Andre Breton banished the 19 years old Brion Gysin from the Surrealist circle for being the up & coming enfant terrible to eclipse the then world order - his influence on Burroughs & Beat was immense and reached The Rolling Stones with DRUMS OF JOUJOUKA - yet there has never been a cinematic exploration of Gysin although his talent and destiny like a great frontman for the revolution eclipsed them all Frisco Tony
It was something I helped over about thirty minutes years for a truly stupendous man called Hilary Lester Gerrard. My greatest friend, whom I miss on a daily basis.
Andre Breton banished the 19 years old Brion Gysin from the Surrealist circle for being the up & coming enfant terrible to eclipse the then world order - his influence on Burroughs & Beat was immense and reached The Rolling Stones with DRUMS OF JOUJOUKA - yet there has never been a cinematic exploration of Gysin although his talent and destiny like a great frontman for the revolution eclipsed them all Frisco Tony
Such good news. Gysin deserves all the attention he is getting.
You might be interested in a collection I helped to build which includes an astonishing Gysin manuscript
Link below
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Fascinating stuff. How did this come together?
It was something I helped over about thirty minutes years for a truly stupendous man called Hilary Lester Gerrard. My greatest friend, whom I miss on a daily basis.