Hunter S. Thompson / Isabella Rossellini | Charlie Rose 

This video sheds great light upon understanding both Hunter and the importance of the art of quality letter witting. I continue to enjoy the life of HST. God rest his soul.

i don't get why people are like 'oh his brain is so fried he mumbles non-stop it's impossible to understand him.' if you look up his interviews in the early 60s after hells angels came out it's the same way, that's just how he'd always talked

This is great: "a psychotic episode, where you believe the authorities are really on your side." He just slips these awesome lines under the radar.

15:42 Mac Miller

JK Simmons could win best actor playing him.

All I can think when I see hunter is "wear some fucking golf shoes. Otherwise we'll never get out of this place alive"

I am a better man because I've read Hunter S Thompson and Bukowski. They both wrote the truth to the best of their abilities.

*Hunter was just as 'lost' as everyone else is...he was just more aware of it, more frightened and yet exalted at the same moment to realize 'just how fucked we all are"...and he liked writing it down* *The booze/dope were 'there' alright...but for the most part grossly exaggerated by himself and his fans...he valued the same things most people do...to think otherwise would be false* ( *He didn't like the idea of being 'old'...'old age' would deny him his ability on a physical level to 'do as I damn well want to whenever the mood strikes me!'...Hemingway was the same...terrified of being trapped inside a body that can longer be relied on, and knowing it's only going to become worse with every passing year...faster and faster...and the fear that your mind is not what it once was starts to gnaw at you...your friends from the 'old days' seem distant to you, like kids you remember from grade-school...and suddenly you feel "I'm alone now... there won't any 'new adventures' for you because your fuckin' body is betraying you, and suddenly you realize you can 'cheat the Reaper' and escape being feeble and senile* ) *I know EXACTLY how it feels to be old and know "I'm never going to be any better than I am right now...and 'right now' ain't so good*

If you look past the obvious eccentricities, you will find one of the most honest and humble human beings in the world of literature. At 4.44 Charlie Rose asks him....."Did you create a persona that you thought would serve you?" His answer: "that's giving me too much credit". Aside from Fear and Loathing and Hell's Angels, I really enjoyed Generation of Swine, and I thought it didn't receive the credit it deserved. After reading it I found myself inexplicably describing social situations as he might, and it came without any conscious effort on my part. To this day I still occasionally come up with a 'Hunteresque' comment, but only a sad few catch it. A brilliant, honest, humble, and genuine man. He went out on his own terms, like it or not, he wouldn't have had it any the way, it wouldn't have been congruent with who he was.

He had a freedom that everyone should experience.

awesome seeing thompson in an interview where there is enough mutual respect for him to actually respond in earnest and be real, and for the interviewer to ask non condescending, actually interesting questions. Great job

Random, but.... Just realized that JK Simmons would play a meannnnn Hunter Thompson.

Isabella starts at 35:00 Thank you for posting this.

His correction of Charlie @ 20.10 when he misread a word in his letter shows how sharp he still was, don't let the speech fool you.

(mumble, mumble, mumble) -two thousand of them! (mumble, mumble,mumble) BANG! -well of course...(mumble, mumble, mumble) Great Big Jubblies! (mumble, mumble, mumble) -because I was very, very, drunk!

This guy was such a renegade. I can't help but respect ppl who make up their own rules which probably describes all of the greatest artists and creative minds throughout history. Can't wait for his documentary to come out next week.

both legends. I miss you guys so much..

Tom Waits would play an amazing Hunter S. Thompson!! Wish they made a film with Mr. Waits as Hunter that would be amazing!.

One of Louisville, Kentucky's finest

"....no more fair play for now on." What a chillingly prescient passage, how attuned he was to the vibrations of the age.

From the preview I thought it was the Dalai Lama.

"The edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only peolpe who know where it is, are those that have gone over" Hunter S. Thompson R.I.P. Mr Thompson

anyone have a transcript of this? he's so hard to understand

Reading a book right now about HST written by a couple of his friends ... one of which is/was the sheriff, Bob Braudis. "Kitchen Readings" is the title .. fun read.

Excellent! thanks for sharing

The Proud Highway, I own a copy and highly recommend reading it.

Student to teacher 'You talk too fast".- Teacher: "No , you listen too slow".

Hunter S. Thompson was a genius.

The Roadman

This is a wonderful interview of Hunter. Miss him dearly.

yeah, this needs headphones for the best clarity ...

Oops! Sound is out of sync with lip movements. Pleas fix and re-upload.

thompson and rossellini....from the ridiculous to the sublime...

J.k Simmons to play hunter ST In a biopic anyone?

Thompson and Rossellini? Niiice.

this was a treasure to watch... thank you Charlie Rose... FUCK i miss hunter-cant believe there is anymore. what a man! what a warrior! What a gentleman.

what he says at around 16 minute makes a bit more sense with the current estimates that there is an infinite number of alternatives of this reality...yeh!

I wish the audio and video were synched. It's hard to understand for a hearing impaired person.

is it really that hard to post an air date in the description?

That's not Hunter S. Thompson. That's Johnny Depp with funny glasses on.

4:50 "Do you feel pressured to live up to the character you've created" vibes right there

Ahh! I love him :)

brilliant writer. RIP

This one must have been in 1997, since Hunter Thompson refers to the presidential election with Clinton and Doyle as being "last year".

happy birthday hunter !!

Wonderful interview.

God rest his soul!

long live hunter and linda pace!

Genius

amazing in perspective nowadays to hear Thompson say that he rates Nixon above Clinton...

Asking him if he wasted his talent... that seemed to affect Hunter. I think there is a simple answer: no.

15:45 - This music go in my funeral

Last original print of Hunter Thompson's Beaver Run Porcupine Attack has gone up for auction on ebay

love this video !

I love Hunter. What year is this?

Rest in peacefulness 💙

Please post this video again with the sound synchronized!!

what year was this ?

What year is this interview from

It's as if he makes a concentrated effort in moving his mouth as little as possible while speaking

I cleaned up this audio to bring Hunters words out a little clearer - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-V2kwnBtMQ6A.html

rip linda pace i love you always will!

When was this?

This has to be after F&L In LV came out. Rose is too young for it not to be. So this interview dates back anywhere from 98-00 or later but definitely not the pub. date because HST shot himself in 06 or 04. I never remember that date; I guess because I wish he were still here. If you haven't read Juan Thompson's book about his father then you're missing a fantastic read!!

i love you hunter

Hes not a warrior of truth like you mean. You dont understand him AT ALL. He told things from his perspective. He pushed the envelope personally just to see how far he could go. His whole message was about life discovery & FREEDOM. When faced decision "Do whatever makes for the best story" He was a journalist & made his life in the story. A great lover of life! & A Great storyteller. But he was quoted "if I ever told the real truth me & 100 other people would be killed or never let out of jail"

Why don't they include original airdate?

If you are the copyright owner or if it is public domain you can upload hour long stuff.

the best

Good thing he writes letters, because I can't understand a fucking word he's saying! lol.

You can be a writer ~ Hem, according to HST. It's the main lesson he learned from him...You can get away with it. Being a writer.

A very intelligent, creative, lazy man.

I think more than anything it was the non stop excessive intake of alcohol that fried his mind, not so much the drugs (alcohol is a drug, but you know what I mean).

Who is the enemy? What a visionary...

"lords of ?"

what bestseller's have you written?

If I had to ask Hunter a question...I wouldn't. Hunter is too profound for my questions. He already knows what I know.

what's the ten minute rule?

Hunter S Thompson is the exmple of what an American should be. probably the last true American. What a fucking legend. The Man, The Writer and the gonzo way incarnate.

15:30 hunter the sage

If he didn't kill him self he would be able to see the extent of change with marihuana in multiple states which I'm sure he would be proud of, specially considering he lived in colorado.

Thompson looks a bit like David Koechner. Or vice versa.

what year is this? 1975? Guess..Cant believe he was in his 40s..early 50s at most..he looks over 60 here...lifestyle does matter :D

im not threatning anyone.. i was just responding to your insult.. if this IRL you wouldnt even have guts to walk next to me.

i know...its hard enough to understand the man with his voice working at the same rate as his mouth.

Another flame war! (sigh)

btw who is Charlie Rose?

The man was a genius. Listen to him ridicule his own bygone ignorance - very few people love knowledge as much as he did.

Fear and loathing. I fear nothing

linda pace was a great prhofit

Please don't overlook Hunter's message of Truth by getting hung up on his drug abuse. Yes, he did a lot of drugs, but he was also a Warrior of Truth. And that is so much more important.

From the preview I thought it was Uncle Fester

thompson didn't go to college for journalism and inspiration is fleeting. if you need you tube for a creativity boost, enjoy your future condo at the failure resort, herigan.

acid rules !! lo;ll

Some say drugs made him for what he did but many rock a rollers where the same. Coming out the other side makes you wonder the high of insanity and the inteligence of a mind that doesnt' think like most!

His ashes were shot out of a canon along with fireworks.

isn't Hunter the ultimate Dalia Llama ? or is the Llama hunter without enough rest between gigs?

that was the dumbest thread of nonsensical prattle... that stupid keyboard fight shouldn't be associated with a video of a man who single handedly altered the entire world of journalism. He created a journalist style that is still be used today. Whoever said that opinions are like assholes is totally correct. Talking ill about the dead is wrong, regardless of who the deceased may be - especially when you're criticizing an intelligent literary pioneer.

(sorry earlier post reply to snyke i think and other guy [forget].) Think about the kind of dirt he might of been coming up with this day and age. Gets ready to go to print and...

legalize marijuana!