Do you think musicians should start doing drugs again (Like back in the 60s-80s) so music will be good again?

Question

Think about it.

Although i am only 19 (soon to be 20 in February), I have old school parents who told me about different genres of music that included rock, progressive, soul, psychedelic, new wave, rap, r&b, and blues.

But today anyone can make a hit song. All that is needed is either one of these two things (or both).
1. A nice body
2. A big butt and a pretty smile.

Back in the 60s and up to the 80s, knowing this from my own research and from my parents, many artists did either marijuana or LSD. These drugs have proven to give the artists that use them more prospective on their musical talents. When the so-called "War on Drugs" came about, this all ended. While i do agree that any drug can be abused, many people did not abuse it. One bad apple spoils the whole bunch.

Aaron

Answer 1

Musicians still do drugs today but abuse them rather than using them. Therefore, the creative influence is overwritten by mad highs and bad comedowns. Also they become so addicted that they have no time for their music.

Answer 2

HAHA...what a hilarious question. Good one too! Course, even if we got a petition together, it'd be pretty hard to pass a law, that says, if you're gonna be a musician, you gotta smoke at least a little dope, and trip at least once on one tryptamine, one phenethelamine, and so on. Tim Leary and the gang thought all the politicians should drop acid, so they'd get a clue. Look where that got him. No bro, we gotta move on, and find some new way to hook the would be artist back up to the cosmic revelation machine. My friend the quantum physicist, Nick Herbert, who might have tried the odd psychedelic here or there in the ancient past, said the physics community got egg on their face, when the lowly chemists came up with the way to technologically assist enlightenment, intelligence and creativity. Physics should be able to do it better. When they do, it will take so long to figure out what it is, that it will morph the world before there is time to pass a law against it. Then, music will be better than ever!

Answer 3

The music industry has always been filled with executives who fulfill the craziest desires of their performers to keep them happy and in-line. Drugs and sex are a part of it. Once a group is selected, management would rather keep close tabs on it's stars rather than let them run around looking for the drugs and sex. Management has a huge investments in the Stars, so it makes sense.

However, that being said, many stars never did drugs. Some had lovers of the same sex provided, and the media was kept quiet. Some were drug free and kept the focus on their music, like a few members of The Temptations.

It is a myth to think that they all did this. There were certainly many who focuses=d on their investments, their music, careers, and families. \

As far as good music goes, management pushes anything that they feel can sell. The real problem lies in independents labels which have been able to flood markets with anything and everything through the Internet and downloads. In the Long run, it will help many rise to the top who could previously be unknown forever.

i think a Good anti war movements will bring out the v=best songwriters.

Answer 4

The reason why there a lack of a drug scene in the music world is becuase people started abusing the substances. LSD became a party drug opposed to its inital intent as a mind-expanding psychedelic with positive theraputic purposes for people with social and emotional disorders; not to mention being a treatment for alcohol and cocaine dependence. The morons who jumped off of hotel buildings at 4 in the morning on 10 tabs of acid gave the drug a bad name becuase the only public exposure it's given is negative. I mean there is still drug use in the music world but it's not apart of the culture anymore.

You also have to understand that LSD WAS legal until 1966 where it was first outlawed in California becuase of the growing counter-culture that rejected Nixon's views on American foregin policy; mainly our involvement with Vietnam. So while the drug culture became a forefront of the hippie generation of the late 60's many other factors attributed to the quality of music.

Think of the time all of this was taking place; aside from our revolution there was never a more turbulant and unsetteling time in our country's history. There was a handful of things to draw influences from aside from drugs. Time and popular culture never mix, as time goes so do the fads and trends of the generations.

While the music of today is undoubtly a product from the music of yesterday just becuase drugs attributed to the quality of music then does not mean they would have the same effect now. But the option is always open that they could.

Answer 5

Well, music has evolved since then, so expecting the same kind of music is unrealistic. What's your definition of good music? Would you even know it when you hear it or would it have to compare to the music of the 60-80s? Remember also that drugs hurt a lot of artists and groups. Ask David Ruffin from the Temptations, oh yeah, that's right, he's dead. Believing that drugs will help people make better music is ignorant. I do agree with you that most of the music nowadays is garbage though. The rest, not so much...

Answer 6

That's funny, and I sort of had similar thoughts on this subject just the other day. I can name one musician who used to be great before he became a heroin addict, and that's the lead singer of Velvet Revolver, former lead singer for the Stone Temple Pilots. He was cool, now he sux really really really bad. I'm sure there are more examples like that, but at this very moment I can't pull them out of my head.
And I agree with the first guys answer. Times have changed, that's all.

Answer 7

you could "think of" something you pick yet that would not make it genuine. i can think of I surely have fluffy pink fur and wings, yet as quickly as I step out of the third floor window and take a examine out to fly, i'm going to verify i won't be in a position to in a 2d. God owes us no longer something. He has given us each and every thing we've and are: existence, a physique, a planet to outlive...and, btw, the opportunity of understanding Him in my opinion by way of Jesus Christ. We do our superb because of the fact we decide for to, no longer for any eventual "advantages." while you're doing stuff for applause, advantages, or attractiveness, it is not altruistic. it is horse-procuring and advertising.

Answer 8

Keith Richards.

Answer 9

I think a lot of them do drugs today. It's just not the same quality of drug. If this makes any sense, drugs back then were "safer" than they are today.

Answer 10

I wouldn't worry about it too much,I am sure that musicians do their share of drugs.