Norman Mailer: The Champ of American Letters... (High Times)
Legs McNeil's omnibus High Times interview, ranging across art, life, death, and the 1960 stabbing of Adele, with scant talk of drugs.
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“Norman Mailer: The Champ of American Letters Takes All the Tough Questions on Art, Life, Death, Love, Hate, War, Drugs, Etc., from Punk Contender Legs McNeil,” an omnibus interview by Legs McNeil in High Times (September 1979). It ranges widely — including Mailer’s discussion of the 1960 stabbing of his second wife, Adele — with surprisingly little on drugs for a magazine devoted to them. A full transcription (rights pending) is held at full text.
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- Coleman, Ryan. “Why Woody Allen 'Hid in the Bathroom All Night' During a Party at Norman Mailer's House.” Entertainment Weekly, 2026-09-15. register