Still crazy after all these years

That quote comes from the first volume of Thorpe’s autobiography, Sex and Thugs and Rock ’n’ Roll: Still crazy after A Year in Kings Cross 1963-1964. It’s the story of his rise to pop stardom, set against the backdrop of the vibrant, seedy and shady half-world of Sydney’s nightclub district. More than a story, in fact: Thorpe all these years aims to enrich his account of the events in his life by evoking the associated sensations: These ... factual elements have been included ... to Billy Thorpe pumps up the volume enhance the reader’s ability to feel, hear, smell, taste, see, understand and experience a truly unique place and time. Philip L Kerr In one sentence, Thorpe checks off all five senses—and more. His desire to share his experiences with his readers finds a resonance in the words of the Jungian typologist Lenore Thomson: Thorpe’s attitude reflected local beliefs that Even those ESPs who enjoy writing and publishing are always aware of their potential audience. They performances had to reflect the physicality need responsive interaction, the sense that their of the music in a sonic experience that had words have connected and are having an effect. to be felt as well as heard. Shane Homan I think that Thorpe is indeed an ES_P: specifically, an ESTP, the type whose actions, according to David Keirsey and Marilyn Bates, are habitually ‘directed I don’t live my life on nostalgia, mate. I just towards their audience.’ Thorpe’s audience-centred ...