Hunter Thompson

Who was Hunter S Thompson, and was he mentally stable?

Hunter S Thompson is widely known for his decadent drug use including hallucinogenics and alchohol to the point of severe addiction. He was known for his vulgar sense of humor and his style of journalism. His writings were generally centered arround his point of view, where he described the situation according to his feelings and emotions. Thompson created several different personalities and names for himself, until he claimed the lines between who he really was and who he claimed he was were blurred. "I'm never sure which one people expect me to be. Very often, they conflict - most often, as a matter of fact. ...I'm leading a normal life and right along side me there is this myth, and it is growing and mushrooming and getting more and more warped. When I get invited to, say, speak at universities, I'm not sure if they are inviting Duke or Thompson. I'm not sure who to be." It seems as though Hunter S Thomson was an accentric man, fascinated by the vulgar and absurd, who either never knew his true identity, or lost it in the fog of drug use.