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Interview with Author William Gibson on Zero History


his latest book concludes the trilogy of

his latest book concludes the trilogy of contemporary sci-fi novels begun by

contemporary sci-fi novels begun by

contemporary sci-fi novels begun by pattern recognition and spook country hi

pattern recognition and spook country hi

pattern recognition and spook country hi my name is stephanie and welcome to

my name is stephanie and welcome to

my name is stephanie and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking

watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking

watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking to william gibson about zero history

to william gibson about zero history

to william gibson about zero history what can you tell me about the

what can you tell me about the

what can you tell me about the relationships between design clothing

relationships between design clothing

relationships between design clothing and technology that are found in zero

and technology that are found in zero

and technology that are found in zero history if we are a post-industrial

history if we are a post-industrial

history if we are a post-industrial society and we’re often characterized as

society and we’re often characterized as

society and we’re often characterized as as being that and we do seem to to farm

as being that and we do seem to to farm

as being that and we do seem to to farm out the actual industrial manufacturer

out the actual industrial manufacturer

out the actual industrial manufacturer of products wherever possible to

of products wherever possible to

of products wherever possible to countries that haven’t quite arrived at

countries that haven’t quite arrived at

countries that haven’t quite arrived at a full post-industrial status if that’s

a full post-industrial status if that’s

a full post-industrial status if that’s what we really are what is it that we do

what we really are what is it that we do

what we really are what is it that we do like how you know what do we do what are

like how you know what do we do what are

like how you know what do we do what are we doing to pay pay the rent and it

we doing to pay pay the rent and it

we doing to pay pay the rent and it seems to me that we we’re becoming an

seems to me that we we’re becoming an

seems to me that we we’re becoming an information society and simultaneously a

information society and simultaneously a

information society and simultaneously a service society I wanted to explore

service society I wanted to explore

service society I wanted to explore explore that in a kind of naturalistic

explore that in a kind of naturalistic

explore that in a kind of naturalistic way show how information works in in

way show how information works in in

way show how information works in in different ways as a commodity head and

different ways as a commodity head and

different ways as a commodity head and the product I could have done it with

the product I could have done it with

the product I could have done it with wet military weapons I could have done

wet military weapons I could have done

wet military weapons I could have done it with with civilian automobile design

it with with civilian automobile design

it with with civilian automobile design but does both of those things were to

but does both of those things were to

but does both of those things were to fit much more tightly into the

fit much more tightly into the

fit much more tightly into the conventional and quite macho recipe for

conventional and quite macho recipe for

conventional and quite macho recipe for a conventional spy thriller so I decided

a conventional spy thriller so I decided

a conventional spy thriller so I decided that I would do it with various really

that I would do it with various really

that I would do it with various really very super contemporary aspects of the

very super contemporary aspects of the

very super contemporary aspects of the fashion industry

fashion industry

fashion industry as as the background it may seem like

as as the background it may seem like

as as the background it may seem like it’s just blue jeans but people people

it’s just blue jeans but people people

it’s just blue jeans but people people can get killed I don’t know if people

can get killed I don’t know if people

can get killed I don’t know if people actually do get killed over blue jeans

actually do get killed over blue jeans

actually do get killed over blue jeans but a lot of there’s a lot of very

but a lot of there’s a lot of very

but a lot of there’s a lot of very serious and sometimes quite ugly

serious and sometimes quite ugly

serious and sometimes quite ugly industrial espionage taking place in in

industrial espionage taking place in in

industrial espionage taking place in in the global fashion industry all the time

the global fashion industry all the time

the global fashion industry all the time you use twitter in zero history and you

you use twitter in zero history and you

you use twitter in zero history and you also use it in real life could you tell

also use it in real life could you tell

also use it in real life could you tell me a bit about how this tool is used

me a bit about how this tool is used

me a bit about how this tool is used both in the book and in your personal

both in the book and in your personal

both in the book and in your personal life in the books to care of some of the

life in the books to care of some of the

life in the books to care of some of the characters are using Twitter actually as

characters are using Twitter actually as

characters are using Twitter actually as a kind of totally private Internet they

a kind of totally private Internet they

a kind of totally private Internet they follow each other and they don’t follow

follow each other and they don’t follow

follow each other and they don’t follow anybody awesome for some reason that was

anybody awesome for some reason that was

anybody awesome for some reason that was the first thing I thought of when i

the first thing I thought of when i

the first thing I thought of when i discovered twitter i thought wow you can

discovered twitter i thought wow you can

discovered twitter i thought wow you can have your own private world in here and

have your own private world in here and

have your own private world in here and you could communicate review could

you could communicate review could

you could communicate review could communicate really easily lovely and no

communicate really easily lovely and no

communicate really easily lovely and no one would know one would be able to to

one would know one would be able to to

one would know one would be able to to see it that oddly other than my book

see it that oddly other than my book

see it that oddly other than my book I’ve never heard of anyone doing that or

I’ve never heard of anyone doing that or

I’ve never heard of anyone doing that or maybe the people maybe people do it and

maybe the people maybe people do it and

maybe the people maybe people do it and keeping a secret well I discovered it I

keeping a secret well I discovered it I

keeping a secret well I discovered it I immediately saw that if for me it was

immediately saw that if for me it was

immediately saw that if for me it was the first really attractive piece of

the first really attractive piece of

the first really attractive piece of branded social networking media on the

branded social networking media on the

branded social networking media on the internet that I’ve seen I’ve never been

internet that I’ve seen I’ve never been

internet that I’ve seen I’ve never been interested in in facebook or on myspace

interested in in facebook or on myspace

interested in in facebook or on myspace at all because they felt two strata felt

at all because they felt two strata felt

at all because they felt two strata felt to structuring Twitter’s simplicity

to structuring Twitter’s simplicity

to structuring Twitter’s simplicity appear appeal to me thank you so much

appear appeal to me thank you so much

appear appeal to me thank you so much for your time well thank you

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