Thompson realized that it was his time to go, that he had lost vitality as a writer decades earlier and that he had become just a parody of his former self.  He was totally on top of it in the 1960s and up until around 1975, but, his productive life as a writer was very brief.  His political antics in Colorado were most amusing, yet, showed that Gonzo Freak Power was not a good fit for the parochial country we live in.  And, he was intellectually and physically used up at the end, so, he shut it all down on his own terms.  Very Thompsonesque...

A true original. I'm sure he was a frightening pain in the ass to know personally but he is the father of the modern renegade, for good or ill.

Gonzo!!!

I will miss his eccentricities, gonzo journalism, and fear of nothing attitude. Decided how he lived, and decided how he died. R.I.P.

Easily the coolest guy on here, but still, I didnt know him and don't give a damn. I'm HONEST! The cool thing is , he would laugh at this comment and agree with me. And I'm sure he'd feel the same about me. Being famous does not make a life more important. Be honest. We're all americans here. Oh, gee, such and such died? That's too bad. HEY, Seinfeld is on! He will be remembered in our hearts, AND UP NEXT.....................we'll tell you how to shed some of those pesky pounds! Who gives a damn? Hunter knew better than all of us, that all Americans are already dead...............they just don't know it yet. We're zombies. I give a damn about a dead famous person as much as he/she would give a damn about a dead me. Nobody cares. We're all so full of &*$#! WHO CARES? Not you and don't lie. And I mean really cares? Not that's too bad, ......when does the game start? But really cares.

HST is the man. In my opinion, there was no better way for him to go. I will definitely miss those strange ESPN columns, though. He is an unmatched journalist, and will be missed greatly.

I guess I actually felt 'sad'. This guy lived his life the way HE wanted to. Not many people can say that. He was someone I admired, soley because he wrote his own check as far as life is concerned. He wasn't interested in people liking him, he could care less. He just went 90 mph all day everyday. I wish he would of stayed a while longer, I look forward to A downward siral into dunmbness later this year. RIP.

I wouldn't exactly say I mourned this dude- since he chose his own demise-but he was one helluva journalist and writer.The issue of Rolling Stone Magazine with him on the cover is chock full of articles by his friends and associates (and most touching-his own Son) fondly remembering this uniquely American Gonzo Journalist,who was NEVER scared to put his views in print.In todays world of butt kissing hacks-he'll be sorely missed!

A blistering writer who was fearless. He loved America but hated hypocrisy and torched everyone in power who tried to f#ck over others. Today's writers have absolutely no balls- they are lapdogs for their political and professional ideology (that goes for both sides). They want to protect their careers. Thompson wanted to protect a radical sense of individualism that Americans have, in fact, lost. Only wimps are left.

The crazy bastard could write when he took a mind to. At his best pretty muscular prose, and at his worst self caricature. Can't say the means of his demise comes as a great surprise.

Author and journalist Hunter S. Thompson took his own life today. Not altogether that shocking to hear that he went out like that. He could be described as a visionary in writing by some people, but his style and subject was not suited for everybody. Best known for his book, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.