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Old 08-18-2020, 11:35 AM   #15 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Neapolitan View Post
Ian MacKaye was the first I knew that didn't take drugs and was open about it. I can say he was influential to me in that respect. A lot of other people I didn't have a clue who were or were not on drugs. Exceptions for those who were open about taking illegal drugs. Frank Zappa surprised me when I found out he didn't, but it made sense. I guess his attitude toward that kind of lifestyle shows up the way he lamb blasted the 70s/Disco club culture.

Dick Dale
Jeff Beck
John Fogerty
Poly Sterene
Henry Collins
Morrissey
J Mascis
If i like the music and the lyrics, i don't really care about personal life of a musician who wrote it (unless it's something creepy), but when i hear that someone is also as anti-drug as me, i respect them even more.
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