A collaborator with Kurt Cobain, Laurie Anderson, Sonic Youth, Throbbing Gristle/Psychic TV, Robert Wilson, Tom Waits, Ministry and others, Burroughs’ writing was a direct progenitor of David Bowie’s lyrics-the musician used his ‘cut-up’ method from time to time and at least one song on the Rolling Stones’ Exile on Main Street borrows the technique.Īlready lauded in his lifetime as a counterculture éminence grise and godfather of punk, today Burroughs proves an even more formidable figure, only a little less likely to show up on Facebook timelines than Marilyn Monroe and Brigitte Bardot. William S Burroughs wrote stunning and often experimental novels, including the initially banned Naked Lunch, 1959, followed by the scintillating Nova Trilogy, 1961-4-and had a mainline influence through alternative and pop culture, especially through music, that is difficult to match. Jay Murphy reflects on the photography of William S Burroughs
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