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 StahlHalf the reason I turned into a writer is you didn't have to show up anywhere. You could work naked.
Jerry StahlThe art and act of writing - speaking just for myself - involves getting your proverbial ass in the proverbial chair.
Jerry StahlJake La Botz is a creator of dark poetry and haunting song, the kind of music that gets in your bones and rides you for days, a sound and vision only those who've been to the bottom and clawed their way back up can generate. His midnight gifts evoke Hank Williams and Skip James as much as Tom Waits and Dylan. Not everybody will get this music - because not everybody is ready for the truth.
Jerry Stahl