Drugs in Music
Drugs in music have long been considered a common staple of the music world. Drugs and music goes back a long way, back to the early days of jazz, in which jazz musicians, playing for long hours at various venues, would often use drugs to keep them going for hours on end. Careers and Drugs in Music Drugs being part of the music culture has not changed all that much over the years; people are just more aware of its influences and dangers than most would have been in the past. Many performers have felt that using drugs in music would enhance their performances, make them more famous. But oftentimes, it has made them more infamous and has shortened their careers and their lives. Careers Cut Short By Drugs in Music. One has to think of the names of various musicians and singers whose lives were cut short by constant drug use, Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker, Frankie Lymon, Jimi Hendrix, … [Read More...]
Easy Rider
(1969) Easy Rider film written by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Terry Southern. The 1969 film Easy Rider that was written and directed by Peter Fonda, Terry Southern, and Dennis Hopper that portrays the lifestyle of two hippy, drug using bikers. The film actually landed a spot in the Library of Congress National Registry in 1998 because of its iconic status of the times and the changes that the movie sparked in Hollywood in the late 1960’s. Easy Rider and drugs Easy Rider partially achieved its fame because of the use of real drugs in the movie while portraying the use of Marijuana and other drugs. The two hippies, played by Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper themselves, get rich from selling smuggled Cocaine to a rich drug connection which sets them off on a road trip across the country to Louisiana for Mardi Gras in a spiritual search for freedom. During their road trip, they meet … [Read More...]
Scarface
(1983) Scarface starring: Al Pacino, Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer Although Scarface was a 1983 movie that was originally criticized for its violence, drug use, and graphic use of language, today it is an iconic movie that remains in production because of its status and popularity. Even those who have never seen the movie recognize its traditional black and white cover with a photo of Al Pacino who plays the starring role of Tony Montana. The movie paraphernalia can be found in any store these days ranging from clothing to decorative posters. Scarface takes place during the huge Cocaine boom of the 1980’s. Tony Montana is a Cuban refugee who gets pulled into the criminal underworld of drugs and crime as he and his friend Manny Ribera, who is played by Steven Bauer, arrange to obtain green cards through Frank Lopez, a wealthy drug dealer. In doing so, they get pulled into the world … [Read More...]