“The thing is, all my heroes were junkies. Lenny Bruce, Keith Richards, William Burroughs, Miles Davis, Hubert Selby, Jr... These guys were cool. They were committed. They would not have been caught dead doing an ALF episode.” — Jerry Stahl Copy Share Image
“This was, I sometimes thought, the last gift my father gave me. And the best: His death stood out as the supreme-o excuse for… — Jerry Stahl Copy Share Image
I think there's a phenomenon of people who want to be around something that seems "dangerous." It makes them feel more real. — Jerry Stahl Copy Share Image
I always figured I myself would never be lucky enough to die, I'd just live on and on in this increasingly dreary spiral. — Jerry Stahl Copy Share Image
“Not until I stopped doing drugs altogether did I feel like a man. Not until I walked out of that fire did I have… — Jerry Stahl Copy Share Image
“Not doing something crude right off is about as close as a guy like me ever gets to class.” — Jerry Stahl Copy Share Image
A waft of sweet hash drifted by, and I wanted to float after it like Wimpy levitating at the scent of a hamburger. — Jerry Stahl Copy Share Image
I always tell myself, when I remember the non-stop self-generated hell party that used to be my life, I wouldn't be here if I… — Jerry Stahl Copy Share Image
My own theory is that people are just so desperate for somebody they can feel better than, in America. Now that everyone's going broke… — Jerry Stahl Copy Share Image
“...with enough rock in your system, you could hear every noise in the universe.” — Jerry Stahl Copy Share Image
I think that a lot of people are in love with stress. It's the dirty little secret of Western civilization. People often mistake stress… — Jerry Stahl Copy Share Image
“There are stories you don't want to tell, and there are stories that scald your brainpan right down to the tongue at the mere… — Jerry Stahl Copy Share Image
