A catch 22 between heroin and happiness
or Ray.
I finally got around to renting Ray and was blown away. The movie really brings up a good point that drugs like heroin have inspired change from the norms of society that would not have come about with straight-laced gospel or R+B. It feels like it must be a mind-changing experience and something that truly inspires an alternate direction of thought. It starts making sense when put into context of other heavy drug users. Both Bob Dylan and Hunter S. Thomson were heavy into the stuff and both had magical periods of creativity that changed societys norms and most likely would not have come about without these alternate directions of thought. And both Bob Dylan and Hunter S. Thomson talk in interviews later in life about these magical periods and that neither of them can possibly recreate. Isn't it ironic it falls in line with both of the them cleaning up their acts. This whole blog is written with a tinge of melancholy because it makes me think that without heavy drug use the alternative direction of thought seems to be a locked door. It makes me think of how the slip into self-destruction is like a deal with the devil for creativity. Just like Ralph Machio learns in the movie Crossroads,with every step forward your always going to take a hit.
I finally got around to renting Ray and was blown away. The movie really brings up a good point that drugs like heroin have inspired change from the norms of society that would not have come about with straight-laced gospel or R+B. It feels like it must be a mind-changing experience and something that truly inspires an alternate direction of thought. It starts making sense when put into context of other heavy drug users. Both Bob Dylan and Hunter S. Thomson were heavy into the stuff and both had magical periods of creativity that changed societys norms and most likely would not have come about without these alternate directions of thought. And both Bob Dylan and Hunter S. Thomson talk in interviews later in life about these magical periods and that neither of them can possibly recreate. Isn't it ironic it falls in line with both of the them cleaning up their acts. This whole blog is written with a tinge of melancholy because it makes me think that without heavy drug use the alternative direction of thought seems to be a locked door. It makes me think of how the slip into self-destruction is like a deal with the devil for creativity. Just like Ralph Machio learns in the movie Crossroads,with every step forward your always going to take a hit.
7 Comments:
I hate to say it but Ray: NOT THAT GOOD.
-Will
I don't understand you. Somehow you don't like Ray or Shawshank Redemption but Harold in Kumar makes into to your list of favorite movies.
But to each his own. We can all agree that Crossroads kicked ass via Joe Satriano as satan.
I don't think dylan ever had a heavy heroin period of his career, but I could be wrong, lennon definitely did, but wouldn't say it was his best stuff, also there have been millions of people who have taken acid or done herion and haven't done jack shit, so I don't think the drugs are necessary, but I would agree they can enhance creativity to an extent. Also will you are full of shit about ray.
steve vai was satan, not joe satriani.
i only saw the first half of ray but i really liked up to that point.
heroin just destroys most people who get too into it. i've seen otherwise creative and passionate friends go down the shitbox, producing nothing worth a damn on their way down. usually what happens is once they finally quit the junk they produce again, but at the price of a bit of their sanity.
harold and kumar was rad.
steve vai was satan, not joe satriani.
i only saw the first half of ray but i really liked up to that point.
heroin just destroys most people who get too into it. i've seen otherwise creative and passionate friends go down the shitbox, producing nothing worth a damn on their way down. usually what happens is once they finally quit the junk they produce again, but at the price of a bit of their sanity.
harold and kumar was rad.
You're all crazy. Ray Charles was BLIND! duh how can you shoot heroin if you can't see? dummies. What's this crossroads thing? Do you mean Karate Kid 5?
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