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It's no secret that musicians, directors, and actors use illegal substances to fuel their creativity. Some have also publicly admitted that their greatest hits were created under the influence of drugs. It is clearly no different even with thinkers and writers, who also often resort to drugs when inspiration leaves them. For these artists, you probably wouldn't think that they created their works under the influence of very special conditions.
It's no secret that many actors turn to drugs, alcohol and pills to cope with fame. Some call it art (yes, we're looking at you Madonna), while others make it less obvious. But just as every mother knows exactly when her son or daughter comes home slightly drunk, no matter how they hide it, we too cannot overlook when the players played under the influence of drugs. Here are 10 of the most obvious examples.
We know that many, especially musicians, created many of their greatest works under the influence of intoxicating substances (drugs, alcohol), which they openly admit. But the American graphic designer Brian Pollett aka Pixel-Pusha pushed psychedelic art to the extreme, because for his project The 20 Day Binge he experimented with different drugs and created an illustration of the same motif every day under the influence of a different drug. Under the influence of 20 different drugs (cocaine, LSD, THC...), 20 illustrations were created in a completely different style.
Sex, drugs and politics - these are the things that have always been in the ears of listeners, and in the noses of BBC music producers. Even so much so that they were banned due to inappropriate content, and the "dangerous" singles were not played freely on the airwaves until many years after their release. Take a listen to 15 songs the BBC thought would spoil the folk crowd.