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Does taking drugs enhance artist creativity?

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TOK:
I would say drugs hurt live performances, but definitely enhance the writing and riff making.
Listen to Nine Inch Nails. The stuff with Reznor straight is all crap. All his demons are gone.

leapinlew:
I would say drugs are the only thing that make Nirvana, Pearl Jam or nearly anything from the "Grunge" scene palatable.

 ;D

Ginsu Victim:

--- Quote from: TOK on May 21, 2008, 05:56:34 pm ---I would say drugs hurt live performances, but definitely enhance the writing and riff making.
Listen to Nine Inch Nails. The stuff with Reznor straight is all crap. All his demons are gone.



--- End quote ---

Heard the new free album? Horrible. I haven't liked NIN since the EP "Further Down the Spiral"

danny_galaga:

syd barrett was schizophrenic. i think the only drugs he took were for that problem. (edit: oops, i musta been thinking of the rest of the band. barrett was loaded most of the time it seems!) and i think cobain only took serious drugs AFTER nirvanas initial success (but i could be wrong). out of that list i would say only the beatles actually created something new BECAUSE of drugs. people like hendrix were just freakin talented. drugs probably took some of the edge off them, rather than enhanced them.

on the other hand, nick cave is a whole lot less interesting now that he has no drug demons to fuel the fire...

rhoelsch:
There's no question that drugs have left most in a downward destructive spiral that's been too difficult for many to overcome. It's a shame the talent the world has lost. However, I will say that I think that there's some who've creatively benefited from being slightly out of their gourd, regardless of how it may have effected ability. Youth, frustration, angst... can't beat 'em for some of the best stuff... until the suits start meddling, and that NEVER seems to feed the muse. Not many have proven strong enough to corral all the beasts that suddenly appear with success...but there does appear to be a sweet spot that's hit just before everything comes down on them, or sobriety, for some...and I'm still not sure if it's a product of the process, or if the drugs add fuel to the creative spark.

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