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Page 2 of 2Irvine Welsh
September 27, 1961 -
Nationality: Scottish
Category: Novelist
Subcategory: Scottish Novelist
|  When I first started to get into writing, it was via music. I'd generate ideas for songs that would turn into stories, then they'd turn into novels. I was biased toward music. | | I'm always watching people over a short time frame, putting them in an extreme position. Sometimes you don't see the humanity in a person because the time frame is so short and the circumstance so extreme. | | It's different in Scotland. People who come to readings are more interested in literature as such, but the readership in general is really quite diverse. It's a cliche, but it's said that people who read my books don't read any other books, and you do get that element. | | I tend to read more nonfiction, really, because when I'm writing I don't like to read other fiction. | | I wanted to capture the excitement of house music, almost like a four-four beat, and the best way to do that was to use a language that was rhythmic and performative. | | I feel like I've exhausted guys and male friendships. |
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