The Philosophy of Andy Warhol
I paid a visit to the local bookstore the other morning and came across The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and back again). Although not a true Warhol fan, and always a skeptic at heart, I found this book surprisingly witty, so much so that I proceeded to finish it during lunch. No matter what page you might turn to, you’ll find Warhol’s various thoughts on money, class, beauty, love, sex and even buying clothes. Take heed though. As he says: ‘I would rather watch somebody buy their underwear than read a book they wrote’.
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Cillian said | 2 September, 2009
Whoa! I JUST read that book! Yeah, it’s a brilliant book even though Warhol didn’t write it.
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thunderboltfan said | 5 May, 2008
Warhol didn’t really write this book so much as Pat Ast and Bob Collacello did. Read Holy Terror by Bob Collacello, who worked for Warhol in the ’70s and ’80s. Probably the most eye-opening and revealing book about Andy ever written.