Joy Division Meet William Burroughs - Dangerous Minds
When you consider all of the famous (and infamous) people that William Burroughs met in his lifetime, maybe the ‘Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon’ game should be adapted for the late Beat author. I’d have a “Burroughs” of one, as I met him (briefly) in Los Angeles in 1996 at his big art opening at LACMA.
At the Reality Studio blog, there’s a fascinating tale, told in great detail, about the time Joy Division shared the same stage with Burroughs, Brion Gysin and Cabaret Voltaire in Belgium. Ian Curtis was an avid reader and favoured counterculture fare like JG Ballard, Michael Moorcock, Nietzsche, Jean-Paul Sartre and Hermann Hesse. William Burroughs was one of his biggest heroes.
Richard Metzger
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