He always stayed at the Mondrian when he was in Los Angeles. I got to know him a little bit at the Skybar. What a character, he would talk your ears off about all of his adventures -- including the damage to his nose from all the coke he snorted back in the day. A few years ago, I was invited to a party to see his work at a Santa Monica gallery. He was fun to be around. R.I.P. Jim.
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"I'm a minor character in my own story", Steve Coogan as Tony Wilson in 24 Hour Party People