William S. Burroughs: cult figure, novelist and pioneer of the underground cultures. In the docu his closest friends: Laurie Anderson, David Cronenberg, Patti Smith, Iggy Pop, etc. "WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS - A MAN WITHIN is a kind of genealogy of hip that connects Burroughs..., with many currents of America’s outlaw cultural tradition. He was a close friend and sometime lover of Allen Ginsberg, with whom he is shown in conversation — and an idol of punk rockers like the Clash, the Dead Kennedys, Iggy Pop and Sonic Youth. Foremost among his admirers is Patti Smith, who recalls having a crush on him and credits him as the source of pop-culture terms like “blade runner,” “heavy metal” and “soft machine.” (NY Times)
William S. Burroughs: cult figure, novelist and pioneer of the underground cultures. In the docu his closest friends: Laurie Anderson, David Cronenberg, Patti Smith, Iggy Pop, etc.
"WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS - A MAN WITHIN is a kind of genealogy of hip that connects Burroughs..., with many currents of America’s outlaw cultural tradition. He was a close friend and sometime lover of Allen Ginsberg, with whom he is shown in conversation — and an idol of punk rockers like the Clash, the Dead Kennedys, Iggy Pop and Sonic Youth. Foremost among his admirers is Patti Smith, who recalls having a crush on him and credits him as the source of pop-culture terms like “blade runner,” “heavy metal” and “soft machine.” (NY Times)