Daniel Robert Epstein: Saul Williams author of said the shotgun to the head

Oh my god. I love this guy. I saw him on the Slam scene back in the mid-nineties and grabbed the movie when it came out. He was one of the people who got me into performing Slam. Yay!!! Thanks so much for publishing this. He's so fucking cool.

saul williams is an absolute genius! i first heard of him from the fantastic SLAM, and then got his amethyst rock star album, which is utterly brilliant. the track om nia mercian is one of my all-time favourites. he is a true lyrical master, a poet that can really fire up his audience.

i cannot wait to read said the shotgun to the head, especially as it features a blurb from the mighty zack de la rocha - "STSTTH is a invitation to live and die in the moment, a confrontation of the politics of empire, a dare to transform oneself in the face of fear and a post 9/11 love song all in one"

said the shotgun to the head is the only thing on my shopping list above the sg book!

Slam got me into poetry as well-- and that play that nearly no one saw? I was there on closing night. It was brilliant.

Saul and other slam poets rarely get the credit they deserve. It's good to know that a true creative genius from the slam community actually can go somewhere and, hopefully, make an impact...

Awesome interview. Thanks for reminding me to stop by the bookstore soon.

Dude! Sean, you totally turned this interview down when I was offered it back in the day!

Seeing SLAM was what opened my eyes to poetry--I could recognize it as being art, but it wasn't something I could wrap my head around. But seeing Saul in that flick, and hearing him perform, got me to a new way of thinking.

i saw saul perform with the mars volta and bought his book there....he really blew my mind....after the show we waited for the group and when i met ikey all we could talk about was how brilliant saul is

I'm a huge Saul Williams fan. Slam is one of my favorite films, and Slamnation, the documentary from around the same period, is also well worth seeing if you can get a hold of it (I bought it on Amazon). Thanks for the awesome interview!

this guy is a revelation, man. I've been into him since he was spittin at the nuyorican before "slam" came out

I have his first two books, I can't wait to get this one too

"You can’t afford to be hoity toity with your art; you’ve got to share it with people."

that's word

This is a good interview ... "said the shotgun to the head" is an amazing work ...

it seems to me these last couple interviews have been with really awesome people ... from Miike to Saul Williams ... I'm drowning in cool ...

Saul is on the level, that's why I look up to him. This interview was very good, thank you.

Nothing like sitting in a dark room in a small venue listening to this brilliant man speak. Thanks for the great interview!

how did i miss this?
this man has made me question how i view things, express myself and deal with creation in general. i played amethyst rockstar everyday for two years straight. i haven't read read shotgun yet but i don't doubt that there's something brilliant about it.
i fucking love his work
i saw him in detroit a few years back at the electronic music festival, with a band. it was an amazing performance.

'...and i keep thinking, i have to be done in time to pick saturn up from school...'

Saul Williams is awesome .. I saw him in Claremont, CA and met him later... In Claremont the unofficial first date of my good friends Clint and Delores happened ... 18 months later they were married .. ecq

"...so never question who i am
'cuz God knows
and i know God personally!
in fact she lets me call her me!
sometimes she lets me call her me!"


i could hear that a million times and still be mesmerized by it.

I find it funny that, having never heard of this person before two days ago, I purchased "said the shotgun to the head" yesterday, and today, I see a neat interview with the fellow on one of my favorite websites.

I believe this bodes well for my enjoyment of the book. (as soon as I finish "Self-titled" by a different writer.)