So, I guess I come by my narrative inclinations naturally. Now, it’s common knowledge that cops are congenital liars, and evangelists spend their lives telling fantastic tales in such a way as to convince otherwise rational people that they’re factual. Tom Robbins: I’m descended from a long line of preachers and policemen. High Times: Looking back at your early life, what spurred your gift for storytelling? In honor of Robbins’ 88th birthday on July 22, we’re republishing the following interview from the June, 2000 edition of High Times, conducted by Gregory Daurer, who also wrote the ensuing sidebar.
Robbins’ whimsical, mystical novels are like psychedelics: You never know where they’re going to take your head, but you’re always in store for an outrageous voyage. In addition to Cowgirls (made into a 1993 film starring Uma Thurman), Robbins’ books include Another Roadside Attraction, Still Life with Woodpecker, Jitterbug Perfume, Skinny Legs and All, Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas and Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates (Bantam). In 1976, we proudly excerpted Robbins’ wildly popular countercultural novel Even Cowgirls Get the Blues and published his article about amanita muscaria (“ The Toadstool That Conquered the Universe”). Welcome home, Tom Robbins: The bestselling-and beloved-author returns to the pages of High Times.
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