[JuZ]

Surely it's a personal choice made by each individual (I somehow feel obliged to mention the fact, however tedious, that it's illegal, hehe). There's plenty of good music made with and with out the assistance of various substances, and like hog says, you can either write a tune or you can't... a ton of pot won't make a tone-deaf idiot into a musical genius in anyone else's eyes (ears?) but their own!

I think drugs have at least helped along a lot of awesome music, whether you agree with using them or not

I think drugs have at least helped along a lot of awesome music, whether you agree with using them or not

But how do we know? We might know that a certain artist was regularly on drugs during writing an album we love, alright. But how can we tell that the drugs really had an impact on the writing? I still don't hear a song and go like: "Wow, that riff must have been written while being high on LSD!"

Drugs in the industry are good. Why wouldn't they be? If someone is influenced to write something by taking a walk in the park, then I don't see what's wrong with them being influenced by drugs. Drugs get the artistic juices goin'. Sometimes.

Look at all the famous jazz musicians that were addicts. Can you slight their music for them being on a lil' somethin' somethin'?

The proof is in the pudding... I welcome drugs with open arms.

This thread goes hand in hand with the "...pain..thread" and the "....tattoo...thread"! It depends on if you want it or not. I don't care that much if my idol or "Superstar" or whatever does drugs, got an tattoo or a plastic surgery. At the end of the day we're all just humans!

I think drugs have at least helped along a lot of awesome music, whether you agree with using them or not

But how do we know? We might know that a certain artist was regularly on drugs during writing an album we love, alright. But how can we tell that the drugs really had an impact on the writing? I still don't hear a song and go like: "Wow, that riff must have been written while being high on LSD!"

I don't think you can know for sure, but it seems pretty likely to me

[JuZ]

Drugs in the industry are good. Why wouldn't they be? If someone is influenced to write something by taking a walk in the park, then I don't see what's wrong with them being influenced by drugs. Drugs get the artistic juices goin'. Sometimes.

Look at all the famous jazz musicians that were addicts. Can you slight their music for them being on a lil' somethin' somethin'?

The proof is in the pudding... I welcome drugs with open arms.

I can go along with the idea that controlled use of certain substances can assist in songwriting etc. But the whole heroin addiction thing... I'm guessing you've got a pretty black sense of humour!

It killed Kurt Cobain. It gave the 90s a music legend. That was good for the music industry.

drugs are both good and bad, sometimes i have good times sometimes bad, but ive had good relationship and bad ones and im not giving up pusssy!!!

lsd=good
ketamine=bad

also lots of drugs in the 80s and that was a horrible era of crap pop tunes

remember "your gold, youve got the power to know"

I think some of us really see those things too much in black and white. Basically saying that every musical effort without any drugs involved is boring and not more than music theory exercises is just as narrow-minded as saying that drugs definitely do enhance one's music.

Let's say you know that one of your favourite musicians does drugs, do you know that he writes his music when being on it? If this is the case, how can you tell that they make him come up with riffs and melodies he wouldn't come up without drugs? Except for those of us who have had their own experiences with writing music while being on drugs, it's a very vague topic and I'm surprised by how easy some come up with a verdict (as I've expressed before).

I think some of us really see those things too much in black and white. Basically saying that every musical effort without any drugs involved is boring and not more than music theory exercises is just as narrow-minded as saying that drugs definitely do enhance one's music.

Let's say you know that one of your favourite musicians does drugs, do you know that he writes his music when being on it? If this is the case, how can you tell that they make him come up with riffs and melodies he wouldn't come up without drugs? Except for those of us who have had their own experiences with writing music while being on drugs, it's a very vague topic and I'm surprised by how easy some come up with a verdict (as I've expressed before).

You might have a point about drugs but I stand by my point that music theory and metal don't go together at all (there's like... 2 exceptions)

Hence why metal is trash, but that's another topic.

Yeah. I have a somewhat black sense of humor....

lsd=good
ketamine=bad

Ketamine is used as horse tranquilizer, is it not?

And yeah, I suppose it's up to them whether or not they use drugs. Some beautiful music has been produced on drugs, other beautiful music has been produced off drugs. It's up to the artist. They're not always producing music for you. To be honest if I write a song it's for me, and I'd prefer if nobody else listened the majority of the time. Except maybe for people I'm really close to.

I don't know about anyone else, but I'm high on life!!!

Life's letting me down