The best shots of Hells Angels by Hunter S. Thompson

On May 4, 1947, the Hells Angels motorcycle gang was formed in California. Around this legendary club, which still exists, there were many scandals. Perhaps the most famous of these involved the murder of a fan at a Rolling Stones concert in 1969, when the Hells Angels were hired to guard the band during their American tour.

In 1965, the future father of gonzo journalism and author of the acclaimed novel Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Hunter S. Thompson, spent a year with members of the club, who usually do not let strangers into their lives, after which he published the book Hells Angels ( (full title: HellsAngels. A Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs). Introducing the Hells Angels through the eyes of Hunter S. Thompson.

(Total 11 photos)

1. "We're the one percent, man, the one percent that doesn't fit in anywhere and doesn't care."

2. “Some of them are real animals. They would be animals in any society. These outlaw guys should have been born 100 years ago and involved in wild west gunfights.” – Former Gang Member

3. “I don't care if people don't like me. The only question is, what can they do about it?”

4. No sympathy for the devil, remember that! Buy a ticket, ride... and if sometimes it gets tougher than you imagined, well... consider it a forced expansion of consciousness: tune in, freak out, be beaten, ”- Hunter S. Thompson.

5. Sonny and the pipe girl.

6. Hells Angels at launch, California.

7. Willie (Wheellie), California.

8. “However, there is a difference between the words “loser” and “outcast”. The first is passive, the second is active ... "

9. Stopped by the police.

10. “We fought our way through hundreds of skirmishes, staying alive with our boots and fists. We are the kings of outlaw motorcycle gangs."

11. Self-portrait of Hunter S. Thompson after being beaten by members of the Hells Angels.