“William Burroughs always talks about the world is nothing but allies and enemies. And it’s important to understand what things around you are the enemies and a lot of the time your worst enemy is your ego.” — John Frusciante
American poet and performance artist John Giorno, born on this day in New York City.
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John Giorno, William Burroughs, Ann Waldman, Alan Ginsberg and John Cage on the cover of Dial a Poem album.
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Before the Internet, there was the 1960s Dial-a-Poem Hotline
On any given night in 1970, a teen somewhere in rural America could dial a number and hear the radical wisdom of Patti Smith, John Cage, Allen Ginsberg & William Burroughs.
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