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Sat Mar 3, 2012, 03:44 AM

JDPriestly (37,760 posts)

29. People who master a musical instrument are often very shy, very introverted.

They may love to perform, but they may hate it.

Either way, after a performance, they may feel an enormous let-down, deep depression. That can lead to drug and alcohol abuse.

Also, very successful rock musicians tend to have a lot of money. In the 60s and 70s, they attracted a lot of people who wanted their money and who offered drugs and alcohol and parties in exchange for it. That kind of life can become a habit. And drug users eventually make a mistake and pay dearly for it.

The deaths of these musicians are probably not similar to the deaths of the Kennedy brothers, MLK and other liberal, independent-thinking leaders. Can't absolutely exclude the possibility that one or more of them were similar, but it is unlikely in my opinion.

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41 replies	Author	Time	Post
Janis, Jimi and Jim [View all]	unionworks	Jan 2012	OP
Nope, they were just idiots when it came to drugs & alcohol.	arcane1	Jan 2012	#1
"Get a Job"	unionworks	Jan 2012	#2
Occam's razor here	RZM	Jan 2012	#3
Maybe it was the letter "J"	Nuclear Unicorn	Jan 2012	#4
Yah D&A also killed	unionworks	Jan 2012	#5
Unassailable logic	LARED	Jan 2012	#7
just as yours is	unionworks	Jan 2012	#8
dear hosts	unionworks	Jan 2012	#6
It's CREATIVE speculation	mzteris	Jan 2012	#9
Don't forget Amy Winehouse	unionworks	Jan 2012	#10
I'm sure kinky old JEdgar	mzteris	Jan 2012	#11
ah, yes, perhaps	unionworks	Jan 2012	#12
What was your H.S. graduating year like?	unionworks	Jan 2012	#13
74.	mzteris	Jan 2012	#16
you remember too!	unionworks	Jan 2012	#18
Yup.	mzteris	Jan 2012	#19
you may notice	unionworks	Jan 2012	#14
No, it is not the "unchallenged bullshit" forum	jberryhill	Jan 2012	#20
"Free-thinkers and skeptics are both welcome." So, no, not for only like-minded people.	eomer	May 2012	#33
"Entertaining" Creative Speculation website with an series about 60s music	PufPuf23	Jan 2012	#15
when you're strange	unionworks	Jan 2012	#17
Jim Morrisons dad, that is really...interesting	Merlot	Jan 2012	#24
Acid Dreams is a very good book	REP	Jan 2012	#21
Was offering a broader perspective in Creative Speculations	PufPuf23	Jan 2012	#22
It does an excellent job at pointing out how many lies the public has been fed about certain drugs	REP	Jan 2012	#23
Thanks for posting this Laurel Canyon article	Merlot	Feb 2012	#25
Wow, thanks for those books! I am gonna search my library tonight!	I am the OP	Feb 2012	#27
Jimi, for sure.	I am the OP	Feb 2012	#26
It has been said	unionworks	Feb 2012	#28
People who master a musical instrument are often very shy, very introverted.	JDPriestly	Mar 2012	#29
Van Morrison	unionworks	Mar 2012	#30
Good grief. They changed the name from "September 11" to "Creative Speculation," but I see if	apocalypsehow	May 2012	#31
Lennon definitely a threat	Shagman	May 2012	#32
Really?	William Seger	May 2012	#34
Pretty cool	LARED	Jun 2012	#41
Spam deleted by gkhouston (MIR Team)	karlaa	Jun 2012	#35
Ronnie Van Zant was the biggest threat to the PTB so they took him out	taterguy	Jun 2012	#36
Thank you	zappaman	Jun 2012	#37
So how did the PTB take out Stevie Ray Vaughn?	taterguy	Jun 2012	#38
I would love to tell you	zappaman	Jun 2012	#39
I thought the 27 club faked their deaths	deconstruct911	Jun 2012	#40

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