Thursday , March 28 2024
The author of a book on the Aryan Brotherhood tells us his greatest fear and greatest extravagance.

Interview: John Lee Brook, Author of Blood In, Blood Out

John Lee Brook is the author of the bestselling Blood In, Blood Out: The Violent Empire of the Aryan Brotherhood, published by Headpress of the U.K. Headpress has just signed JLB to write a book about Santa Muerte and the Mexican drug cartels. So it seemed fitting to ask him some questions.

What is your idea of perfect happiness?

Sitting with a beautiful woman on a California beach, on a warm sunny day, near the end of August.

What is your greatest fear?

Having no one to love and no one who loves me.

Which historical figure do you most identify with?

Scipio Africanus at the Battle of Zama.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?

Impatience.

What is the trait you most deplore in others?

Intolerance. I simply can’t tolerate people who are intolerant of others.

What is your greatest extravagance?

Books. I’ll spend my last dollar on a good book.

On what occasion do you lie?

Only when being interviewed for magazines or newspapers or online outlets.

What do you dislike most about your appearance?

Generally speaking, my looks. I always wanted to be drop-dead handsome.

Which words or phrases do you most overuse?

The words actually and typical, along with three or four choice swear words.

What is your greatest regret?

Being divorced by my first wife.

What or who is the greatest love of your life?

I’ve had three great loves so far. It would be cavalier of me to assign prominence to any of them.

When and where were you happiest?

I sincerely hope that moment is still to come and lies somewhere in my future.

Which talent would you most like to have?

To play the piano.

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

I’d prefer to be more interesting, kind of like that guy in the ads on television – the most interesting man in the world.

If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be?

Remove the ‘asshole’ component from our genetic material.

If you could choose what to come back as, what would it be?

An archangel. It would be lovely to have wings and have God himself whisper in your ear.

What is your most treasured possession?

My loved ones.

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?

Being unlovable.

Where would you like to live?

Where I do now, splitting my time between Montana and San Francisco.

What is your favorite occupation?

Formula One race car driver: driving cars unbelievably fast in the morning, then chasing temptresses across continents in the evening. Sounds wonderful.

What is the quality you most like in a woman?

Compassion.

What is the quality you most like in a man?

Compassion.

What do you most value in your friends?

The ability to carry on an interesting and honest conversation.

Who are your favorite writers?

Don Winslow, Jack Vance, Iain M. Banks, Stephen King, Alistair Maclean, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Robert E. Howard, and E.M. Cioran. Oh, and mustn’t forget Lewis Sperry Chafer. As you can tell, I favor the so-called hacks. However, I’ve always loved e.e. cummings, too.

Who is your favorite hero of fiction?

Mulai Ahmed er Raisuli in The Wind and the Lion.

Who are your heroes in real life?

King David, Elijah and the Apostle John.

What is it that you most dislike?

Emotional abuse of other human beings.

How would you like to die?

If possible, I’d prefer to skip that phase. Riding up to heaven in a fiery chariot a la Elijah sounds much more fun.

What is your motto?

Fuck that shit.

About Randall Radic

Left Coast author and writer. Author of numerous true crime books written under the pen-name of John Lee Brook. Former music contributor at Huff Post.

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3 comments

  1. Randall this book Blood In Blood Out is full of lies we have an attorney looking into it. Shameful! If I could return it I would and I wont even critize it publically for fear someone else would buy it. Tom Silverstein was not at the RICO trial, has never said anything ever on the stand that he is affiliated this book is to just harm another person for money sickens me

  2. As a close pal of Tommy Silversteins for 20 years, i can honestly say that he refutes what is stated in this Book, and now I have sent a copy to his Attorney, with a view to having it banned….pure fiction from cover to cover.

  3. John lee brook,you never ever done time ex-convict really ?were did he ever do time ?Im an Alleged member of the Aryan Brotherhood and have almost a 30 year old prison number and also a 23 or 24 year old prison number were you got them lies I havent a clue dude,I was released from San Quentin State prison in June of 1995 off our AB/EME yard I have a indefinate Security Housing Unit program because of my Validation after I was accused of a stabbing assault on another inmate in 1993 in San Quentin, Iam now in the process of setting the record straight bywriting a real book without lies no implacations on any unheard crimes,or accounts that are not in any history books see NLR was a Car club before they started to become a gang in Californias Youth Authoritys CYA cover you ass John Lee Brooks your a fraud,then they came to Californias prisons and become a prison gang and there founder and leader became a member and leader of the Aryan Brotherhood John Youngster Stinson Im writing a book thats comming out this summer june or july 2014 called or titled A look Inside the Aryan Brotherhood 50 years of History”It will be first time in History that a alleged member not droupout or defector will be putting a book out on the Aryan Brotherhood,Iam a homeboy and personal friend of Original founding member of Wayne Bulldog” Ladd we are Co.Co.County boys one of the most solid peckerwood cars in the California Penal System for now 50 years if u dont know that u dont know shit Im talking about if you have ever done time in the California penal system? I will write all accounts in history that are true about the brand I will not implicate none of my brothers for any reasons of things that are not already out there in history books I will uncover these lies about the Violent Empire of the Aryan Brotherhood,Bloodinbloodout,Its alot of Bullshit dude..Bumper Co.Co.County
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