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orpheus10 excellent post on hard drugs used by Jazz musicians. Having read countless stories of past musicians Who became Drug addicts I always wondered How much better they could have been had they not used drugs. My YouTube post is from Gary Bartz the well-known jazz musician. He says a lot of different things. What most surprised me Is how he gave heroin credit? For helping him tap into the music. On a higher level. Very surprising. But he did backtrack and say that you could probably reach. A higher level by other means. He seemed to say that the use of drugs was like a fraternity. And that it was a way of fitting in with the musicians. He wanted to associate with. .You are right by saying they all wanted to tap into Birds Talent. I read a quote From Frank Morgan the alto saxophonist who said that When he and other musicians found out that bird died, they still went out and got high knowing that getting high was a cause of his demise. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KL1pbN9Gj0 |
nsp, Gary Bartz is a gifted musician, and I'm glad he's still around; none of the musicians I knew with his problem are still around; they all worked for "Blue Note", and from my point of view their finances weren't as great as they should have been. Drug addicts needing a fix don't make the best bargains; ask Alex about that, he posted in relation to that situation. When a drug addict is not making enough money to pay for his habit, if that addict is a professional musician, he's in double trouble, that's because he has to have his medication before he can play. He also has to have a "baby sitter" to tell him when he's had enough. I never observed what Gary spoke of in regard to time, or heard it mentioned, the only thing I observed is a musician nodding and unable to make the gig. Musicians who made enough money to pay for their habit and make gigs were able to get by without much attention. I never observed any benefit whatsoever drugs had to the musician who used drugs. |
