Irvine Welsh Quotes

• I wanted to capture the excitement of house music, almost like a four-four beat, and the best way to do that was to use a language that was rhythmic and performative.

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• I tend to read more nonfiction, really, because when I’m writing I don’t like to read other fiction.

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• I spend so much time on the screen when I am writing, the last thing you want to do is spend more time on the Internet looking at a screen. That’s what I hate about all this technology.

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  Tags in Time, Hate

• I grew up in a place where everybody was a storyteller, but nobody wrote. It was that kind of Celtic, storytelling tradition: everybody would have a story at the pub or at parties, even at the clubs and raves.

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• I feel like I’ve exhausted guys and male friendships.

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• I enjoy the freedom of the blank page.

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• I didn’t have any concept of Trainspotting being published. It was a selfish act. I did it for myself.

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• Every kind of book I’ve written has been written in a different way. There has not been any set time for writing, any set way, I haven’t re-invented the process every time but I almost have.

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  Tags in Time, Book

• Basically, particularly in Britain, it’s a hegemonic thing that people who write tend to come from the leisure classes. They can afford the time and the books.

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Irvine Welsh (29)

Birth:	27th September, 1958
Nationality:	Scottish
Profession:	Novelist, Playwright, Screenwriter, Writer

About

Irvine Welsh was born in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland. He is a Scottish novelist, playwright, short story writer and screenwriter. He gained a degree in computer science and studied for an MBA at Heriot Watt University. He has written several novels include: Trainspotting, Marabou Stork Nightmares, Filth, Glue, Porno, The Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs, Crime, Skagboys, The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins, A Decent Ride, and The Blade Artist. His Short story collections, including The Acid House, Ecstasy, If You Liked School You'll Love Work, and Reheated Cabbage. He has written play, including You'll Have Had Your Hole. He has written several films include:  The Acid House, Dockers, and Filth. He directed documentary film, The New Ten Commandments.

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