Alejandro Jodorowsky, the immortal artist: ‘I’ve been thinking about death since the day I was born’

On February 17, Alejandro Jodorowsky — born in Tocopilla, Chile in 1929 — will turn 97. His birthday was still a few weeks away at the time of this interview, but the artist said he already knew the three wishes he’ll make when he blows out the candles: time, time, and more time. “I want to live 15 more years to continue doing what I’m doing: living pleasantly,” he explained in a video conference from his home in Paris. He has so many projects in the works that it’s hard for him to list them all. “Ask my wife,” he said, pointing to his wife, the artist Pascale Montandon, who was by his side throughout the interview.

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