cup he occasionally chews on some ice, it's filled with Chivas. If it wasn't he wouldn't be doing this interview.

[@holeephuck4421]

The Soccer team?

[@joshjohnson1262]

No, the brand of scotch. Chivas Regal

[@Crunch_Buttsteak]

You mean his scotch receptacle?

[@redrum0929]

They’re both drinking

[@williamknight5824]

@A smoking ChickenFish depends where you're from

[@jonvia]

People like Hunter dont come around too often. EMBRACE THE WEIRD!!!

[@marknewton6984]

Before it gets you...!!

[@woo1818]

They’re uncommon, but not some mystical being that comes once a millennia. They just usually don’t find a place like Thompson did, they just struggle through life trying to find some place that is tolerable, and tolerating.

[@NewArchipelago]

I had no idea what he's really like but I love that he doesn't have a gruff facade or tries to be brooding and hard to read. Just like his writing he seems genuine and to the point

[@shiftlessinseattle]

"Every character has the sensibilities of their creator: the author."

[@bargepoled]

It's a brilliant book. Probably his most traditional novel. Such a shame the film with Depp and Heard led to such insanity.

[@milesdaly2979]

Agreed. Great book. The movie is still pretty enjoyable, despite the fallout from it.

[@lutherthompson2250]

Did you expect less

[@JohnDoe-og2bt]

Every movie since rum diary I have been like "her acting was so good what happened?". Now I know she wasn't acting, she was just being herself on camera.

[@oxfordpictionary]

The book was great. They should have cast an actor in his early 20s for the role of Paul in the film. The story is so very much that of a young man, not a man pushing 40.

[@JD-jr9nv]

@@oxfordpictionary “But I knew it was pure masturbation, because down in my gut I wanted nothing more than a clean bed and a bright room and something solid to call my own at least until I got tired of it. There was an awful suspicion in my mind that I'd finally gone over the hump, and the worst thing about it was that I didn't feel tragic at all, but only weary, and sort of comfortably detatched.” We all hit that moment.

[@serialexperimentspain]

"I believe boxing and wrestling are about to merge" spot on haha

[@chris1142A]

Guy gave Dana white the idea

[@thedeadd.c.207]

Hunter S. Thompson was something else. He was one of the universe's rare creations.

[@Rickydiculus]

There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die.

[@lutherthompson2250]

Well

[@axlldarkbear6184]

@@Rickydiculus i came to say this very thing, hoping someone already had.....

[@GeoffreyBronson]

@@Rickydiculus That was about Dr Gonzo.

[@lancefraijo8585]

Mr. Thompson seems like a smart guy who knows how to get around the media. I miss Charlie Rose one of the only brilliant shows on TV, now we have nothing.

[@Nantosuelta]

Dick Cavett was another. Gone are the days of true interviewers

[@derekkelley7490]

We have Joe Rogan

[@wildcardartsent]

I like Theo Von and Joey Diaz as far as comics go, Graham Norton for television, Johnboy and Billy for radio and Lex Fridman for more intellectual conversations. Peace & Blessings Lance

[@KarensOpinionsMayDiffer]

We have people like Amber to thank for Charlie Rose not being on the air anymore

[@dwaynebruny]

Charlie Rose is a disgusting little sycophant. That fake laugh and sleazy demeanor. His morning show flirting was nauseating. Highly overrated host. Glad he's history.

[@TheDarthPurple]

Great great interview! Love seeing a friendly interaction between them, you can see the admiration Charlie have for Thompson. Wish I could see more of this kind of Hunter. Think of all the stories and ideas he would have told. Imagine Joe Rogan episode with this man!

[@user-xj2sm3xd5l]

The rum diary is one of my favorite books ever

[@ryanvernon871]

You ever read, Bukowski? Ham on Rye, is one of my all-time FAVORITES and you would probably enjoy it if you like that melancholy style of Hunter S.. Charles Bukowski is one of the best American authors EVER, in my (biased) opinion lol

[@ryanvernon871]

nonetheless, I feel you'd enjoy him and his writtings

[@user-xj2sm3xd5l]

@@ryanvernon871 hell yeah man! Coincidentally I just kinda discovered him shortly before reading this and ordered a couple books. Very much looking forward to diving into his works

[@chokin78]

@@ryanvernon871 I love em both, and they do seem to share some magic don't they?

[@Nebuloid1]

I've worn out 3 copies, taking it with me all the time travelling... Just open it at any page and go !

[@777jamesrc]

Thinking back on how those gifted flowers could be grown and regrown in memory of Hunter. Pretty awesome.

[@yelizaveta1278]

Definitely, I'd show em off "These are Heirloom Hunter blooms"

[@GFY60NiNe]

sips "coffee" and crunches ice at 5:15.... thats chivas with ice

[@BCS1105]

For sure!

[@JSTNtheWZRD]

You don't put ice in Chivas, not even, especially Thompson would never do such an evil thing.

[@GFY60NiNe]

@@JSTNtheWZRD look up his daily routine

[@christivncvstro1118]

@@JSTNtheWZRD he always drank chivas with ice check his daily routine

[@JSTNtheWZRD]

@@christivncvstro1118 he drank anything with ice, rum, vodka, wild turkey, Chivas, grapefruit juice, water. Check his daily routine - I am f*ckin hunter thompson

[@spicy1570]

man comes geeking to his interview i love him

[@mbonar2694]

everyone of charlie's videos have comments telling him to shut up, but he's a great host. he treats his guests with respect, and as equals. that's why his conversations have a natural flow and terrific content.

[@damienholland8103]

Charlie doesn't overtalk his guests at all. This site is full of morons.

[@1romancatholic]

wassupwifyoface dawg Charlie, is that you? Hi.

[@truthinspector6390]

The guy that's a good friend is a murder and a Satanist, so Charlie is a creep. If a murderer and a Satanist in a man who does snuff films is his good friend he's part of it

[@karljohansen7251]

wassupwifyoface dawg thats what i wanted to say, godammit

[@tomasotreasaigh111]

@@truthinspector6390 those allegations are absolutely unfounded. Name your source? You should be arrested for saying things like that about someone. Thats a criminal act saying that about someone when its unfounded.

[@MrJboogie04]

He seemed like a tortured soul so brilliant in one way but lost as one of the members of the generation of literary thinkers. It's great that Johnny Depp made this into a movie which I thought was a pretty good representation of the book and showed the depravity of the characters in general. Hunter was more than just an icon of the drug generation but a amazing political voice that is lost today in a world where ignorance is king. Gone but not forgotten on of the icons of the lost art of the pen to paper of creating art in the literary fashion. We all remember the madness yet sweet and true heart of HST let him rest in peace and his written voice not fade away into dust.

[@chrystagraumann6252]

Joshua Banks I was actually really disappointed in the movie, they cut out so many critical parts in the book along with some main characters, and putting Chenault with Sanders in the movie made me soooo upset. She was with Yeamon! I don’t know how they can just change something like that around like it’s nothing.

[@beemoney217]

@@chrystagraumann6252 It was hollywood trash and if made during HST lifetime would have never reached the theatres.

[@chrystagraumann6252]

@@beemoney217 Agreed!

[@RabbitSimmons]

His intense love for flowers is amazing.

[@brandonluck159]

Definitly due to the acid

[@That_Guy_Says_Hi]

@@brandonluck159 You don't have to be on Acid to have a deep appreciation for flowers. Grow up.

[@brandonluck159]

@@That_Guy_Says_Hi No, but he was on it everyday.

[@That_Guy_Says_Hi]

@@brandonluck159 Sez you. At least I know nothing that comes out of this address need be paid any attention.

[@brandonluck159]

@@That_Guy_Says_Hi not says me, says him… in an interview. Look up Hunter S. Thompson daily routine and educate yourself instead of picking a losing fight with me.

[@shelbyligon1136]

Honestly, I knew this interview was gonna be great from the start. Hunter's almost sweet reaction to the Birds of Paradise had me rolling.

[@drumstick74]

For once, the interviewer (Rose?) seems to be drunk, and Hunter seems relatively sober :)

[@andrews4596]

Hes on speed or cocaine lol

[@tomasotreasaigh111]

Rose is a prick. Always was.

[@dss6209]

They ate mescaline in the green room

[@ComplecksHD]

Thompson prob looks sober drunk and high, and high and drunk when hes sober

[@kitbigelowful]

Lots of coke. He cant even talk.

[@crunchycrails1071]

What an interview- i shook with the table. And the descriptive afterthought he had

[@pyrotechnick420]

This is a fascinating interview

[@pakhtoonincanada8918]

He lived his life the way he wanted to. What a man.

[@marknewton6984]

He and Hemingway...cool,man!

[@chinxwraps7777]

He literally almost cried and dude didnt even notice

[@2ndjoshua268]

Dr. Thompsons ideas about politicians have always been accurate. Hearing him talk about Bill Clinton running all the last good ones out was dead on.

[@hakashaqU812]

This vid made me smile...

[@C.Hawkshaw]

he’s got an infectious smile doesn’t he?

[@vincentroberson6624]

This is so much better than the first intervirw where they went over the letters. Thompson is so much more comfortable in this one.

[@christinawilson7312]

Hunter Thompson….. a Beautiful Mind 🤩

[@erasmoganceres4376]

Does anybody notice that he is smoking and NO smoke comes back out, this man literally consumes everything

[@erasmoganceres4376]

Cool man, heavy.

[@Nice-ck7rq]

Too rare to die to rare to live

[@erasmoganceres4376]

@@Nice-ck7rq there is no other journalist like Thompson man, the partying alone writes a 10000 pages of not more. Hails bro

[@ip6750]

Conspiracy Theory: Hunter never really liked smoking and he just pretended to hit it to look cool😎

[@erasmoganceres4376]

@@ip6750 did not know that, thanks for the info man. Stay safe

[@chriswertz1438]

Great interview!!

[@flaviochavez1747]

Reminds me of my grandfather, down to the face, glasses, and cigarettes with tar guards. I wish I could ask him if he knew about HST, he seemed so wise, he might’ve...

[@MyManDan]

5:16 chewing some ice from that “coffee” mug. Great guy.

[@abrazalves]

Nice to listen to Hunter Thompson interview

[@davidrbargas1191]

He smokes back to back Dunhill cigarettes but never actually inhales, all while drinking Chivas Regal whisky out of a coffee mug with crushed ice. Only hunter s.Thompson can do this on charlie rose and still be respected!!!!! love this man!!!!!!

[@jasonparsons7653]

He inhales but it's just being absorbed into his lungs,

[@wesmcgee1648]

Don't forget the tons of cocaine the man snorted.

[@edgarsibold3482]

Thank you for interviewing brilliance!

[@deborahcookston9373]

I could watch this all day

[@fkylw]

Man they are such good buddies.

[@carrielucas5672]

So amazing! Love how Depp actually lived with him for to carry his character

[@randomguy-]

What I liked best was the casual "what are you doing later?". For some reason it cracked me up.

[@erickelm4974]

Looking back, I believe HST had become so disillusioned with his own existence sadly, and likely realized after The Rum Diaries was finally released(being the first novel he had ever actually produced). After he was finally convinced to release it, he genuinely felt like this was his last(or first) great work and that he maybe felt like he didn't have anything worthwhile left to offer. As a fan, I only hope that they come across some other unreleased previously unknown work that can be appreciated by current literary fans and future fans of this man's work!

[@markcarey67]

If you read his son's book "Stories I Tell Myself" it seems like he was in a lot of physical pain from decades of coke fueled drinking smashing his body up finally catching up with him

[@colonialb]

You can tell that they are friends and peers, and thinkers.... theyve had this conversation before; drunk in a bar or at a party. Rum. lol.

[@tericarson3468]

You're NOT wrong‼️ 🤟🏻 T x

[@vincentaurelius2390]

"I know I have to come back around.. and I like to get a little rest between trips" - Classic HST

[@d.e.harrod8863]

RIP and LOVE

[@davehall4343]

American expat teaching in Taiwan off and on for 25 years...I could to relate to the motley crew of professionals, losers , martial arts enthusiasts, wanderers, men on the prowl, missionaries, Asian Studies graduates...the "Rum Diary" is a great story for those of us from the continental USA who can "never go home."

[@lixibao]

As one of those forementioned I will be checking it out. 多謝!

[@NBAFAKEGAMES]

I honestly don't think Hunter Thompson ever inhaled his cigarettes.

[@turneraround8389]

Patrick Moore there's an interview where he inhales them

[@wasfizureikat3364]

he does truely inhale them and the smoke being absorbed in his lungs not escaping out! just like my gone father doing while solving math equations for me at school

[@randymiracle4958]

He clearly inhales in this video. Not the whole drag but he does inhale. If he was, like I am now, after the first 10-15 cigs of the day your throat can get a little sore and it helps to inhale slower or less of the smoke at once. You inhale slower to reduce the heat, at least I do. That might be part of the reason he used the plastic or glass extender thing(don't know the name) but I bet he mostly used it to keep the cig farther from his face when he was typing to reduce the chance of getting smoke in his eye(s).

[@craigjackson6883]

@@randymiracle4958 it's a targard and god are they helpful. Smoother smoke. They catch all the shit that doesn't go in your lungs.

[@marknewton6984]

​@randymiracle4958LLike Clinton, I don't inhale haha! 😎

[@stevelegreid]

Sorry everyone who’s saying he predicted MMA...the UFC had already been around for five years

[@ryanvernon871]

Ya, but it had close to NO popularity. HE WAS ahead of the curve

[@2ndjoshua268]

I was 12 when the first UFC was aired and I knew it was the future. That's why I started training. 40 years old and still rolling. Oss🤙

[@nicholasjames8576]

Hunter s Thompson is a Master.

[@Jfladager]

One of my favorite people ever. I admire this man so much.

[@healthymealthy775]

Why? I've never understood this guy's appeal.

[@alberthockenberry4091]

@@healthymealthy775 I think it comes down to this - he did want he wanted, he wrote what he wanted, he got paid to do it and a almost never had to punch a clock. Of course, a lot of people have managed all of that, but Hunter also managed to be funny and unique. I think the combination of all of that is what led to his very large fanbase.

[@rohamg.havaei9480]

Extremely intelligent

[@redstaplerguyforlifepastpr5763]

Even with all the drugs

[@kitbigelowful]

Wow is he coked up in this interview... super jammed up

[@wheelerking8380]

Charlie Rose has gotta be the biggest tool I've ever laid eyes on

[@dsldrvr69]

I was on a Chivas and coke trip with some hardcore folks for few days. Not for the weak at heart.

[@SophieBird07]

One of a kind, who doesn’t suffer fools.

[@Drjoshington]

It's a masterpiece, is what it is. Right up there with the Sun Also Rises and The Great Gatsby.

[@marknewton6984]

Soldier's Home! 😎

[@tylerk2211]

This in a interview with Dr Thompson, not Duke

[@kaidengathings3096]

Raoul was simply a catalyst for Thompson to write with no hold backs. One in the same, seperate but whole. The duality of a man, for us to read and see.

[@aidanwoodford8195]

It seems like he got Chatlie Rose high before this.

[@C.Hawkshaw]

contact high

[@TheBustedNut]

HUNTER THOMPSON was such an American writer. ALL of his books are Excellent. Johnny Depp did an Awsome job captureing Thompsons likes and manorisms. in Fear n loathig in las Vegas. I REALLY wonder what he would say about the state of EVERYTHING going on in our country the last 10,15 yrs? And with ALL the censorship now? Bet it wouldn't be very nice. I REALLY Miss the guy. RIPsir✊

[@russellbaldridge2433]

Raul Duke feared in the 80's and Loathed in the 2000's

[@ExxylcrothEagle]

"You could have made time in the 80's" I thought basically the same thing at the exact time. Probably my best moment with Charlie Rose ever

[@mushroomanjcc1954]

The fact that they only got twenty-two minutes together is criminal

[@GVGames1986]

Comes home from Nam with his head fried by the horrors of war then pratfalls his way through several books and films seemingly drunk on every talk show.. well played sir!

[@aaronneely6040]

Thompson never went to Vietnam he was in Puerto Rico in 1959 did you watch the interview

[@daniellyons914]

@@aaronneely6040 He was in the Air Force, too... but it was well before the Vietnam era.

[@metaldetectingwithlugnut]

@@aaronneely6040 Hunter did go to Vietnam for Rolling Stone but Werner canceled his insurance after he was in Saigon, things went sideways and he ended up in Cambodia while trying to get back to the US alive.

[@maxk880]

He was never a true soldier. Got honorably discharged after a few years. Didn't do much bad things but was just very lazy and didn't accept authority

[@SomeGuy-cq3yv]

11:55 when the acid hits

[@Snk13_ty]

Seems like it 🤣

[@gabbyc816]

Hahaha!!

[@813lynch]

Charlie Rose & Hunter S. Thompson Excellent interview. Charlie & Hunter were both probably drinking during this hahaha. I wish people could still smoke on the news like the old-school reporters

[@Mina-gm3pg]

Exactly understood. Sparring partners snd friends.

[@iammine7325]

Polo is my life,I listened to that line 10 times 😂

[@sonomawinetourdrivers3895]

The sign of a great journalist is empathy

[@faffaflunkie]

Puerto Rico in the '50's- A great novel.

[@coolworx]

I love the fact that he blew his head off. Always on his own terms to the end.

[@jagerbomb]

That's crude. But true enough, I think the same.

[@MarkMasters...]

Buy The Ticket, Take The Ride....understand your sentiment Brother, absolutely true, always on his terms...Stay Strong...🙏😎

[@MarsLonsen]

That's Hard-core. The fact that he did it and the fact that you love it

[@Boxscot49]

Now thinking about it as dark and sad as it is I couldn’t have imagined him going out any other way than that. Not because of what led him to do it so much but like you said he was gonna go when he decided it was time to go, not when life decided it for him

[@coolworx]

@@MarkMasters... Better than spending your last days shitting in bed pans

[@yourheadlmao]

i luv this man

[@MapleSyrupPoet]

Thanks Hunter ✌ I'm drinking 🍸 brio Aranciata Soda ...lovely ...enjoy Italian sodas immensely 😊

[@andysaunders3708]

Wish I'd got wasted with Dr Hunter.

[@hedi3274]

It's 1998... Hunter: "I think boxing and wrestling are gonna merge some time soon...I think they're gonna come together into some kinda big weird wrestling league" ... it's 2019 and the UFC is biggest combat sport league on the planet. A great writer has a keen eye for the culture and its path.

[@breakit46]

I have a large Delsey suitcase, Delsey did a tv ad throwing one off a building, it was intact, mine is full of everything Hunter had in print, including Fire In The Nuts. One day someone will buy it in a charity shop, it will be locked and with no key, the buyer just might have the right eyes to see you slide the latch to open not push, hopefully on opening their mind will be blown. Sleep easy Doc.

[@shanemackinnon3575]

The end of the interview was very interesting for me. When Hunter says,"Hey man it's always a pleasure" the way he said that hit me hard. Wow that was said with love. The tone in his voice and the body language so very genuine. I don't think I ever had a video manifest emotional experience this strong before. I feel like I took a mild drug or had religious experience of some sort. This man seemed so good in that moment. I wanted to be friends with him instantly. Then Hunter puts himself out there and asks Charlie to hangout with him after the show and Charlie gives no love back man. None! WTF CHARLIE! So Hunter asks Charlie to hangout at a club where Hunters' friend Doug will be doing a reading and Charlie says Oh that's tonight? Then silence for a second, Charlie you stupid F! So he doesn't give Hunter an answer immediately. Hunter continues on after that second or two of silence and kind of gives a depressed laugh and then starts to stumble over his words then Charlie cuts him off abruptly and Hunters' body language and tone in his voice seems so sad to me. Like this man really wants to hangout with a friend he sincerely appreciates. He seemed so sad and embarrassed to me at the end and o god his face soo sad :(

[@nitroexpress2438]

maybe charlie was remembering the accusations of snuff films and pedophilia.

[@vanomaden]

Hunter is a human being not following the perverted rules these interview hosts have. He is himself, a man interested in other humans. For these show hosts it's a show - not more.

[@ZekeMan62]

Nitro Express I've read Thompson and studied the circles he ran in. Anyone who thinks his dark twisted wit didn't come from a dark twisted source is exactly the sort of rube that Hunter wouldn't have had much more than contempt for. He was an undeniable odd bird, but far stranger even than was readily apparent.

[@nitroexpress2438]

i never followed him very closely. i've seen him do a few interviews (generally later in life). might have caught a documentary or some such. he seemed like a strange druggie/drunk that could be interesting at times. but to me, he wasn't of much interest. RIP Hunter, the world needs a few strange ones.

[@cybrunel1016]

Read his books.

[@joaobrandao9482]

-"That's where 'Polo is my life' comes from". Epic

[@chokin78]

Wow HST discussing Conrad? This can't get any better...

[@aschemusicreations]

Hunter correctly predicts the existence of UFC.... strange insight from a brilliant dude.

[@lordj.8962]

Urine Denial no, because this video was from 98 I believe UFC started around 93, 94..

[@jameslachance8159]

A beautiful mind.

[@klgamit]

His speech is something that you need to get attuned to lol, like a very unique accent... a dialect he created for himself... but once you are attuned it actually contributes to the content of the words...

[@escapedvivesectionist7011]

This was pretty good. I'd always wondered where the whole "Polo is My Life" thing came from.

[@lucyboswell7584]

Love his books n the movie Johnny Depp n Benetzio del Torro

[@rebeccaseppanen7239]

Those two had a special connection.

[@ALRULZ1965]

I've never seen a video or photo where he isn't wasted.

[@davidsmart8594]

A friend of mine calls me 'Hunter', because apparently I resemble him in looks and character. What an honour!

[@capeesh5068]

lmao

[@EyeAmMyOwn777]

What an honest interview. There are so many layers here to tell you that. The cup from which he drinks being the starting point. The crush of ice, the conservative sips. That is a cup of bourbon or rum. His controlled outbursts and subtle touches of the nose suggest cocaine. But the words... man, the words. Threadbare and impatient to tell us the truth.

[@AussieGirl235]

Little did he know the havoc that book/script would spawn...

[@trelambert3158]

Kind of funny I found this interview from a billy strings thread. What’s up with that?

[@tru2harris998]

Truth Inspector- well said!!! Spot on, exactly right. If you want to know what someone's like look at their friends - and you did and got it right. Hes known for evil doings, with children too, you saw that clever clogs!

[@kanesanders157]

I feel like the “where did you steal this from” comment kind of rubbed HST wrong

[@RardTangler]

Kane Sanders I doubt it. Back then, people didn’t take offense like they do today. I’d bet more on him taking it as old fashioned ribbing with a friend.

[@alberthockenberry4091]

No, that would have been Hunter's typical motis operandi. After he died, his wife returned some elk horns that he stole from Hemingway's museum in Idaho (he had meant to return them before he died, but never had the chance). He wasn't a real thief, but part of his antics would include stuff like this.