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nobs
simply put, yes, drugs enhanced a youthful sex drive that breeds creativity!
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Bostonstranglerno9
Get the stones back on drugs
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Hotstuff
hey folks, mr coltrane was into heroin the most part of his creative face, and his music ...
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Hotstuff
hey folks, mr coltrane was into heroin the most part of his creative face, and his music ...
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mr_dja
Better Performers -> Mostly NOT. While a drug may help to calm nerves or relieve stage fright, they all impede manual dexterity, brain function, heart function, etc. all of which are needed to perform. I'll leave a slight door open for a drug which helps someone w/ a condition similar to ADD to be able to focus more clearly on one task. I think the original poster wasn't talking about LEGAL drugs though. Technically, the aspirin which helps relieve a performer's headache would be helping make the musician a better performer. Still, I don't think that's what the original poster had in mind.
More Creative -> Overall I'm going to agree with 71Tele on this one... The creativity has got to be there to start with. Where I will leave some room for experimentation/debate is in the fact that certain drugs may lower a person's inhibitions or self-doubt allowing them to take chances and try things that they might not have tried sober. Not sure if that really is making them more creative though. Also, though some drugs will allow a performer to stay awake longer and thus have more artistic output, I don't think that this would fall under the heading of "more creative" either.
Peace,
Mr DJA
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LeonidP
The stats say it all. All performers that I know of, whether Stones, Beatles, Aerosmith, Hendrix ... all had their best musical output when at the height of their drug use. And typically they go to shite after going sober, Aerosmith as the prime example.
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mr_dja
Better Performers -> Mostly NOT. While a drug may help to calm nerves or relieve stage fright, they all impede manual dexterity, brain function, heart function, etc. all of which are needed to perform. I'll leave a slight door open for a drug which helps someone w/ a condition similar to ADD to be able to focus more clearly on one task. I think the original poster wasn't talking about LEGAL drugs though. Technically, the aspirin which helps relieve a performer's headache would be helping make the musician a better performer. Still, I don't think that's what the original poster had in mind.
More Creative -> Overall I'm going to agree with 71Tele on this one... The creativity has got to be there to start with. Where I will leave some room for experimentation/debate is in the fact that certain drugs may lower a person's inhibitions or self-doubt allowing them to take chances and try things that they might not have tried sober. Not sure if that really is making them more creative though. Also, though some drugs will allow a performer to stay awake longer and thus have more artistic output, I don't think that this would fall under the heading of "more creative" either.
Peace,
Mr DJA
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LeonidP
The stats say it all. All performers that I know of, whether Stones, Beatles, Aerosmith, Hendrix ... all had their best musical output when at the height of their drug use. And typically they go to shite after going sober, Aerosmith as the prime example.
you'd think the record companies by now would get the message and require their artists to imbibe appropriate amounts before rolling tape. i just don't understand.
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The stats say it all. All performers that I know of, whether Stones, Beatles, Aerosmith, Hendrix ... all had their best musical output when at the height of their drug use. And typically they go to shite after going sober, Aerosmith as the prime example.
you'd think the record companies by now would get the message and require their artists to imbibe appropriate amounts before rolling tape. i just don't understand.
While i agree, it is very unfair to the sucky non-druggy artists ... There should be testing, like w/ steroids in baseball, and if an artist is found to be drugged up, or any evidence of drug use leading to enhanced songs/performance in the past, they should be stricken from the records and those albums should be deleted/burned/recalled/etc. To get started on this, I just trashed my Exile, Beggar's, etc.
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LeonidP
The stats say it all. All performers that I know of, whether Stones, Beatles, Aerosmith, Hendrix ... all had their best musical output when at the height of their drug use. And typically they go to shite after going sober, Aerosmith as the prime example.
you'd think the record companies by now would get the message and require their artists to imbibe appropriate amounts before rolling tape. i just don't understand.
While i agree, it is very unfair to the sucky non-druggy artists ... There should be testing, like w/ steroids in baseball, and if an artist is found to be drugged up, or any evidence of drug use leading to enhanced songs/performance in the past, they should be stricken from the records and those albums should be deleted/burned/recalled/etc. To get started on this, I just trashed my Exile, Beggar's, etc.
i think you have this bass-akward....
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The stats say it all. All performers that I know of, whether Stones, Beatles, Aerosmith, Hendrix ... all had their best musical output when at the height of their drug use. And typically they go to shite after going sober, Aerosmith as the prime example.
you'd think the record companies by now would get the message and require their artists to imbibe appropriate amounts before rolling tape. i just don't understand.
it will never seem level with the proper drug usage, though
While i agree, it is very unfair to the sucky non-druggy artists ... There should be testing, like w/ steroids in baseball, and if an artist is found to be drugged up, or any evidence of drug use leading to enhanced songs/performance in the past, they should be stricken from the records and those albums should be deleted/burned/recalled/etc. To get started on this, I just trashed my Exile, Beggar's, etc.
i think you have this bass-akward....
just trying to level the playing field...