My source is only a comment on a youtube site. But is it true he did take cocaine.

graecophilos said:

Give me the link.

Timmy84 said:

I read it months ago (probably even last year) ona video where Stevie wonder appeared on the Bill Cosby Show. I don't find the video now!


So it's not true???

graecophilos said:

Probably not. I read one Stevie bio when I was a kid and he said in the seventies or late sixties he tried some grass but he didn't like the feeling of it so he stopped that after one toke. John Lennon during his impromptu jam with Paul McCartney in 1974 offered Stevie some cocaine but he refused.

Timmy84 said:

mmh, that was such a bad jam session. They did Lucille, amongst others...
I love JL but I hate the fact he offered people drugs without caring for consequences (meaning making them addicts)

graecophilos said:

You know John fucked around with smack, right? "Cold Turkey" was about his and Yoko's heroin addiction.

Timmy84 said:

yeah, also on Hold On John he meantions cocaine and stuff..

Yeah. I've read all biographies. Goldman (who is pretty harsh) claimed John had holes in his inside nose because of consuming coke too much.

graecophilos said:

but anyway, this thread is about Stevie Wonder!!

graecophilos said:

Shit, someone on Panache Report a few days ago said a former background vocalist of his was supposed to be writing a tell-all book on him. I think though that no drugs will be talked about but of him being a player, lol... I remembered in 1999 some woman was suing him because he supposedly gave her herpes, lol! This was around the time he was getting inducted to the Kennedy Center.

Timmy84 said:

herpes... isn't it that what you get when you kiss someone??

btw, is SW divorced two times??

graecophilos said:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w...es_simplex

Stevie was divorced once. He married to his second wife now. He had like five kids out of wedlock and two with his current wife.
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graecophilos said:

No, that's pregnancy!

Rococomojo said:

it was no joke. I always thought you get herpes on your lips.

Stevie has always been anti-drugs.I recall a Rolling Stone magazine interview in the 80s where he said that "when you do drugs,you are sucking the devil's dick".

SoulAlive said:

I like his comment!

SoulAlive said:

The devil's dick?? OMG that was a hoot.

But true never the less You could bet that Steveland's words never fail him.

There have been all these stories about the Motown tours and people giving Stevie LSD. I'm really sorry about my childishness, but still to this day the thought of Stevie on LSD is pretty funny. But that's when he wasn't really yet into his synths, I mean any synthnut knows that's a whole another kind of addiction altogether.

You really can't call a guy who bought two GX-1's a person who doesn't have problems.

The rumor is Stevie did LSD in the early 70s and didn't like it at all. That's why he wrote "Too High" and the graphics on INNERVISONS have a drug theme. That was his first hallucinogenic experience.

He had a collision while touring to support INNERVISIONS and almost died from head injuries. That was his second hallucinogenic experience. That yielded, "Contusions", an instrumental jam from the live set that ended up on SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE, but lyrical themes "Heaven is 10 Zillion Light Years Away" and the graphics are manifested in FULFILLINGNESS' FIRST FINALE.

While it migh be possible he did coke in the 80s, it's highly unlikely it became a habit. He might be sex addict, though, He has had a number of extra-marital affairs but has managed to keep most of the details out of the news though that one report of herpes broke through (pun intended). A couple ofthe affairs resulted in children born out of wedlock, but he seems to provide for all his offspring,

Timmy84 said:

Yeah,at first I was shocked at that comment,but he's absolutely right.Stevie tells it like it is

PFunkjazz said:

oh, and how many of his children are out of wedlock???

I think it's funny, I wonder how Stevie chooses his woman. They are never ugly!!

graecophilos said:

Cold sores are a form of Herpes, but surely you do know about Genital Herpes, Right ?
[Edited 9/22/08 9:23am]

graecophilos said:

Are you sure he knows who he picks?

Anyway, he had five children out of wedlock before marrying his second and latest wife and then having two children with her.

PFunkjazz said:

Interesting. I think it may had been coincidence that he had that accident. I don't know if it was because of the LSD trip.

Yeah, Stevie sure seems like a sex addict from what I've heard.

banks said:

no!

Timmy84 said:

come on, Stevie a sex addict?? It's so funny because Stevie's in the public always so perfecly nice and funny and sweet. Like a little brother or something.
Do you guys connect Stevie with sex??

So, he had NO children with Syreeta his first wife, and Aisha was out of wedlock or what?? She came 1976?

And when did he marry his current wife???

and if you say aout of wedlock. does this mean he has sex outside his marriage???

lol @ the devil's dick, I like that!

alphastreet said:

it's great. I gotta use that in teh near future.

Timmy84 said:

Go back and reread. I never said there was a connection. The LSD was prior to recording INNERVISIONS, while the accident was during the tour for INNVERVISIONS.

graecophilos said:

Im not really sure of the exact count, but it's more than one.!

graecophilos said:

Herpes simplex is a viral disease caused by Herpes simplex viruses; both herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) and herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) cause herpes simplex. Infection with the herpes virus is categorized into one of several distinct disorders based on the site of infection. Oral herpes, the visible symptoms of which are colloquially called cold sores, infects the face and mouth. Oral herpes is the most common form of infection. Infection of the genitals, commonly known as herpes, is the second most common form of herpes. Other disorders such as herpetic whitlow, herpes gladiatorum, ocular herpes (keratitis), cerebral herpes infection encephalitis, Mollaret's meningitis, neonatal herpes, and possibly Bell's palsy are all caused by herpes simplex viruses.

Herpes viruses cycle between periods of active disease—presenting as blisters containing infectious virus particles—that last 2–21 days, followed by a remission period, during which the sores disappear. Genital herpes, however, is often asymptomatic, though viral shedding may still occur. After initial infection, the viruses move to sensory nerves, where they reside as life-long, latent viruses. Causes of recurrence are uncertain, though some potential triggers have been identified. Over time episodes of active disease reduce in frequency.

Herpes simplex is most easily transmitted by direct contact with a lesion or the body fluid of an infected individual. Transmission may also occur through skin-to-skin contact during periods of asymptomatic shedding. Barrier protection methods are the most reliable, but not failsafe, method of preventing transmission of herpes. Oral herpes is easily diagnosed if the patient presents with visible sores or ulcers. Early stages of orofacial herpes and genital herpes are harder to diagnose; laboratory testing is usually required. Prevalence of HSV infections varies throughout the world. Poor hygiene, overcrowding, lower socioeconomic status, and birth in an undeveloped country have been identified as risk factors associated with increased HSV-1 childhood infection. Additional studies have identified other risk factors for both types of HSV.

There is currently no cure for herpes; no vaccine is currently available to prevent or eliminate herpes. However, treatments are available to reduce viral reproduction and shedding, prevent the virus from entering the skin, and alleviate the severity of symptomatic episodes