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@marcsalzman8082

3 жыл бұрын

I knew who he was, but by the time I actually read him, he killed himself a few years later - his commencement speech at Kenyon college was 1 of the best I've ever read - he was clearly VERY hard on himself, was so brilliant & interesting & down to earth - never read anyone 'share' about recovery like him, of which I have decades of personal experience - it's tough for many people to realize that one has to chop wood/carry water & one has a SERIES of awakenings & learns to give oneself away & realize the ironies, have enlightenment & realize 1 has to chop wood / carry water - possibly his genius was too much of a burden to carry, idk. Infinite Jest is on another plane, real genius, hilarious, JIMNSHO.

Homeboy grapples with every single word, and every single idea, and drags it from the pit of his soul. Watching him grimace after answering questions is strangely compelling and also devastating. Wish DFW was still around.

@alllowercase6277

10 ай бұрын

great post. nothing really to add to that.

@riccardoantolinipil

6 ай бұрын

absolutely agree with this

@grungepants

3 ай бұрын

He fell into a lifestyle overthinking and over intellectualising.

@drainel9707

2 ай бұрын

Dont over-value affectations

@ParabnormalExperience

Ай бұрын

h e w a s j u s t s m a r t e n u f f t o f i n d t h e o f f b u t t o n ?

“I could never rock the bandana, but I learned a lot while watching him wear it” - Bill Burr talking about being a student of David’s at Amherst College

@grungepants

3 ай бұрын

Didn't know DFW taught Bill Burr. Thats a crazy connection.

@Willofflineonline

Ай бұрын

Looking into this, it doesn't seem that Wallace and Burr ever knew one another, though it's probable that they crossed paths on campus or whatever. Nevertheless, I choose to believe that Bill did that bit about becoming a dictator and curtailing the country's population by sinking cruise ships because of A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again. Lol

@scottv8124

Ай бұрын

Also pt anderson

@nomecognome8737

12 күн бұрын

​@@scottv8124 was he a student of david?

@scottv8124

12 күн бұрын

@@nomecognome8737 yes

Around the 19 minute mark it reminded me of this footnote that appears in a physics text book: "It could be avoided if equations could be written in three-dimensional arrays, but unfortunately publishers are as yet unable to provide such a service. A novelist, or the writer of any work for that matter, will have encountered a similar problem many times. Ideas are linked to one another in complicated patterns but in expressing them one is forced to string them out in a line, sentence by sentence." - Bryce DeWitt

@markcarey67

4 жыл бұрын

Fitting to give an erudite footnote to a DFW interview :-)

@Juggler4071

4 жыл бұрын

Are you sure that wasn't a footnote in a DFW novel!? :)

@nemsimic

3 жыл бұрын

Love this

@houseofcharm4751

3 жыл бұрын

Makes metaphysical sense

@alexhill4605

2 жыл бұрын

damn thassa good quote

This dude was like a conduit for pure thought, logic, empathy and feeling. RIP

@wilhelmvg9978

Жыл бұрын

Beautifully accurate description. It’s like his brain was on fire 24/7. Rest In Peace indeed.

@funfun5656

Жыл бұрын

@@wilhelmvg9978 Explains how he went. Poor fella.

@bart-v

Жыл бұрын

I could listen to him all day long.

@bart-v

Жыл бұрын

... and wish there were 48 hours in a day.

@alvinhaglund5811

5 ай бұрын

he wouldve cringed at this statement, and rightfully so

I like how Rose takes on this almost fatherly role with DFW. "Stop worrying about what you look like!" He seems to have a lot of affection, as well as respect, for DFW.

Wallace seems to be so hard on himself in this interview. His facial expressions show a high degree of disgust at his answers

@ShivaShaktification

5 жыл бұрын

totally, very accurate comment. NEVER seen anyone as self critical as him in any charlie rose interview.

@jacobr9741

5 жыл бұрын

Was about to write a separate comment then saw this. it's like he continuously eats his own words. But the man produced greatness. Sometimes being tough on yourself to the degree of feeling disgust from your own actions, speech, comments. Sometimes that's necessary. "Most of the things that are leaving my mouth seem to be mean" 12:17. It's funny to think that when a person becomes so unbelievably anal retentive, analytical and intelligent in their own regard. When they pass, their prominence is always further analyzed, poked and prodded by those of the general public wishing to continue in greatness and in excellence.

@Chasstful

5 жыл бұрын

Its an interesting observation, I think it stems from a sort of fierce integrity. Its a characteristic we see in our finest artists.

@DexterHaven

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, Sylvia Plath had the exact same trait. Both committed suicide. Both graduated summa cum laude from college too. Her at Smith and him right nearby at Amherst.

@lucretius123

4 жыл бұрын

many of rose's questions were disgust inducing

“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” Marcus Tullius Cicero

@JamesJoyce12

4 жыл бұрын

Cicero came a very wealthy family and was consul of Rome - so that is kinda like Bill Gates saying all you need is $127 million house and a Veyron and you have everything you need.

@johnsmith1474

4 жыл бұрын

@@JamesJoyce12 - You should consider changing your username to "WikipediaStupid12yearold."

@cassiusdio6844

4 жыл бұрын

Cicero was my guy

@johnsmith1474

4 жыл бұрын

@@cassiusdio6844 - You know what's real. One of the greats of human history, I am always pleased to be able to use his words with attribution. Then some clueless jackass pulls Bill Gates out of his ass as analogous.

@snidelywhiplash8399

4 жыл бұрын

Of course 2 millennia ago there wasn't much more on offer for the roman gentleman of leisure. I suppose you could always amuse yourself by beating your slaves or by deciding which torture techniques engendered the funniest faces...

My best friend Billy was a mathematical genius. He taught me advanced calculus at 21. Sadly he drank himself to death at 41 . He would have gotten along great with this guy . RIP David Foster and Billy G . 🙏🏼❤️

@Kryptdegen

Жыл бұрын

It's the guys that are really good in this world that go through it the worst

@flawedlogic342

Жыл бұрын

@@Kryptdegen lol

@debrachambers1304

7 ай бұрын

By advanced calculus you mean introductory real analysis, correct?

@dankbank7424

6 ай бұрын

I really want to rip your comment apart for being pretentious or just incorrect but that would also rip apart the authentic bits as well.

@josephambrose2852

3 ай бұрын

Please post positive proof pronto

3:17 A few minutes a day writing and the rest of the day worrying about not writing. Hits way too close to home

@ambroziajewel

2 жыл бұрын

The constant lament of a writer.

@rhythmdroid

2 жыл бұрын

the artist’s way!

“The normal incentives to get out of bed don’t apply anymore.” Jesus; that hits home hard.

@TheBenevolentDictatorship

3 жыл бұрын

There’s an incentive: Jesus

@vincentmadden6112

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheBenevolentDictatorship that's a lame incentive :P

He's such a perfectionist.... and he thinks so fast... and layers the thoughts...

@DexterHaven

5 жыл бұрын

Sylvia Plath was the exact same way -- both committed suicide and both were valedictorians of their college. The colleges were right near each other and both became writers.

@ModestCasanovaa

4 жыл бұрын

So am i, but no one cares. LOL

@dmarcus3663

4 жыл бұрын

@@ModestCasanovaa Prove it then, and people might start caring.

@johnsmith1474

4 жыл бұрын

Meds.

@ruburtoe1

4 жыл бұрын

@Jim McCracken *he's a perfectionist in what he thinks matters* Happy?

This is an amazing gem, you don’t see things like this anymore, this is intense sincereity, absolutely wonderful to watch, so present and real, genuineness in the world today like this is unseen. This kind of engage reinvigorates my life force, it’s beautiful. Rip brother, after watching this I feel a kindred sense of spirit, a strong yearning for something that matters, and that thing that matters is just a feeling in yourself that brings you to life and is mysterious but draws you forth.

im just glad dfw got to see Mulholland Drive

@prod6mill.512

Ай бұрын

;(

@TheBlackDeath3

5 күн бұрын

It may well turn out to be the case that he'll have seen every feature film that Lynch ever makes.

Dang that last line is haunting and kinda scary

"Is that anything like an answer?!?" I've never seen someone hate on themselves so much while literally being praised

@afipping

2 жыл бұрын

Kanye west

I probably have watched this 2-3 times a month. It’s incredibly hard to watch, as not a day goes by that I don’t wish David was still with us. Listening and watching him speak, is incredible. I can’t think of anyone else who was so incredibly articulate, yet chose his words so carefully with such ease. Watching him have such disdain, or what seems like disdain, or embarrassment regarding his answers, his gritting teeth, his constant doubt, apologizing, you can tell he was deeply depressed. One of the most brilliant human beings, gone way too soon. There will never be a DFW, but his work will live on forever, and Infinite Jest will forever be a highlight among the music, film and literature of Generation X, and the 1990s.

@Petrvsco

Жыл бұрын

Good observations but I do not think how he acted means he was depressed. It seems to me a sign that he was humble and self aware. He commented, for example, of how intimidating it was to be on TV for the interview.

@davidhammond7724

Жыл бұрын

It *is* hard to watch, while still being fascinating. His anxiety is palpable, and, yes, anxiety tends to go hand in hand with depression. His irritability is a sign of depression as well.

@mattpike1465

11 ай бұрын

Reading infinite jest I can't stop thinking about how much I wish he could see the world now. Not even that he could help but I think he'd find it hilarious and mind blowing

That someone was THAT brilliant AND empathic and had genuine humility as well....very, very rare person.

He is my favorite artist along with Elliott Smith. They both have a way of describing the way we percieve life that is so icredibly nuanced and fascinating that I could spend hours listening to them and hear their thoughts on things. Its so incredibly tragic how it ended for both of them. I really hope they rest easy now where ever they are. Love you both Elliot and David. Edit: I know that they both obviously had a similiar tragic end to their life but beyond that I think especially Wallace was exceptional at describing how reality feels to so many of us that he transcends allot of traditional artists. Even Elliott. The reason I listed Smith besides Wallace was simply that he was a very unconventional artist who, pretty much by luck broke into the main stream just like Wallace did. Both extremely shy and without any kind of superiority in them. Hope that clears it up a bit.

@ZachJenkins

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve always associated those two with one another. It might be largely because they physically resembled one another and both died by suicide. But I think there are also less superficial commonalities.

@dominikkurowski3145

8 ай бұрын

I was thinking about that. They had very similiar voices too!

@49dwalin55

7 ай бұрын

@@ZachJenkinswas Elliot Smiths death ever confirmed as suicide?

@ZachJenkins

7 ай бұрын

@@49dwalin55confirmed -- no. i know there is controversy surrounding his death. my understanding is that it's the accepted story by most friends, family, and fans.

@49dwalin55

7 ай бұрын

@@ZachJenkins Yeah I agree. Very strange though

"you're seriously asking me my opinion on The English Patient?"

@danielroman9310

4 жыл бұрын

Minute please?

@GreenMorningDragonProductions

4 жыл бұрын

@@danielroman9310 10:00

@danielroman9310

4 жыл бұрын

@@GreenMorningDragonProductions thank you!!!

@BasteonSanton

4 жыл бұрын

Why do you think he responded like that?

@stefanward-wheten3437

4 жыл бұрын

And the pause right before it where he takes a sip of water before firing back with that line. Lovely.

“... no apologies, but that’s an explanation.” 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻

I'm going to try this look at work tomorrow.

@chocolatewheelchair

4 жыл бұрын

Scott Taylor do it.

@shaneelder2183

4 жыл бұрын

White Collar Axl Rose

@bluedevildixie5565

2 жыл бұрын

How'd it go over?!

"quit worrying about how you're going to look and just be" "you confront your own vanity when you think about going on tv" they both were right

@tpstrat14

3 жыл бұрын

but it's not about being right, it's about being healthy and happy. Sure, you confront your own vanity when you think about going on TV. That's not wrong. I can't imagine being asked to go on TV for the work I've done. What a challenge that would be to my ego. But you know the irony is that if you had done it 100% for yourself to begin with, you wouldn't have any fear of seeming pretentious on TV because your work had NEVER been about bragging rights anyways. Fear of seeming pretentious. wouldn't be a thought that would cross your mind. I think it's a good thought experiment for anyone to do. Just imagine going on TV and being asked why is it that you're so awesome at your job. Find out if that would make you feel a rush of meaning being ascribed to your work. "Who doesn't want to be respected" he says early in the interview. I'll tell you who: healthy minded, independent, self confident people who don't give a fuck about anything but love.

@spiritinthematerialworld

3 жыл бұрын

That part was palpably painful.

@pantalaemon

3 жыл бұрын

I mean, yeah, neither advice is bad, but telling DFW to stop worrying about how he's going to look is pretty much asking him not to be DFW. Also, in hindsight, Charlie Rose should've maybe spent a little more time worrying about how things he did would look, in general... History has placed a pretty tragic aura around this interview.

@alexobed4252

2 жыл бұрын

Charlie Rose's response was a bit harsh imo. "Just be". Lol. DFW's reply was awesome.

@bgl00ney

2 жыл бұрын

@@alexobed4252 May have been a bit harsh but his job is to pull from his guests and we wouldn't have heard Wallace's frank response otherwise. Personally watching Wallace in interviews almost pains me, as at times he seems near arrest giving answers, and at times even grits his teeth an winces at (I'm guessing) regret at how he sounded.

The way he goes 'no no no' when confronted with the definition of postmodernism... I felt that!

I can't even count how many times I've watched this. I find it simply mesmerizing.

@MD-rp9nc

2 жыл бұрын

It’s really, really good.

@sriku1000

2 жыл бұрын

Can Music save Your Mortal Soul kzread.info/dash/bejne/X6mZ2syyZNa9pZc.html A great watch!

@trentonkrzyzowski6778

Жыл бұрын

It's the only interview I can say the same for. DFW is an otherworldly figure -- I mean this as a complement. In an age where the influence of high-minded intellectualism and academics seem to be waning, something about a modern torch-bearer for the movement of literature creates a fascinatingly strange person. I think when considering Thomas Pynchon's mysterious persona and his equally as epic legacy, DFW seems even more otherworldly and mesmerizing. This observation is hard to explain, but I have faith I made myself clear.

@sportsportsport

3 ай бұрын

My favourite moment was when he accelerates in speech with "..have I got news for you"

his nervousness and uncomfortable nature during the interview becomes his charm so to speak...such a fascinating person. Such tortured brilliance.

Probably the best, most real, interview I've seen thus far.

This man is such a national treasure. Reading infinite jest right now. DFW is an absolute genius. This interview is amazing. Thanks for posting.

i could listen to this man speak forever.

@kate9341

Жыл бұрын

Me too

Charlie Rose enjoyed talking to him, you can tell.

@Leghore

4 жыл бұрын

Charlie Rose is finally getting to speak on par. Its never been so apparent to me before...how often Charlie Rose had to Pander

@bev_buntu4674

3 жыл бұрын

@@Leghore Rose was usually out off his depth talking to people of importance and intelligence. His show later on just became a hollywood roundtable were he had dumb actressses on he wanted to fuck.

@bobobandy9382

3 жыл бұрын

From this alone, I don't really understand why Rose was held in such high regard as an interviewer. The question about respect was just... useless.

@martinmcsweeney732

2 жыл бұрын

@@bobobandy9382 amen!

@martinmcsweeney732

2 жыл бұрын

Kept wishing Charlie would stop trying to complete his fing sentences!! Let the man talk!

I believe we all have warmth and humor. I believe we all have intelligence and an aptitude for concision. It is a fact that it's difficult to showcase them all at once. I think, to borrow Wallace's own example of an ideal situation, it requires an evening over supper, with little time constraints and a relaxed atmosphere. Television demands this balance to be struck immediately, and sustained, in an atmosphere that is completely counter to comfort. Nearly every moment he's funny he quickly tries to rebound with intelligence. Every moment he is analytical he worries about pretension and the hurting of others feelings. He's fighting himself, to be himself, as quickly as possible. He feels he cannot explain himself accurately, whether it be through warmth or intellectual rigor, and for a person who likes choosing long-format writing with 300 footnotes to express themselves television is the worst situation to be in. He feels he doesn't have enough time. At the end of every topic you see a mind in agony, and that's when his tics are most pronounced. Clearly concision isn't my strong suit either. If you read all that I appreciate it. TL;DR I felt a very acute pain every time I saw him grimace like that.

@shaneelder2183

4 жыл бұрын

Well said

@user1.8.2.

3 жыл бұрын

He was so very raw here.

@verraque

3 жыл бұрын

this was incredibly well worded. put into words what i could not

@ericmuschlitz7619

2 жыл бұрын

@Regular Joseph digging hard is exactly what a thinker does. Only authority, and those that make apology to ensure their buttressed station in support of authority, diminishes an independent thought. “Don’t think about it” doesn’t serve the greater good. Without challenge, the moral compass is obscured by selfishness, and gathered as dominance.

@regolithia

2 жыл бұрын

@Regular Joseph Word. Washing your face + proper skincare is severely overlooked

What an interview. The frankness with which DFW expresses not his writing process, but all the more important things that go on behind it, I find incredibly valuable as an aspiring writer myself.

@abesapien9930

3 жыл бұрын

He's not a writer to aspire to be like. His prose is inauthentic, pretentious, and is desperate to "sound" literary. Read the first chapter of The Pale King and you'll see what I'm talking about.

@korwl540

3 жыл бұрын

​@@abesapien9930 Is that what they're teaching in MFA's these days?

@sriku1000

2 жыл бұрын

Can Music save Your Mortal Soul kzread.info/dash/bejne/X6mZ2syyZNa9pZc.html A great watch!

His depression was so clear and palpable.

@lucasmurphy740

3 жыл бұрын

@@_v7t okay sure but he blatantly displays his emotions on his face and discusses it at length. It's not hidden

@NASkeywest

3 жыл бұрын

@@lucasmurphy740 so it was, like he said, clear and palpable.

@lucasmurphy740

3 жыл бұрын

@@NASkeywest the guy I replied to deleted his comment

Self-conscious of the fact that he's self-conscious, which he explained at one point here. Thanks for posting.

i can listen to him for days.

I just want to hear dfw's opinion on everything

@abesapien9930

3 жыл бұрын

Why would you want to view the world through the eyes of someone who took their own life?

@kaikingsland

3 жыл бұрын

@@abesapien9930 Have you read Infinite Jest? It's fucking brilliant. dfw killing himself takes nothing away from his brilliance.

@ridespirals

3 жыл бұрын

@@abesapien9930 you sound painfully sheltered

@Justin-ib2iz

3 жыл бұрын

People will really use any platform they can find to pick a fight, huh?

@SuperGuanine

2 жыл бұрын

@@abesapien9930 You'll never know.

Every month I come back to this interview.

I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve watched this, and I cry every time. God, I miss him so much.

@invisibot6602

3 жыл бұрын

Why cry?

@DanielBoonelight

2 жыл бұрын

@@invisibot6602 you....... don't realize he had a tragic death and a ton of people miss him being in the world?

@invisibot6602

2 жыл бұрын

@@DanielBoonelight yeah I know

this guy was such a gem, so intentional, it makes perfect sense why his works are considered genius.

I am not an intellectual by any means and would have been intimidated to be in the same room as David Foster Wallace, never mind talk to him. This man was an extraordinary person who left a huge void in my world when he chose to leave it. I remember crying when I heard that he committed suicide. Infinite Jest is an astounding novel, and I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have read it if not for the fact I was living abroad and feeling alone and bit homesick. I shared an apartment with four expats and spent entire nights reading Infinite Jest in the bathroom while trying to stifle laughter. Despite what DFW says, the novel is fucking hilarious. We get that it's sad, DFW, but don't try to say it isn't funny.

@Annifloyd

4 жыл бұрын

I think he's not explicitely telling people to think that it's not funny, but rather that he's surprised by the reaction because it wasn't was intention to write a funny book. I understand you on the crying thing, though. I still do, sometimes, when I read some of his work and shed a tear or two, knowing that such a unique mind is no longer with us. It's rarely the content of his works that makes me sad (quite the opposite) but the loss of the person behind the words and the thoughts and the blending of it all that gets me.

@MsLettucelady

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!!! Remember that line 'That man stole my heart!'

@l.w.paradis2108

2 жыл бұрын

Knew him as a teen when I was in my early 20s in Urbana. Took a LONG time to "get over" this -- not that anyone ever does. No words.

@muratisik6956

2 жыл бұрын

@@l.w.paradis2108 how was he as a teen?

@l.w.paradis2108

2 жыл бұрын

@@muratisik6956 Brilliant, intense, very sweet, very personable, hanging out at the Illini Union with grad students, especially the radicals majoring in the hard sciences and math (yes, an unusual niche all right), engrossed in his Latin homework, and extremely unassuming in spite of all that. If you had asked me whether he would grow up to be a writer, I would not have been able to tell you yes or no. I would have been taken aback by the question.

Thankful for David and the work he shared 🙏

can listen to him talk for hours upon hours upon hours.....beyond special

his brain is gorgeous, his mouth is fast, his hair is the best! we miss you so much DFW! (weeping)

Damn, I wish Wallace was still around. So insightful on this postmodern world and where he saw it heading

@andybaldman

9 ай бұрын

He wouldn’t care.

I have never been more captivated by an interview. Wow! How am I not aware of this extraordinary mind? Wow. Sucks knowing that he never found that brass ring.

David Foster Wallace: Show me somebody who doesn't like to be respected...I am not more hungry for respect than the average person. Super response.

I wish he was still here with us. One of the most interesting interviews on Charlie Rose

@abesapien9930

3 жыл бұрын

No thanks

Really helpful and entertaining interview. He is really honest and clear.

“ ‘Am I happy?’ Is a question that dictates its own answer.” - DFW.

I’ve watched this interview so many times, but it’s still so sad.

When the imposter complex renders genius insecure. Humility and insecurity is a less successful base for creativity, but it allows a more empathic one

@sucemaindex236

3 жыл бұрын

Pee pee poo poo

@shrodingerscat4191

2 жыл бұрын

He's a charlatan.. lolol

@reinarforeman6518

2 жыл бұрын

@@sucemaindex236 you write like a poet ❤

Thanx for this post!

23:07 David being highly self aware he knows he is the interviewee, he checks Charlie making sure David is being understood, and not simply being glossed over to the next subject. Amazing.

I’m just imagining David Foster Wallace on Joe Rogan lol

@JesusFriedChrist

4 жыл бұрын

Jamie pull that up

@alexconn6149

4 жыл бұрын

Jesus Fried Christ lol

@julioemmanuelespina7493

4 жыл бұрын

Dude! I was just thinking this thought about 5 minutes ago. Chill

@herrklamm1454

4 жыл бұрын

Alex Conn “waaaoooowww”.

@stolensentience

4 жыл бұрын

Taco Bell Valet a buddy of mine used to be on antidepressants. Have you ever tried jiu jitsu?

At 16:19 you can see him start to genuinely smile and then he catches himself smiling and his facial expression does a complete 180, almost as if he was disgusted at himself for allowing himself to smile and be happy, if for a brief moment.

@kutayguler6218

2 жыл бұрын

That's some overintellectualization right there

@kutayguler6218

2 жыл бұрын

Or his smile just faded away which is the logical subsequence of smiling. Ugh.

@UglyGenius

2 жыл бұрын

I think that was more a snap realization that he felt he was saying too many “mean” things. He said as much later.

@michaelmcgee335

Жыл бұрын

He seemed troubled.

I love this man, I can't find better words

“If that was going on it was going on at a level of awareness I do not want to have access to”

Wallace was a highly under appreciated genius. It hurt me to see his inner turmoil rise to the surface in this interview.

@ThePainkiller9995

7 ай бұрын

oh come on. i like DFW but he's easily the most highly rated author of the '90s

My god what an original genuine genius! I have often had this daydream of DFW and John Kennedy Toole hanging out and having these frenetic exchanges filled with wit and profound insight….

@HeatherHale

2 жыл бұрын

I was literally thinking the exact same thing! ;-)

“Where do you wanna go?” “Not exploding.”

@wesfloyd8708

4 жыл бұрын

what a shame. we need men like him right now...

@ehm7651

4 жыл бұрын

@@wesfloyd8708 please elaborate, I am interested in this idea

@wesfloyd8708

4 жыл бұрын

@@ehm7651 lol honestly idk really know what i meant specifically. But I wish DFW was still around, he would clearly have something insightful to say about the current state of the world. I really relate to that quote J A put up, about "Not Exploding". Everyday i do what I supposed to do I think it's just more and more maddening. I'm more and more convinced we live in a world of insanity. I think i know what he was talking about, as much as a stranger could.

@ehm7651

4 жыл бұрын

@@wesfloyd8708 I agree that it would be great having him around, yet I assume he thought well about his decision. Ah now I see what you mean. Societal wise I would love to read essays of the now by him.

@ericnathanstucky246

4 жыл бұрын

​@James Stackhouse dude, replying in public to a 3-month-old comment by a person you clearly don't know, for the sole purpose of shaming them for naïveté, while making fun of the topic of conversation and adding nothing of substance to it- is exactly the kind of nonsensically destructive behavior that leads to an insane world like ours. I hope you're in a better place in life than you were a week ago when you chose to do that.

This interviewer was brilliant. I wish that DFW had had some peace and had been able to receive the praise he was being given. The old man and the young man motif was here in full force, and really DFW needed to hear what was being said. I don't think he understood how much people loved him. I was ten years old when DFW killed himself. I'll never know what the world was like, the world that he was writing about when he composed Infinite Jest. But I am desperately covetous for those of you who got to. The world pre-9/11, and the world that gave us Apple and Microsoft, a new international, global economy with every new horizon and opportunity available. The twilight between the advent of the internet and the invention of social media seems particularly romantic and infinite. Hearing DFW talk and watching these old interviews takes me back to some nostalgia for something I never got to know. I'm just perennially devastated that I no longer live on a planet with such a brilliant and insightful mind.

@DonBirnam

2 жыл бұрын

You still do and it could be you, plenty of smart brilliant people out there.

God damn I love this interview, I cannot express how sad it makes me that we cannot hear what this person has to say about the development of society, his unbelievably predictive ideas of the world are more relevant today than ever before. I can say with confidence that he is our modern George Orwell, in a more developed manner than possible to describe in a YT comment. This man is responsible for helping me understand that I am not alone in this world, that other people share my opinions, and that there is hope that eventually more people will understand then take action against whatever abstract seemingly undefeatable unnecessary nonsense we're all subject to. I know he's just another human being, but metaphorically speaking if someone wanted to pretend to be a time traveler for attention, David Foster Wallace could have pulled it off better than anyone else I'm aware of.

@charliestubbs6151

2 жыл бұрын

much better than orwell

@tboss8157

2 жыл бұрын

Bless

I rewatch this interview often for self reflection more than anything. DFW is one of the Greats.

I could listen to him talk about films for hours

@brainsareus

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, but what a shame that Rose asks dead-ended questions that should be embarrassing for a 13-year-old.

A blessing and a curse. Keen insight and the eloquence to be able to express it however no off switch for the mind running a mile a minute.

@kate9341

Жыл бұрын

Exactly

Fran Lebowitz & David Foster Wallace & nothing else! Thank you.

Fantastic man. I like people who use their brains to think deep and healthy thoughts. This man seemed to do it. Humble about his talent. It is rare to see people like this in public these days because stupidity is now a priority.

@user1.8.2.

3 жыл бұрын

True that.

“Quit worrying how you’re gonna look and just be”

Wallace is the man - forever missed

Really interesting how he explains the structural intent behind his infamous end notes.

W/r/t the endnotes: I read somewhere an observation that having flip back to reference the endnotes, then back to the text, then back to the endnotes, &c, over and over again while reading IJ simulates a kind of literary version of playing tennis.

@topherosu27

4 жыл бұрын

That right there feels like digging too deep, making too much.

@Retrostar619

4 жыл бұрын

It also might be a good representation of the self-critical voice.

@goblin6587

3 жыл бұрын

this and its annular fusion

@dgf4955

3 жыл бұрын

Cortazar did it in Hopscotch

@theguywhoisaustralian1465

3 жыл бұрын

eh

That part at the end with the brass ring, and getting up in the morning. 😭

wish I could give him a hug. What a wonderful human

A pure soul, fragmented fragile heart.

I so miss interesting interviews with interesting people conducted by an informed individual.

I love growing with this film.

I loved this so much.

never met you but i miss you, wish you were still here david.

Wallace's piece on tennis in the "Fun Thing" book is the greatest thing I've ever read about tennis.

@Thewoxter

4 жыл бұрын

Oh please expand on that a little..

@drinkingpoolwater

4 жыл бұрын

Mike Phalen his piece on cruise ships and cruises is the best thing ever written about cruises

@richardravenclaw318

2 жыл бұрын

both the tennis thing and the account of the cruise ship are absolutely pedestrian. everyone seems to have taken the same DFW drug that says he is the greatest. he's already forgotten.

wonderful. just wonderful.

this makes me so sad. and so happy

Wow. Jason Segal's impression was really good. Subtleties.

@AnnusMirabilus

3 жыл бұрын

Segal was outstanding, and that movie is probably the most underrated film of the century.

Highly intelligent with obsessive compulsive - a dangerous combination because nothing ever feels right/complete.

@JamesJoyce12

4 жыл бұрын

dude - he had a lifetime of depression that was self-medicated - nothing to do with OCD

@karlhungus5436

4 жыл бұрын

@@JamesJoyce12 right, because there's never any overlap with psychiatry. When in fact, phenomenal overlap is the domain, funtion, and definition of the psyche period. This is the reason why a recent study was published about the imprecision of the DSM. If I can quote Hannibal Lecter from the silence of the lambs "You think you can dissect me with this blunt little tool".

@JamesJoyce12

4 жыл бұрын

@@karlhungus5436 lol - I have no idea why you think quoting a fictional character in a movie has anything to do with anything. There is a biography or two written about DFW - I read Every Love Story Is a Ghost Story - it explicitly documents his mental health history from a young age - no OCD - so - no dissection - just modest empirical fact - you know - from real Psychiatrists - but let me guess - you play one on TV - or maybe the movies?

@karlhungus5436

4 жыл бұрын

@@JamesJoyce12so sorry, I figured you were intelligent enough to draw the connection between Hannibal's utterance and the formulaic nature of saying 'he suffered from depression and he took drugs for it...end of story.' It doesn't speak very well of your grasp of one of the greater minds of our age that you invested the time to read a biography about him and that's all you have to say on the matter.

@JamesJoyce12

4 жыл бұрын

@@karlhungus5436 I adjust what I "have to say on the matter" based on the intelligence of the audience - quoting movies and clearly not having read anything on the SM places you in the shortbus group - but go ahead - hit me with a Pulp Fiction quote.

21:15 This is the minute everybody is looking for... Talking about postmodernism and the necesity to overcome it

I picked up Infinite Jest not long ago without knowing anything about who he was, and just out of curiosity stumbled upon this interview. What a fascinating human. It's a shame our brightest minds are sometimes so tormented.

@funfun5656

Жыл бұрын

They do it to themselves but it's also not their fault.

@Petrvsco

Жыл бұрын

Maybe there is a link. Maybe they are tormented because they are bright and able to see the world in ways we cannot?

DFW was, clearly, an absolute genius. All of his essay books are quite interesting.

I know he s cancelled and everything, but charlie rose is a top tier interviewer

Watching again after finishing Ghost Story / Love Story. Very remarkable individual. Wish he had stayed longer to create more work. Very dedicated to the craft.

Forever you, i love you !

@nickilovesdogs8137

5 жыл бұрын

David is back. You can see him on my channel he is in dog form now.

This was magnificent, one of the most fascinating characters I've come across, what a dreadful loss, RIP DFW x

As time goes on, I can't help but feel that David would be more and more appalled with the state of all things. As much as I know we miss him and all that is lost by not having his mind in this world, he probably got out at the right time.

@drewcamero1489

3 жыл бұрын

Samantha Penner Yes, During the interview, I had some side thoughts about how dumbed down we are now in 2020. But what is even more sobering is how defeated we are - we don't even entertain the thought that he couldn't he have changed the world rather than abandoned it.

@palbo4

3 жыл бұрын

I'd give so much to have him still be around to hear his thoughts and have him help us makes sense of all of this insanity. Pretty sure he'd be pretty deeply disturbed by the last few years

@lydiaxstiles9025

3 жыл бұрын

it’s even crazier to think about how he saw so much of this coming. what a wise man.

@tzazella751

2 жыл бұрын

such a trite POV. maybe he would have been thrilled with the state of all things. who are we to make such assumptions.

@oobndroobw

2 жыл бұрын

@@tzazella751 lol no way, he’d have an entire essay about how QAnon exemplifies the extent of our dependence and vulnerability to media. This is the kind of stuff he’d been writing about television for years. A passing familiarity with his work and you’ll see that our current world is the extremist version of his fears about technology and our relationship to it.

Incredible interview, "average" human. Thanks for making me feel less alone, David, some 30 years later.

DFW is so good by the end of this interview. Charlie Rose really gets it there. One of the best interviews ever.

I think there's a lot to unpack about how irony and dissociation combined with narcissism ruined our lives

@enkiea8322

5 жыл бұрын

Church.

@DexterHaven

5 жыл бұрын

Are you being ironic?

@emiriega

4 жыл бұрын

Care to elaborate?

@JamesJoyce12

4 жыл бұрын

I am not confident that you know the actual philosophical definition of irony

@danielradcliffe9256

4 жыл бұрын

@@JamesJoyce12 I am not confident that there is zero voodoo in your diaper

You can see the moments where he cringes at himself. Where he feels that he didn't quite say what he wanted to say. It's like a painful wince. He expected so much of himself, but he was more than any of us could have asked for. Wish he was still here.

„Quit worrying about how you’re gonna look, and just BE…“ What a beautiful thing to say to someone. We all need to hear that. Wish DFW was still with us…

Very interesting thank you.

"Where do you want your brain to go?" DFW ; "not exploding would be a good start". Notice how he already has his brain bandaged. A brilliant troubled mind.

Honestly this interview is pure Gold

Love this guy!!