He's a phenomenal writer. Do you need more than that? Plenty of fantastic authors were people who were severely unpleasant to be around. Beyond that, though,

He's a phenomenal writer. Do you need more than that? Plenty of fantastic authors were people who were severely unpleasant to be around. Beyond that, though, Hunter S. Thompson led an incredibly interesting life. You have to admire the chutzpah of somebody who runs for sheriff on the "Freak Power" ticket, and shaves his head so that he can spend the entire race referring to his conservative, crew-cut wearing opponent as "my long-haired opponent".