Quote:
|
No they just drank heavily, because thats sooo much different than doing drugs. Thats how they presume Mozart died. From led poisoning. He got that because they would put led balls in the bottom of the wine and he drank a hell of a lot.
|
First of all, no one really knows how Mozart dies, and I've actually never heard of that explanation before so I doubt that many people really presume he died that way. That's sort of besides the point though.
I will admit, however, that Mozart was a heavy drinker. This definitely does not mean every great classical composer was a heavy drinker. Bach definitely wasn't. If you think the way Mozart behaved was standard for 1600-1700s composers, or for any musician, than you need to recheck your facts. Basically, using Mozart as a benchmark for what was normal behavior among classical composers is pretty much a waste of time.
Threaded Mode