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Life with Hunter S. Thompson

Corey Seymour spent 10 years working with and occasionally resuscitating the father of Gonzo journalism, Hunter S. Thompson. Seymour, now a senior editor at Men's Vogue, spoke to more than 150 of Thompson's friends for the book he co-authored with Jann Wenner, Gonzo: The Life of Hunter S. Thompson. In an interview with Men's Vogue articles editor Mark Rozzo, Seymour describes the ups and downs of life with the most unlikeliest of mentors and the disconnect between the man and the myth.

Part 1: Drugs, booze, inflatable dolls and other writerly habits

Part 2: The shocking life and death of a legend

Hunter S. Thompson's former assistant talks about life with the Gonzo legend

December 2007

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