I was checking out the JW thread here and I commented to my mom about it. I was saying how people make such a big deal out of it cuz he gave up his "dirty" work and cursing. She said how JW don't do drugs or drink, which I'm aware of. Then I said "I dont think he ever did drugs"... and she's like speaking to me in a tone that says "get a reality check".
My dad then commented, "He did A LOT"

I can't bring myself to believe a word of that cuz then that would make his music more of an illusion rather than something that came from his soul.

Does anyone know for sure if he really did do drugs in his younger days?

man, this , the gay thing and TRC are topics that wont die.

if you are competent and able to decipher, you should be able to figure it out rather than go by other's opinions

He takes B-12 shots before gigs. He may have done E. He ejoys wine. He probably tried other things, but who really knows?

Music seems to be his drug. Lately he's switched to a generic brand.

I used to think that there was no way that Prince ever did drugs. The problem was with the conviction of my thoughts, not whether Prince has actually done drugs or not.

luvsexy4all said:

i just wanna know the truth. That's all.

the only reference I heard was the rumor that he pulled The Black Album cuz it was a result of a trip on ectasy... still dont know if i believe it or not... id willingly accept it if it were true, though.

In my opinion u do well listening 2 ur parents.... Look at his eyes paying very much attention (through the various pictures) and u will find THE TRUTH....

I have an answer 2 ur question but is betta u find it urself....

despite runours here and there, most bandmates have endorsed that Prince is clean, non-user and non-smoker. He is also almost a non-drinker and known (in the past)to have a glass or two of wine sometimes. Anti intoxication messages are also rampantly and sometimes subtly expressed in his songs.

ermm, has anyone seen the show, when he got up on stage at James Brown concert? with MJ?? Just my opinion, but i think he might quite possible be floating away on a kite at that moment in time, but again, u would need to watch it to make ur own opinion.

armybrat said:

I also think of Alan Leeds comments how when on tour, Prince wouldn't even pack his own toiletries, so someone from the inner circle with full access to his rooms- like him- would have known.
I'm still on the fence about the x trip causing him to pull the BA. It would be a question I'd ask him if given the chance- and was guaranteed an honest answer.
Also, people as far back as Chris Moon have said he didn't use or even drink much. And Moon had no reason to lie.

I believe that he did drugs in the past.
If you've ever seen the video clip where he performed: "Sometimes I feel like a motherless child" in front of a live audience. He looked stoned out of his skull and acted accordingly on that one.
It shouldn't surprise you at all, that he was doing drugs. Prince changes his mind about things every 5 minutes. Whatever he believes in at the moment is the truth for him.

Yeah, the E thing was true. I think he was on E for 'Lovesexy' as well. That album screams of MDMA.

He's probably had the odd spliff here or there.

Uhhh....who HASN'T done drugs?

xplnyrslf said:

ME

girl66 said:

yeah... me too.

a lot of people in my college drink... i never got into that at all. but im 20, so im still kinda underage... but even if i was of age, i still wouldnt

DreamyPopRoyalty said:

As Prince has said himself, life is about learning and being open to experiences. I'm the same age as you, Dreamy, but growing up where I grew up and coming from a broken home, etc, led me to the streets from the age of 11/12, where everyone drank, and "did drugs" - I hate using that term because it's such a blanket term mostly used by people that don't understand that there is a BIG DIFFERENCE between having a spliff, popping some E's,dropping some acid and stuff like shooting up heroin or smoking crack. big big big big difference.

Anyway the point is, P is from the streets too and was more than likely smoking weed etc as a teenager - particularly when you take into consideration his idols were folks like Santana and Hendrix. And since he has been the most sexual of freaky-deekeys for a long time, I am under no illusions that part of that was E-fuelled. Anyone vaguely familiar with the experiences of stuff like E will tell you that Lovesexy and The Black Album are drenched with it (Lovesexy being a good trip and The Black Album being a more fucked up one).....and I'd certainly wager that parts of Around The World in A Day were done whilst on Acid.....especially to re-create the 60s psychedelic Sergeant Pepper-esque themes that so much of that album was based on.
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I graduated from high school in 1973. Need I say more?

supercalifragifunkysexy sounds like he did it under drugs

I honestly don't think he ever did any drugs but don't know for sure!

regarding the comment above that 'he is from the streets',
I don't think he is from those kind of 'streets' which hip hop artists refer to today. He's from a broken home but still from a reasonably well educated and OK family, his mother was a Masters Degree holder and the pictures of his house from the inside also show that they were not quite living in penury. No bandmate has ever come on record that he used drugs, in fact, people have been on record saying that he used to despise drugs and users. I even remember reading somewhere that he used to get irritated even if people smoked around him, maybe the one off E experience rumour had some truth in it but besides that I don't think he has been into intoxicants of any kind ever.

armybrat said:

I live in Minneapolis, he did not come from what is considered "the streets"

I don't care what he did in the past.

luvsexy4all said:

i belive he used drugs.
to create psyhodelic mood of music you got to know what psyhodelic is.
it's a state of mind.
i think he used drugs like marihuana extasy,lsd.
i think there is lot of his music he made when he was high like:
around in the world in a day
parade
black album
lovesexy
rainbow children,please don't tell me prince and morris were not high during cloreen bacon skin>?

luvsexy4all said:

girl66 said:

me three!!!

I think it's pretty much a fact that Prince drinks occasionally (as he mentioned it in songs...)

I think it's, also, true that he's at least tried "E" once because there have been enough people come forward and mention that event.

I don't think he was ever a heavy user of anything other than vajayjay.

thebanishedone said:

Listen to the lyrics. It's ALL ABOUT E!!!

Squirrel Meat = ECSTASY.

girl66 said:

me 2

armybrat said:

I believe you have it correct.

Prince doesn't seem like the "Let me try that" kind of guy. I think only Dopes do Dope, and His head is on too tight for that!