it always surprises me when people appear so surprised that charles bukowski was human.
and these times we live in, where every single word every artist speaks is analyzed with a microscope, frighten me. everyone is always looking for the use of a word which will allow us to say, 'well he was this or he was that... look what he said about finding a jewish lawyer...' it's like looking for the quick definition of who a person is. something tidy and easy to disqualify or overshadow the talent.
if he wasn't human, flawed, real - it would have all just been bullshit.
i don't know if the point i'm trying to make is coming across, but i did enjoy the article.