re: Are musicians forced to give up their lives to drugs in order to become great?

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Are musicians forced to give up their lives to drugs in order to become great? I think the drugs thing is more about being a touring musician who parties hard due to the atmosphere of the road which often eventually leads to serious, solitary addiction (Jerry Garcia, sitting alone in a dark rooms in his boxers eating Haagen Daaz and chasing the dragon for days on end). There is also a connection between the drugs and the creative mindset (whether it's exploration/experimentation or escape). Obviously I don't think drugs are in any way necessary to be a quality musician. Correlation does not equal causation.

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