04-19-2004, 04:07 AM
I'd normally agree with you, it's true everybody was influenced by somebody. But the thing is, Leary took material practically verbatim from Hicks' act and used it as his own. If you haven't done so, read the book American Scream: the Bill Hicks Story, there's a section where they compare Hicks' work to that of Leary years later, and it leaves no doubt that Leary was more than just influenced by Hicks' act. And I guess I'll preemptively pull an Arpi and say that I don't have the book with me right now so I can't bring up specific examples.
I used to be a fan of Leary's too, and I admit he can be funny on his own, I just lost a ton of respect for him when I learned this.
I used to be a fan of Leary's too, and I admit he can be funny on his own, I just lost a ton of respect for him when I learned this.