Rest in peace James Douglas Morrison December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971.
On August 2nd, 1993, Kurt Cobain wrote the following letter to Beat legend William Burroughs. Cobain had been a fan of the author’s work for many years and even collaborated with Burroughs on The “Priest” They Called Him in 1992, but to Cobain’s dismay they still hadn’t met. In preparation for the video to Heart-Shaped Box, Cobain wrote to Burroughs and asked him to appear, even if it meant disguising his face to avoid unwanted attention. He politely declined. Cobain did eventually meet Burroughs, in October of that year, and they exchanged gifts.
Cobain passed away six months later.
Burroughs in Tangier
I know just two holy people. Allen Ginsberg is one. The other, for lack of a better term, I just want to call “this person named Sara”. What I mean by “holy” is crossing the bounds of time and usefulness.
-Dylan to Robert Shelton in 1966
