(Hunter S. Thompson) was a little more complex than most of us, so maybe some of those demons surfaced and he didn't like what he saw."

"We all have demons," Ortega said. "Who knows, man? You sit down, have a few cocktails or maybe nothing--maybe you have a cup of green tea--and maybe nothing seems right. He was a little more complex than most of us, so maybe some of those demons surfaced and he didn't like what he saw."

Hunter Stockton Thompson was born July 18, 1937, in Louisville, Ky. His father, Jack, was an insurance agent.
(L.A. Times)