Lolita
by Vladimir Nabokov (also rec’d by Bradley Cooper , Cheryl Strayed , David Bowie, Kim Gordon , Michael Stipe , Nick Cave , Patti Smith , Phoebe Waller-Bridge & Richey Edwards )
Buy on AmazonI have a song called ‘Lolita’ and I saw the movie before I read the book, to be honest. But when I read Nabokov’s book, I was bowled over. I probably read it when I was about 19. And I didn’t identify with Lolita at all, but rather with the character of Humbert Humbert, which is what I wrote about in this song. I understood the feeling of having an obsession with someone you probably should stay away from.
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"I have a song called ‘Lolita’ and I saw the movie before I read the book, to be honest. But when I read Nabokov’s book, I was bowled over. I probably read it when I was about 19. And I didn’t identify with Lolita at all, but rather with the character of Humbert Humbert, which is what I wrote about in this song. I understood the feeling of having an obsession with someone you probably should stay away from."
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