P r i n c e [R.I.P.]

[Chris Knipp]

Remember The Man Who Fell to Earth appeared locally for me right after the death of Bowie and I saw it again.

Drugs can be enjoyable and I can vouch for that but I do not believe that they are necessary or even desirable for creativity, more likely they serve other purposes. Many remember taking the test on speed and thinking it brilliant, later learning he wrote gibberish, or the cannabis conversation that seems inspired to the interlocutors but consists or exchanged mumbles. No, I never did any creative work while high during the years when I was getting high.

A rock star environment is dangerous in providing young, naive persons distracted by excitement and new surroundings with unlimited access to dangerous substances.