Couple Quote by William S. Burroughs

Allen [ Ginsberg] was a particular friend, one of my heroes, really. I knew him almost as long as I've been writing.

— Hunter S. Thompson

Allen Ginsberg was a remarkable guy. He was himself. He was an original.

— Nat Hentoff

I saw [Allen Ginsberg] more as an old man who liked poetry and who had a lot of physical and emotional problems. We liked…

— Ai Weiwei

Alan Ginsberg was fabulous. The man is so filled with energy. He's 65 years old and he's just loaded with energy and charm and…

— Ray Manzarek

I never saw [Allen Ginsberg] as some kind of crazy figure.

— Ai Weiwei

I think Allen [Ginsberg] was a person who's like a child.

— Ai Weiwei

I know Eric Schmidt, and he has different political views from mine. But I think he's a terrific guy.

— Julian Robertson

I've known Russell Allen for over a decade now, and I've always thought he was a very underrated singer. He has one of the…

— Mike Portnoy

Steinberg is great. I should like to meet him.

— Gyorgy Ligeti

What is ironic is that Allen Ginsberg's importance was in its twilight for so many years that it took his death to bring it…

— Rita Dove

Bob Dylan is out of the mentorship of Allen Ginsberg.

— Peter Fonda

I speak very highly of Jim Thome. Not only is he a great player, but he's a great individual.

— Harmon Killebrew