Part 10 Philip K Dick 1971 Interview James Holmes: [laughing] If you had a chance, and let’s say that you’ve got the chance now, to talk to, let’s say, 5 to 10,000 people over a radio, what would you say to them? Philip K Dick: Radio is obsolete. You all should be watching TV. You are

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Part 9 Philip K Dick 1971 Interview James Holmes: Okay. I would be really interested to know what a typical day for you was when you are working. Like what time do you get up, how many hours do you work, you know. Do you work regularly, sporadically, do you Philip K. Dick: I only work—

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Part 8 Philip K Dick 1971 Interview Philip K. Dick: No. The Man in the High Castle was an anomaly. What happened was, I had to quit writing. I had given up writing for a variety of reasons and one of them being, I didn’t have any more to say. I went into the jewelry business

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Part 7 Philip K Dick 1971 Interview Philip K. Dick: now, in one story that I wrote called Human Is…which is the title of a short story collection I have for Valentine. That I’m involved with. I had a human being, a scientist type. I don’t like the scientist types because they are cold, schizoid, like

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Part 6 Philip K Dick 1971 Interview James Holmes:  What kind of snuff is that called, just out of curiosity. Philip K. Dick:  I’m glad you asked, because I get a commission on this.  This is Dean Swift Snuff, the finest English snuff there is.  This is a blend called Specific Number One.  It’s really

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Part 4 Philip K Dick 1971 Interview James Holmes:  You do this all on your own? Did you go to college? Philip K. Dick:  I went to the University of California for a while, yeah, but not at that point; before that, and I didn’t stay really long. James Holmes:  Yeah, and that wasn’t in

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Part 4 Philip K Dick 1971 Interview James Holmes:  Over the years, how has your attitude towards your work changed? Philip K. Dick:  It hasn’t changed at all. James Holmes:  Well, has your confidence in your writing changed? Philip K. Dick:  I never had any. James Holmes:  You never had? Philip K. Dick:  Just tenacity. 

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Part 3 Philip K Dick 1971 Interview James Holmes:  Well, since you’ve written so many short stories, I guess we should probably just–   Philip K. Dick:  A hundred and twenty two. James Holmes:  — concentrate more on the novels.  Could you give us a brief resume of the novels that you’ve written? Philip K. Dick: 

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Part 1 Philip K Dick 1971 Interview The following is a transcription of an interview with Philip K. Dick Made on December 23, 1971 at his home in Santa Venetia, California The interview is about 2 and ½ hours long. The transcript has been divided into 18 parts. James Holmes is the interviewer At the

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Men have been in charge for a long time, probably too long. It’s time for a change. It’s time for women to come out from behind the scenes and help the poor bastards out. Women know what it’s like to be put down, to suffer at another’s hand, to be denied while being demanded of.

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