December 14, 2009
“ Alcohol is probably one of the greatest things to arrive upon the earth — alongside of me. Yes…these are two of the greatest arrivals upon the surface of the earth. So…we get along. It is ultimately destructive to most people. I’m just one apart from that. I do all of my creative work while I’m intoxicated. Even with women, you know, I’ve always been reticent in the love-making act, so alcohol has allowed me, sexually, to be more free. It’s a release, because basically I am a shy, withdrawn person, and alcohol allows me to be this hero, striding through space and time, doing all these daring things…So I like it…yeah.
How could this not make Bukowski one of my favorites? •