Drugs lead to disaster and often end with death of the musicians

but sometimes they inspire musician in a good way.

I swear that Santana and Eric Clapton played much better when they were doing Lsd or who knows what.

Imagine Funkadelic without drugs or Sly and the Family Stone .

Do you think the music would have been just

as good in the case these musicians were not users ?

I cringe when some are like so and so was better when he was on drugs. I want my artists alive .

Most 1960's psychedelic music wouldn't have existed without it.

You can cringe as much as you want to but why don't we relay on

the facts and documents first.

take Santana for example

Woodstock 1969 performance of Soul Sacrifice is maybe the best ever

performance of that song.

Santana was high on lsd he tripped that neck of his Gibson SG guitar is snake.

Listen to his sound,listen to the stuff he played .His best licks ever with tremendous feel

Many give praise to a Jimi Hendrix as beingh the best performer on Woodstock but Santana was maybe better.

he putt audience to the state of trans.

I'm not saying drugs made some musicians play and compose better.

But maybe it did? or maybe it was a coincidence ?

Let's discuss

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thebanishedone said:

You can cringe as much as you want to but why don't we relay on

the facts and documents first.

take Santana for example

Woodstock 1969 performance of Soul Sacrifice is maybe the best ever

performance of that song.

Santana was high on lsd he tripped that neck of his Gibson SG guitar is snake.

Listen to his sound,listen to the stuff he played .

Many give praise to a Jimi Hendrix as beingh the best performer on Woodstock but Santana was maybe better.

he putt audience to the state of trans.

I'm not saying drugs made some musicians play and compose better.

But maybe it did? or maybe it was a coincidence ?

Let's discuss

Yes I’ll keep cringing and think nothing of it lol. I'm sure Drugs helped alot I just don't like the outcome of it but this is my opinion.

Babybugz you said : I'm sure Drugs helped alot I just don't like the outcome of it but this is my opinion.

i absolutely agree with you ,i also don't like the outcome,

but don't look on this topic as a praise to Drugs because it ain't.

Look at it as more from a social perspective on that subject.

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thebanishedone said:

Babybugz you said : I'm sure Drugs helped alot I just don't like the outcome of it but this is my opinion.

i absolutely agree with you ,i also don't like the outcome,

but don't look on this topic as a praise to Drugs because it ain't.

Look at it as more from a social standard.

Oh I know it’s not I’m just saying drugs shouldn’t have to be a necessity for good music but yes it did help for a lot of artists at that time.

babybugz said:

thebanishedone said:

Babybugz you said : I'm sure Drugs helped alot I just don't like the outcome of it but this is my opinion.

i absolutely agree with you ,i also don't like the outcome,

but don't look on this topic as a praise to Drugs because it ain't.

Look at it as more from a social standard.

Oh I know it’s not I’m just saying drugs shouldn’t have to be a necessity for good music but yes it did help for a lot of artists at that time.

Some of the classical composers centuries ago also used drugs, so it's not a new thing. So did book authors like Edgar Allen Poe.

MickyDolenz said:

babybugz said:

Oh I know it’s not I’m just saying drugs shouldn’t have to be a necessity for good music but yes it did help for a lot of artists at that time.

Some of the classical composers centuries ago also used drugs, so it's not a new thing. So did book authors like Edgar Allen Poe.

I know it’s not.

drugs are not bad in and of themselves, it is the abuse of drugs that is bad

Drugs can offer new experiences and new perceptions. Not that they are necessary, but they can inspire.

You guys should take a look at this book. Explains it all

When in need to awaken the third eye, or modify your perception..merely take one of the doors in the wall (Huxley's reference of LSD and other hallucinogenic drugs)

But personally..I do not condone the recreational use of drugs. Drugs and medicines are strictly for healing in my view.