Do you think drugs help creativity?

[ItAcHi]

well..if one is creative..den he wun need drugs to boost his creativity in the 1st place...and if one doesnt have tt much of creative..he just need to keep writing and playing...and work his way out...ultimately its ur hard work tt pays off..

 

[Mobius]

Re: Amphetamines

In the genetic world, the PCR or polymerase chain reaction machine, one that duplicates DNA was conjured up after the inventor admitted to having an acid trip or LSD flashback. He later won the Nobel Prize.

He supposedly was high on drugs and driving down the driveway and saw how the DNA can be repliacted. But that guy spiralled out of control, and wasted his life. He could have made millions from the PCR, but he decides to spend it on woman and drugs.

The point is using drugs to get creative will become a crutch. No doubt they claim it helps them to write beautiful music, but look at how screw up their lifes are. Stay away from drugs.

 

[spink_grrl101]

there r 2 different type of drugs-the good and the bad..the so-called good drugs r ya painkillers like panadols and maybe anti-depressants like Prozac or sodium valproate..these drugs definitely benefit mankind n from wat i usually hear,artists r more prone to depression or manic-depression and thus, it is definitely good for them to take em to sustain or enhance their creativity and ultimately normal life..

but the bad drugs like LSD etc. will not do anyone, musicians included, any good even though it offers temporary solitude and highs..n it definitely does not enhance creativity..it deteriorates ya mind in fact..

so yeah.. :wink:

 

[lppier]

I don't think they were stoned when they wrote the songs..
If you need drugs to write good songs, it's not your true ability, IMO.

Pier.

The greatest quote is this - The Beatles were on drugs and they wrote our hits. Jimi Hendrix was on drugs when he wrote our hits. It's nothing to look down on. Sooner or later, humans will be relying on chemicals to enhance their performance, their minds. It'll become a necessity in time to come.

 

[unsane]

i'd bet no one who posted on this thread has ever taken any manner of drug before..

 

[litford]

see, I think drugs have done some *good* things for us, I really do.
And if you don’t believe drugs have done good things for us, do me a
Favor: go home tonight and take all your albums, all your tapes, and all
Your cd’s and burn em’. cause you know what? the musicians who’ve made
All that great music that’s enhanced your lives throughout the years...
Rrrrrrrrrrrrreal fuckin high on drugs.’

Tool - third eye

actually it was bill hicks, they just used a sample of his act.

 

[mejonz]

i think most artists dun take drugs when writing songs... more of when they are playing or performing on stage...den they use the drugs to keep their energy levels high throughout..

 

[Vaiyen]

Re: Amphetamines

In the genetic world, the PCR or polymerase chain reaction machine, one that duplicates DNA was conjured up after the inventor admitted to having an acid trip or LSD flashback. He later won the Nobel Prize.

He could have made millions from the PCR, but he decides to spend it on woman and drugs.

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Isn't that the best way to spend millions? Lol.

But the point is, he made an groundbreaking discovery, and it probably wouldn't have been possible if he weren't under the influence.

 

[wangdexian]

Drugs can make you hallucinate, so it's possible that drugs enhance your creativity INDIRECTLY.
However, don't do it.

 

[ephyra]

hmmmm actually if u look at those artist who took drug they are usually the ones who were very poor and very lonely in thier early days ... they lived in the streets and the onli thing that made them forget that pain or lonelyness was by taking drugs and alcohol ...

but if u ask me i think it was very weak of them to rely on dirty substance to help relive thier pain rather than using thier will power ... they reach certain stardom but in the end they lose thier health and come crashing down ... some die

but the bottom line is drugs is not good for u ... losing ur health to gain wealth is very bad mathematics ... in the end u have to pay doc fees ... or even worst ur life will be on the line so no point risking it ...
jus my honest opinion
cheers!! 8)

 

[ChanMin]

good tunes may have been written under the influence of drugs.. or alchohol.
but im real sure the greatest minds in this world didnt have to use any drugs to enhance performance of the brain. Albert einstein most surely didnt have to hit his bong to come up with the theory of relativity, or e= mc2 .

 

[bongman]

they help you in the creative process
then kills you later... ...

Mick Jagger (Rolling Stones) and Keith Richards
wrote some of their best efforts under the influence
of drugs and now they are still rocking as grandfathers!

and rubber-lips Mick got knighted last or 2 years back ?

 

[lars_ulrich]

a lot of media have hyped this up before, and seriously it would be impossible for you to verify unless you have abused drugs for songwriting purposes before.

+1 to this. how can u tell if it boosts ur creativity unless uve alraedy tried it??? everyone knows drugs are bad and they do damage to ur bodies and all but what about the mind? pple say it takes them to different places. but unless we've tried them, we cant say for sure.

 

[Narcoleptia]

Hmm. I can't really decide in the broad perspective.

Look at Trent Reznor. His early albums were fucking awesome but when he quit drugs/alcohol fully...'With Teeth' is the end product and it kinda sucked, a bit.

I'm not sure if The Fragile was affected in any way since it was about the same time he was in the process of quitting.


In Singapore context though, I see a lot of talented musicians out there without being under any influence of drugs. As for the less-talented, I feel it's because we as Singaporeans are not exposed to the world enough, therefore explaining why certain lyrics suck. Not because drugs fuels creativity and we dont not use drugs.


...SO, DRUGS ARE BAD MMKAY (in general)

 

[Darren]

Re: Amphetamines

The point is using drugs to get creative will become a crutch. No doubt they claim it helps them to write beautiful music, but look at how screw up their lifes are. Stay away from drugs.

They moment we decided to somehow let music in our lives, we are already screwed. Which musician doesnt have his own addictions.

 

[candie]

Drugs help boost stupidity :lol:

 

[Cheez]

everyone knows drugs are bad and they do damage to ur bodies and all but what about the mind? pple say it takes them to different places. but unless we've tried them, we cant say for sure.

Mind and body are linked. A mere toothache is sufficient prove - try composing or doing anything for that matter with a gnawing toothache.

The mind will be damaged. So will be the body. And both at the same time.

This thread may have been going on for long enough. I know ex-drug addicts; I've worked amongst drug addicts - trust me, you don't want to go there. Many times, the damage to the brain/mind/body etc is permanent.

 

[soft]

yes, the problem is drugs and vice activities are used to glam up the whole "this is my life" kind of culture. some who are not strong in mind will give in to drugs.

imagine without food for 4 days, that's how it feel without drugs for 1 day.

 

[madmonkeykungfu]

the thing is not everyone is a hendrix or a lennon. What if one starts to take drugs only to find out that it is not helping creatively? Then you'll be fucked.

better be down to earth and work hard to improve your musicianship instead of looking for shortcuts.

 

[jumbofret]

What about porn? :lol: