Interviews
Interviews with William Burroughs
Interview with William S. Burroughs
A Word Is a Word Is a Collage (1965)
| Author | Bill Butler |
| Date | 28 June 2011 |
| Subject | The American poet and bookseller Bill Butler interviewed William Burroughs in 1965 for this previously uncollected profile, which first appeared in the Guardian newspaper. |
| Link | A Word Is a Word Is a Collage (1965) |
A Conversation With William S. Burroughs
| Author | Simone Lazzeri Ellis |
| Date | 1990 |
| Subject | Interview with Burroughs on the subject of art, expanded for RealityStudio by the author. |
| Link | A Conversation With William S. Burroughs |
The Naked Lunch Report
| Author | Gary Indiana |
| Date | 31 Dec 1991 |
| Subject | A behind-the-scenes interview with Burroughs and David Cronenberg on the set of the film of Naked Lunch |
| Link | The Naked Lunch Report |
Which Is the Fly and Which Is the Human?
| Author | Lynn Snowden |
| Date | 1992 |
| Subject | Interview in Kansas with Burroughs and David Cronenberg on the subject of the film of Naked Lunch |
| Link | Which Is the Fly and Which Is the Human? |
Interviews with Others
Fragment of an Interview with Allen Ginsberg
| Author | The Berkeley Barb |
| Date | 1974 |
| Subject | Interview on the subject of Burroughs’ theory of evil |
| Link | Fragment of an Interview with Allen Ginsberg |
The Huncke Connection
| Author | Johnny Strike |
| Date | 1982 |
| Subject | A rare interview, not previously published, with one of the seminal figures of the Beat movement, Herbert Huncke. |
| Link | The Huncke Connection |
Interview with Victor Bockris on William Burroughs
| Author | Dave Teeuwen |
| Date | 27 May 2010 |
| Subject | Victor Bockris talks Burroughs, Warhol, Punk, selling out, dope, glamor, and the difficult art of biography. |
| Link | Interview with Victor Bockris on William Burroughs |
David Britton and Michael Butterworth on William S. Burroughs
Michael Moorcock on William S. Burroughs
| Author | Mark P. Williams |
| Date | 2008 |
| Subject | Interview with writer Michael Moorcock on his advocacy of and admiration for Burroughs |
| Link | Michael Moorcock on William S. Burroughs |
William S. Burroughs, Charles Gatewood, and Sidetripping
| Author | Charles Gatewood |
| Date | 22 Sept 2010 |
| Subject | In an excerpt from his nearly completed memoir Dirty Old Man, photographer Charles Gatewood describes meeting William Burroughs, photographing him for Rolling Stone, and asking him to write an introduction for his book Sidetripping. |
| Link | William S. Burroughs, Charles Gatewood, and Sidetripping |
Who Was Sinclair Beiles?
| Author | Gary Cummiskey |
| Date | 11 March 2010 |
| Subject | Gary Cummiskey offers an excerpt from Who Was Sinclair Beiles?, a collection of interviews and essays that profile Sinclair Beiles, the South African poet who worked for Olympia Press, helped to edit Naked Lunch, and collaborated with William Burroughs, Brion Gysin, and Gregory Corso on the first cut-up book, Minutes to Go. |
| Link | Who Was Sinclair Beiles? |
Interview with Alex Neish, Editor of Jabberwock and Sidewalk
| Author | Graham Rae |
| Date | 13 April 2009 |
| Subject | Graham Rae offers an exclusive interview with Alex Neish, editor of Jabberwock — which featured one of the earliest excerpts of William Burroughs’ Naked Lunch — and Sidewalk |
| Link | Interview with Alex Neish, Editor of Jabberwock and Sidewalk |
Charles Plymell: The Benzedrine Highway Interview (Revised)
| Author | Paul Hawkins |
| Date | 2008 |
| Subject | Interview with writer, publisher, and legendary Kansas Beat Charles Plymell. |
| Link | Charles Plymell: The Benzedrine Highway Interview (Revised) |
Interview with Malcolm Mc Neill
| Author | RealityStudio |
| Date | 2007 |
| Subject | Interview with Malcolm Mc Neill, who collaborated with Burroughs to create the artwork for Ah Pook Is Here |
| Link | Interview with Malcolm Mc Neill |
Interview with Professor Oliver Harris
| Author | RealityStudio |
| Date | 2005 |
| Subject | Interview with arguably the world’s leading Burroughs scholar on his fascination for el hombre invisible. |
| Link | Interview with Professor Oliver Harris |
Interview with Gary Lee-Nova
| Author | RealityStudio |
| Date | 2007 |
| Subject | Interview with Lee-Nova, an artist who has been reading the work of Burroughs since before the 1959 publication of Naked Lunch |
| Link | Interview with Gary Lee-Nova |
Interview with Hank O’Neal
| Author | RealityStudio |
| Date | 2005 |
| Subject | The photographer speaks about his book on the Christopher Street Parade, featuring captions by William S. Burroughs. |
| Link | Interview with Hank O’Neal |
Interview with John Geiger
| Author | RealityStudio |
| Date | 2006 |
| Subject | The author of books on the dreamachine and Brion Gysin speaks about Gysin and Burroughs. |
| Link | Interview with John Geiger |
Interview with Rob Johnson
Burroughs Garage Sale
| Author | RealityStudio |
| Date | 2005 |
| Subject | Interview with Patricia Elliott Marvin, aka BeatP, friend and former neighbor of William Burroughs in Kansas |
| Link | Burroughs Garage Sale |