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Thread started 09/27/10 3:27am

philipdalton

Drug-free pop stars

A growing number of those in the recording industry have admitted taking drugs, but not all of them.

What about Britain's 'Peter Pan of Pop', Sir Cliff Richard?

http://www.dailymail.co.u...chard.html

Abba were asked in 'Abba:The Movie' if their lifestyle included drug use, but replied that it didn't.

Also there was Neil Diamond who took a well-publicized anti-drug stance in the sixties

http://home.netcom.com/~z.../ak_nd.htm

However, he did actually succumb to drug use at a later date

http://www.popcrunch.com/...ion-61-80/

Can anybody think off-hand of any pop stars who've kept themselves free of the demon weed?

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Reply #1 posted 09/27/10 4:16pm

KoolEaze

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Demon weed? lol

I think Prince´s almost scandal free life despite being in showbiz for more than three decades is pretty remarkable. The few incidences I´ve heard of are not worth mentioning, including the blown out of proportion ecstacy trip before Lovesexy came out.

Considering who he is and how far he´s come, it is amazing that he is as clean as he is.

" I´d rather be a stank ass hoe because I´m not stupid. Oh my goodness! I got more drugs! I´m always funny dude...I´m hilarious! Are we gonna smoke?"
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Reply #2 posted 09/28/10 3:00am

JoeTyler

Prince

Madonna

Michael Jackson

The Edge (as far as I know)

Kylie Minogue

Alan Wilder (exDepeche Mode)

tinkerbell
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Reply #3 posted 09/28/10 3:51am

bboy87

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JoeTyler said:

Prince

Madonna

Michael Jackson

The Edge (as far as I know)

Kylie Minogue

Alan Wilder (exDepeche Mode)

You know people are gonna after you for that one, right? neutral

"We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world."
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Reply #4 posted 09/28/10 4:00am

JoeTyler

bboy87 said:

JoeTyler said:

Prince

Madonna

Michael Jackson

The Edge (as far as I know)

Kylie Minogue

Alan Wilder (exDepeche Mode)

You know people are gonna after you for that one, right? neutral

Hmmm, I didn't want to make a joke about it confused ; I thought that this thread was about pop/rock stars who willingly bought drugs for recreational use (cocaine, weed, heroin, ecstasy,etc.), not for medicinal purposes...

tinkerbell
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Reply #5 posted 09/28/10 4:15am

bboy87

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JoeTyler said:

bboy87 said:

You know people are gonna after you for that one, right? neutral

Hmmm, I didn't want to make a joke about it confused ; I thought that this thread was about pop/rock stars who willingly bought drugs for recreational use (cocaine, weed, heroin, ecstasy,etc.), not for medicinal purposes...

I wasn't making a joke, but you know some orgers.....someone was gonna pounce on it with all the crap that's been said neutral

"We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world."
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Reply #6 posted 09/28/10 4:45am

Shawnt27

JoeTyler said:

Prince


Madonna


Michael Jackson


The Edge (as far as I know)


Kylie Minogue


Alan Wilder (exDepeche Mode)


I remember reading an article about The Edge taking shrooms that were given to him by Adam Clayton, the bass player. The article was written by the edge and he described his experiences.
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Reply #7 posted 09/28/10 5:14am

SEANMAN

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Janet Jackson. I think Madonna used to do X back in the day (according to her RRHOF speech). Wasn't it rumored that, in that rare Youtube video with Prince and MJ sharing the stage with James Brown, that P had just done drugs backstage with JB's band--hence his loopy demeanor when he finally hit the stage? With MJ, he never did illegal drugs, but if you're talking prescrips...

[Edited 9/28/10 5:17am]

"Get up off that grey line"
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Reply #8 posted 09/28/10 5:30am

ZombieKitten

Frank Zappa used to say he didn't use any drugs except tobacco

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Reply #9 posted 09/28/10 5:35am

musicjunky318

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Certainly Ms. Goody Two-Shoes Beyonce hasn't done any.

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Reply #10 posted 09/29/10 5:27pm

badujunkie

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SEANMAN said:

Janet Jackson. I think Madonna used to do X back in the day (according to her RRHOF speech). Wasn't it rumored that, in that rare Youtube video with Prince and MJ sharing the stage with James Brown, that P had just done drugs backstage with JB's band--hence his loopy demeanor when he finally hit the stage? With MJ, he never did illegal drugs, but if you're talking prescrips...

[Edited 9/28/10 5:17am]

Janet likes the herb a LOT

I'll leave it alone babe...just be me
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Reply #11 posted 09/29/10 5:59pm

Unholyalliance

This is impossible to answer. No one knows what these people are doing by themselves when they are alone and nor should anyone try to. While some of them may not be addicts there is no telling what shit they have tried in their lifetimes.

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Reply #12 posted 09/29/10 6:09pm

MyLuv229

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JoeTyler said:

Prince

Madonna

Michael Jackson

The Edge (as far as I know)

Kylie Minogue

Alan Wilder (exDepeche Mode)

Madonna? I don't know if I can believe that. She wanted to know why weed wasn't legal yet and didn't she do some drugs during the early NY clubbing days?

"If you enter this world knowing you are loved and you leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can be dealt with" - Michael Jackson
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Reply #13 posted 09/29/10 7:03pm

Paris9748430

I know Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley abstain from alcohol and drugs.

JERKIN' EVERYTHING IN SIGHT!!!!!
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Reply #14 posted 09/29/10 7:17pm

trueiopian

badujunkie said:

SEANMAN said:

Janet Jackson. I think Madonna used to do X back in the day (according to her RRHOF speech). Wasn't it rumored that, in that rare Youtube video with Prince and MJ sharing the stage with James Brown, that P had just done drugs backstage with JB's band--hence his loopy demeanor when he finally hit the stage? With MJ, he never did illegal drugs, but if you're talking prescrips...

[Edited 9/28/10 5:17am]

Janet likes the herb a LOT

Stop lying.

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Reply #15 posted 09/29/10 8:19pm

minneapolisFun
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MJ willingly took drugs.

You're so glam, every time I see you I wanna slam!
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Reply #16 posted 09/29/10 8:21pm

PoppyBros

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tina turner, yay!

kylie minogue

bitchyonce

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Reply #17 posted 10/04/10 3:20am

philipdalton

Have many Americans ever heard of the Nolan Sisters? They claim to have steered clear of drugs.

http://www.express.co.uk/...an-sisters

The comedy pop group Barron Knights released a track called "Barron's Fun 40", which was meant to be an amusing chart including the song "'Sex, drugs and rock and roll' by the Nolan Sisters"

As regards a lot of pop people I don't know. I don't know about the Spice Girls, the Saturdays etc.

[Edited 10/4/10 3:43am]

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Reply #18 posted 10/04/10 6:31am

Mong

SEANMAN said:

Wasn't it rumored that, in that rare Youtube video with Prince and MJ sharing the stage with James Brown, that P had just done drugs backstage with JB's band--hence his loopy demeanor when he finally hit the stage?

[Edited 9/28/10 5:17am]

Yep, coke.

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Reply #19 posted 10/04/10 8:30pm

Cerebus

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musicjunky318 said:

Certainly Ms. Goody Two-Shoes Beyonce hasn't done any.

Ummm, I kinda doubt that she hasn't smoked some "demon weed". lol But maybe not.

However, weed shmeed. Who cares? It's not any worse than getting drunk or high on prescription drugs. Won't even be illegal much longer in a lot of places.

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Reply #20 posted 10/04/10 9:55pm

baroque

Adam Ant?

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Reply #21 posted 10/05/10 9:16am

Ellie

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Kylie did some shit back when she was dating Michael Hutchence. She admitted to that.

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Reply #22 posted 10/05/10 9:50am

vainandy

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Debbie Boone lol

Andy is a four letter word.
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Reply #23 posted 10/05/10 9:51am

vainandy

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PoppyBros said:

bitchyonce

falloff

Andy is a four letter word.
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Reply #24 posted 10/05/10 12:38pm

NDRU

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bboy87 said:

JoeTyler said:

Hmmm, I didn't want to make a joke about it confused ; I thought that this thread was about pop/rock stars who willingly bought drugs for recreational use (cocaine, weed, heroin, ecstasy,etc.), not for medicinal purposes...

I wasn't making a joke, but you know some orgers.....someone was gonna pounce on it with all the crap that's been said neutral

yeah, when you die of a drug overdose people tend to talk...

Adam Ant

Wes Montgomery

Steve Vai (at least when he was with Zappa)

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Reply #25 posted 10/05/10 11:12pm

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Madge was doing X and K in the early days and maybe even a little coke from time to time. She was all about pot in the BS era but she's been fairly clean since she has kids

Kylie experimented with things when she was with Michael Hutchence

You CANNOT use the name of God, or religion, to justify acts of violence, to hurt, to hate, to discriminate- Madonna
authentic power is service- Pope Francis
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Reply #26 posted 10/06/10 1:04am

bboy87

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NDRU said:

bboy87 said:

I wasn't making a joke, but you know some orgers.....someone was gonna pounce on it with all the crap that's been said neutral

yeah, when you die of a drug overdose people tend to talk...

Adam Ant

Wes Montgomery

Steve Vai (at least when he was with Zappa)

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lol

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Reply #27 posted 10/06/10 10:22am

SherryJackson

JoeTyler said:

Prince

Madonna

Michael Jackson

The Edge (as far as I know)

Kylie Minogue

Alan Wilder (exDepeche Mode)

yeahthat. Although I wonder about P sometimes. But hey, if he didn't, all the better.

Madonna...questionable. lol

[Edited 10/6/10 10:26am]

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Reply #28 posted 10/06/10 11:20am

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[Edited 10/6/10 11:20am]

iSnatch, iRead, iDrag. For Beysus and in general. Simple.
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