ok, i know drugs (like heroin and crack) are horrible substances and do horrible things to you if you use them but...i dont know where else to turn.. i told my family i would never use such things but..it seems that today sex and drugs are the essential elements needed to make rock stars. im currently not useing anything, im 14 and have never tried drugs, sex or alchohol before. you really need to know me personaly to understand where im coming from and no im not interested in meeting you online.. i need help.. my idols are the Red Hot Chili Peppers and maybe youd understand me better if you were a fan yourself. They went through terrible hardships to get to were they are today... i just dont know what to do... give me any advice you have please?
2006-07-21 07:16:18 · 21 answers · asked by chilipepperbabe 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
I find it very disturbing that you feel you have to resort to sex or drugs in order to fulfill your dreams. Despite what you think there are many rock stars who don't use drugs. First of all I want to start out by saying that sex is for married people. Take your time and enjoy your childhood and don't let your friends or anyone else pressure you into doing anything you don't want to do. Secondly everyone on Yahoo may not have good intentions so in the future refrain from using your age. Last but not least. No matter what your problem or question is, illegal drugs are never the answer. Drugs cause problems. They never solve them. As you grow older you will find that their is more to life than fame and money. If you want to turn to anything, let it be God. If it is truly meant for you to be a rock star, God will make a way for that to happen for you and you won't have to do drugs or compromise your moral values to achieve it. This is the cave man signing out. I will be praying for you. Peace.
2006-07-21 07:39:29 · answer #1 · answered by cave man 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi. I love me some RHCP. In my top ten of all time. I don't know where you get your information about drugs as being "essential elements to make rock stars" Quite frankly, this is not very smart thinking. I have done various drugs recreationally in my youth. Heroin and crack will ruin your life. Period. Do NOT use these substances under any condition. Have you noticed how a lot a rock bands went "through terrible hardship"? It is almost like a crutch they all hide behind. "Oh, my songs have real meaning because I used heroin". Hogwash. This is hype. Don't believe the hype. You think those guys are happy when the public eye is not observing their actions? I don't think so...I would recommend you see a therapist to talk about this before you do something that you will regret the rest of your life. Please. What your saying is the equivalent of "Well, all pro athletes use steriods, so I need steriods too." The long term effects of steriods are baaad. The same as drugs.Do you really think doing drugs will make you a rock star? Not even close. You have not even entered the real world yet. Just relax.
Enter..out.
2006-07-21 07:37:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm several decades old (: and have had friends from all walks of life & experiences. None who were involved in the drug culture want to even think about it! Those people who are involved in it feel lonely & tell others how'great' the experience is, just so they'll have someone to 'put in their time' with. You're probably familiar with the saying, "Misery Loves Company!". Such people lack meaningful purpose in their lives. You can Save yourself (& those who love you) a LOT of Deep Pain & Scars by Fighting to Avoid getting involved in Either 'the drugs Or sex scene'!!
Initially it may seem easier to 'go with the flow', but after that first bend in the 'river' are the RAPIDS & WHIRLPOOLS.
If you're already considering 'jumping in', you're already on the raft ... Climb out NOW. Get as Far away from the edge as Possibe, & STAY away! The surface water Appears very calm & placid. What you Can't see is that right underneath is the Strongest of currents that will Whisk you away & around the bend before you know what's happened! It doesn't matter How you get in ... you can jump, be pushed or thrown, or accidentaly slip ... it's all the same to the river! So, Stay FAR Away from it! That applies to others who are either toying with the idea, full-blown users, & anyone in-between. If you know someone like that, you might offer to help them find qualified help, but DO NOT try to help them yourself. If they aren't willing to accept Qualified help -- yet are willing to accept help directly from You -- they are actually just trying to keep your attentions coming their way. If they were really interested in getting help, wouldn't it make more sense for them to want it from Experienced professionals? So, Don't let yourself be conned. I strongly suggest that you Carefully read the following articles. You may even wish to base a discussion on one or more of them, with your parents, a counselor, or friends :
What Is YOUR Life Worth? :
~~ Life - Precious or Cheap?
~~ How Precious Is Your Life?
http://www.watchtower.org/library/w/2005/2/1/article_01.htm
DRUG ABUSE in the FAMILY -- What Can You Do? :
~~ Young People and Drugs
~~ How to Protect Your Children
~~ Soon - A Drug-Free World
http://www.watchtower.org/library/g/2003/4/8/article_01.htm
Could Your Life-Style Kill You? :
~~ Your Life-Style--What Are the Risks?
~~ How to Safeguard Your Health
~~ How to Maintain a Healthy Mental Outlook
http://www.watchtower.org/library/g/1999/7/8/article_01.htm
Drug Abuse—There Is a Solution! :
~~ Who Takes Drugs?
~~ Why Do People Abuse Them?
~~ There IS an Answer to Drug Abuse!
http://www.watchtower.org/library/g/2001/7/8/article_01.htm
Youths--Let Your Parents Help You Guard Your Heart! :
~~ Why Obey Your Parents?
~~ Attraction to the Opposite Sex
~~ The Persuasive Power of Your Peers
~~ Worthy of Honor
http://www.watchtower.org/library/w/2004/10/15/article_01.htm
Young People Ask--Why Am I Drawn to the Wrong People? :
~~ What Is Behind the Attraction?
~~ The Role of Family
~~ Other Influences
~~ The Power of Friendship
http://www.watchtower.org/library/g/2005/7/22a/article_01.htm
What IS Your Life Worth?
"Make Sure of All things; Hold Fast to what is Fine!" (1Th5:21)
2006-07-21 08:56:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My advice is that drugs are bad. Some are worse than others. Some may seem harmless, but become addictive. It's easy to rationalize drug abuse once a person is involved. There is nothing better than having a clear head and clear thinking- drugs and alcohol distort reality. Most likely, you've never heard of any happy ending or great results of drug addicts. You hear about famous people in the arts, entertainment people using (abusing) them- because they wind up in some terrible accident, get arrested, or over-dose and die. There is NO glamor in using drugs. The people that you admire were probably extremely talented before getting into drugs, now, they are possibly still talented, but will inevitably die or their talent will be shadowed by addiction. Like many, they could not make it to the show, or came up with some other excuse for not performing up to expectation. it is a loosing proposition. An common slogan of addiction: One is too many and thousands,.. never enough.
2006-07-21 07:21:04 · answer #4 · answered by ••Mott•• 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Red Hot Chili Peppers are a great band and it is true that many of the members have struggled with drugs. None of the members advocate drug use. On the contrary, the band has lost members to drug addiction and overdose. Anthony Kiedis has said that while he is on drugs no music gets made and the band flounders and that while he is clean they are productive and they make the music that brings us such joy. It is a fallacy that drugs contribute to musical productivity. Artists like the Chili Peppers make great music despite drug use, not because of it.
2006-07-21 07:32:18 · answer #5 · answered by redhotsillypepper 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They aren't where they are just by the terrible hardships. If it weren't for those hardships they would have gotten there much quicker. You don't needs drugs and alcohol to be a rock star. I can't express this enough, you don't need to follow somebody else's footsteps to accomplish your own dreams. The only essential element is talent and the will to succeed. So if jumping off a bridge was an essential element would you do it. Highly doubtful.
2006-07-21 07:26:36 · answer #6 · answered by purpleama456 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doing drugs does not a rock star make!. Most rock stars become that way due to talent (usually) or what passes for talent because it is popular. Then once they are making money and "in the scene" they start using drugs. And usually then their music suffers and they crash and burn and often die. Life is hard enough just in living it without adding the torture that hard drugs can add.
If you really want to be a musician - focus on your music; make decisions about what you will and won't do to your body; stick with that. Like the old Shakespeare quote "To your own self be true".
2006-07-21 07:24:27 · answer #7 · answered by yonica 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is needed to make a rock star is the ability to create, play, and market your music. Not all rock stars use drugs and have random sexual encounters, just the ones you read about in the paper. There are plenty of talented musicians who are sane, sober, and act just like the rest of us.
There's nothing in the rock star handbook that says you have to hit bottom in your personal life before you can have commercial success. Controversy and bad behavior make the paper. So the stars who do bad things, like use drugs, make the papers. The ones who behave themselves and focus on making music don't make the paper, but they do manage to sell records anyway.
Don't use drugs. If you think drug use will get you to rock stardom, you're nuts. Spend your drug money on music lessons. Spend the time you'd spend getting wasted on practicing your music.
2006-07-21 07:23:05 · answer #8 · answered by zartsmom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay i'm not really sure what your question is but i'll try my best. First of all, drugs, booze, and sex are not essential to make anything. Celebrity choices should not shape our own. If you want to get arrested or slowly kill yourself, go ahead, do the drugs. Oh, just saying this, but the reason there is a drinking age is because alchohol damages the teenage body while it is growing. Just a side note, you'd think that if you do something, like drink, until you have to puke it all up, you wouldn't do that again... just common sense, in my opinion.
Okay, back to you. If you are not comfortable doing something, that's your choice. NEVER let anyone pressure you into something. If you dont want to have sex and your partner says something like "If you loved me, you would", just tell them that "if you loved me, you wouldnt pressure me. " wait until your 21 to drink, its safer for your physical, emotional, and educational development. and everyone knows that people die from drugs. its kinda stupid to kill yourself like that.
Remember this is all just me advising you. no one can ever make you do anything you dont want to. be strong and stick to you own course.
2006-07-21 07:27:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello friend, this is wrong thinking that the drugs nad sex are theonly things that needs to make a rock star. the passion for music the grip the enthu for the knowledge of the music makes the person great musicain. then you can have all the other thing. firstly u concentrate on the music and not the drugs and sex. first try for the music .....
2006-07-21 07:23:05 · answer #10 · answered by Dr. Rahumika 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋