I thought some of Willis' music was cool; but, I never knew if his fame was just a case of a bunch of white folks laughing at a mentally disabled black guy.

^ i have been to tons of wesley willis shows. i think his following was a mixture of sincere fans and frat boy hipsters laughing at him. noone can deny his awesomeness though.

and of course people will laugh because his lyrics are funny.
to this day i cant hear the words vampire bat without losing my composure.

i saw some interviews with some douche on youtube, i cant remember his name but my punk rock hipster friends think hes awesome, i totally felt like that douche was making fun of him.

i think people will always find schizophrenics fascinating and intimidating and deserving of both pity and contempt. i also think people dont clearly see the distinction between schizohrenia and mental retardation.
btw i am the daughter of a schizophrenic man.

He used to swing through Lincoln and draw downtown scenes and headbutt those who did and didn't buy. My friends let him crash at their pad one night.