rgx612a wrote:I don't know really? All i know is he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder during the Infinity album. Coulda been drugs that triggered it? I think he said he took acid for the first time during this time.
LSD will not make you bipolar. It might help expose the disorder, if anything...
My understanding is that during Infinity, Devin went through a major manic phase; a "Christ complex" where he started to believe that he had figured out the meaning of all of the chaos on the universe, or something. Some of the lyrics on Infinity hint at this ("In the morning, 'bout three or so, can't stop thinkin' 'bout the universe). Basically he just tried to capture all of these grand ideas on the album.
Afterwards, he came crashing down into a depressive state and spent the better part of a year being miserable. He was later diagnosed bipolar, and started taking meds. Physicist was made during the "grey period" in which the meds were having an effect.
Now, this is just what I've pieced together from various interviews. If Devin wants to join in this discussion and make me look foolish, he is welcome to do so...