Sure, I can get up at dawn… go to a job I hate… that does not inspire me creatively whatsoever… for the rest of my life. OR… I can wake up at noon and learn how to play the sitar.” ~Bill Hicks
Bill Hicks (Dec 16, 1961 – Feb 26, 1994) [aka, “The Prophet”]
Brand: Marlboro Lights
Fame: Comedian
Bill Hicks was one part comedian, one part preacher. His name is gold in Austin, Texas… and his fame spread from one person to another across Northern Europe. He lived out loud… sometimes very loud… and I didn’t always agree with him… but his passion is infectious. He fought for drugs, civil rights and raged against the system that tries (even now) to brand us all as products… or as gears within a machine.
“Don’t worry, don’t be afraid — ever! — because this… is just a ride” ~Bill Hicks
On the 25th of February in 2004, the UK Parliament took a moment to recognize the life of Bill Hicks on the tenth anniversary of his death, stating: “That this House notes with sadness the 10th anniversary of the death of Bill Hicks, on 26th February 1994, at the age of 33; recalls his assertion that his words would be a bullet in the heart of consumerism, capitalism and the American Dream; and mourns the passing of one of the few people who may be mentioned as being worth of inclusion with Lenny Bruce in any list of unflinching and painfully honest political philosophers.” [ref]
* Required YouTube views: The Story of Bill Hicks, Smokers and Non-smokers, On Drugs
* For more info, visit Bill Hicks dot Com
* More information on Bill Hicks [Here on Wikipedia]
* Demotivator credit: Demotivational Poster by ~deanreevesii