duga

agreed

certain drugs i feel get rid of a certain level of self consciousness and allow music to flow a bit more freely. so...the talent was there the whole time. a lot of people think smoking bud allows them to be more creative. for me, i've noticed when playing guitar after smoking i'm a little less worried about playing something revolutionary and totally original and i will just play what sounds good to play.

for the guys on the harder stuff...i think they are tortured and produce good stuff because it clicks with us on a very emotional level that only someone experiencing such an extreme can articulate, and then drugs just happen to be an unfortunate added circumstance. it is not that the drugs are helping. there are plenty of bands with their members on something who don't produce anything worthwhile at all.