{"id":9039,"date":"2015-09-22T06:28:43","date_gmt":"2015-09-22T10:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=9039"},"modified":"2017-11-25T14:27:03","modified_gmt":"2017-11-25T18:27:03","slug":"episode-135-irvine-welsh-dmitry-samarov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-135-irvine-welsh-dmitry-samarov","title":{"rendered":"Episode 135 – Irvine Welsh \/ Dmitry Samarov"},"content":{"rendered":"

Virtual Memories Show #135:
\nIrvine Welsh \/ Dmitry Samarov<\/a><\/p>\n

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“What would young, pre-Trainspotting Irvine Welsh think of you now?”<\/p>\n

“He’d think I was a total wanker.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Irvine Welsh<\/a> has created unforgettable characters in his novels, beginning with the cast of\u00a0Trainspotting<\/a>\"\" in 1993. We caught up in his Chicago home and talked about writing, boxing, the art world, the White Sox, the\u00a0creative flourish\u00a0that’s seen him publish three novels in four years, the perils of success and exhausting your autobiography, the periods of life he’s interested in writing about, his first meeting with Iggy Pop, his childhood\u00a0and\u00a0the school-days’ balance of being a reader and being a jock, the narcissism of online living,\u00a0Trainspotting<\/em>\u00a0over the years, Edinburgh’s failed gentrification, the ways that America’s friendlier than Scotland,\u00a0and more! Give it a listen!<\/a><\/p>\n

“I think it’s good for me as a writer not to be hanging out with writers all the time.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We also talk about his critique of global capitalism, the problems with permanent austerity, American and UK tabloid culture, standing up David Bowie (twice), returning to Ulysses<\/em> every few years, the ways William S. Burroughs helps rewire his brain, and the great anonymous allure of the first-time novelist.<\/p>\n

“Instagram is like Methodone to Twitter’s heroin”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"dmitrybw\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Then Dmitry Samarov<\/a> rejoins the show to talk about his memoir-in-progress, his paintings, his latest readings, and his decision to jump off the social network treadmill. This episode also includes my justification for being a New York Yankees fan, as well as my problematic relationship with superhero comics. Give it a listen!<\/a>
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We mention quite a few books in this episode. Here’s they are:<\/p>\n