‘He outlived four of his doctors’: David Hockney loved smoking, he really really loved smoking
- Posted on June 13, 2026
- By The Guardian
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‘He outlived four of his doctors’: David Hockney loved smoking, he really really loved smoking
His passion got him into scraps with the Paris Metro and numerous other bodies. Was it a social crutch? A Freudian response to his father? And why did he take such delight in writing to the Guardian about it all?
