Heroin, Punk Rock and the Trainspotting Origin Story -

Now, we know Irvine Welsh for his enormously popular novels such as Trainspotting, The Acid House, Filth, Porn, Glue and Skagboys. His first work has since been adapted into the cult classic 1996 film Trainspotting, consistently ranked as one of the top 10 British films of all time and recently followed by its 2017 sequel T2 Trainspotting. Whether Irvine is switching between the punk and disco subcultures of 1980s London, releasing the most shoplifted novel in British publishing history, or learning the difference between Bay area and Appalachian meth, his writing journey has been anything but traditional. But before he transformed Scotland's literary scene, and before he got on and off heroin, Irvine was a little kid with a rebellious streak, moving from one tenement flat to another…

[@horumgrombo6519]

Good interview. I met him in a pub in Edinburgh last year and he's a class act.

[@TheGrayfer]

Underrated interview for sure!

[@reefk8876]

Amazing. This dudes brilliant but I really need a translator 🤪