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Post by tremulant on Jan 9, 2005 14:31:43 GMT -5
Were the members of At The Drive-In drug addicts? I've heard that Omar and Cedric did coke before shows. And in this one interview I saw, Jim was always "sniffing"...maybe he had a cold. So anyone know anything about this?
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Post by soniktruth on Jan 9, 2005 14:55:22 GMT -5
Were the members of At The Drive-In drug addicts? I've heard that Omar and Cedric did coke before shows. And in this one interview I saw, Jim was always "sniffing"...maybe he had a cold. So anyone know anything about this? yes, omar and ceddy were druggies. i think i jim was a str8 edger or something, i'm probably wrong!! |
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Post by CoKeS on Jan 9, 2005 15:08:24 GMT -5
my guess is that they all did drugs...
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Post by Castro on Jan 9, 2005 15:10:50 GMT -5
you can just tell from their performances....
but i dunno....the volta seems more chilled....do you think omar and cedric have eased off some drugs?
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Post by sez on Jan 9, 2005 16:50:15 GMT -5
I heard that they well stopped taking drugs after Acrobatic Tenement.
I couldnt really give a shit what they choose to do though, I just enjoy the music for what it is.
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Post by CoKeS on Jan 9, 2005 19:05:00 GMT -5
they definitely smoke pot
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Post by Evycakes on Jan 10, 2005 5:09:31 GMT -5
i dont know if drug use has anything to do with this but ... has anyone noticed when Jim performs he is always shaking?? whats up with that?? do drugs have anything to do with it??.. i mean .. i dont think hes nervous because hes been doing it for years (performing live)
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Post by motherprussia on Jan 10, 2005 7:14:51 GMT -5
ok ok...yeah, they were drug addicts, especially cedric and omar...when jeremy died of too much crack (or whatever high-balling is), they slowed down...i don't know if they still do the hard stuff (i mean, omar has been known to defend heroine), but they are still quite the potheads...
acrobatic tenement was their first real studio experience and they were all very fucked up while recording, and after that they learned that they shouldn't be fucked up while they record, so they didn't get fucked up in the studio again...they didn't stop drugs period...
right now, i just think the guys in sparta drink a lot, cutting back on anything they may have done in atdi...
as for jim shaking...i think i recall hearing that he had something like parkinson's, but i have never tried to confirm that...basically because i don't really follow sparta anymore...
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Post by wormedourway on Jan 10, 2005 10:43:29 GMT -5
I think I once hear that while recording Acrobatic Tenement, Cedric would be so out of it he would forget lyrics and make them up on the spot. I also believe I heard that they dont do drugs before shows they just drink some vodka and red bull. P.S I am anti-drugs  |
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Post by Castro on Jan 10, 2005 14:12:53 GMT -5
what they choose to do though, I just enjoy the music for what it is. i agree now, but omar used to be my idol and the fact that he does/did drugs always bothered me |
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Post by tremulant on Jan 10, 2005 16:48:03 GMT -5
Yeah, it's definately a bummer to find that out. It's also kinda sad if you think about the fact that they probably wrote all that great music while they were under the influence.
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Post by CoKeS on Jan 10, 2005 17:34:12 GMT -5
ok ok...yeah, they were drug addicts, especially cedric and omar...when jeremy died of too much crack (or whatever high-balling is), they slowed down...i don't know if they still do the hard stuff (i mean, omar has been known to defend heroine), but they are still quite the potheads... acrobatic tenement was their first real studio experience and they were all very fucked up while recording, and after that they learned that they shouldn't be fucked up while they record, so they didn't get fucked up in the studio again...they didn't stop drugs period... right now, i just think the guys in sparta drink a lot, cutting back on anything they may have done in atdi... as for jim shaking...i think i recall hearing that he had something like parkinson's, but i have never tried to confirm that...basically because i don't really follow sparta anymore... maybe you're thinking of speedballing, which is a mixture of heroin and cocaine, and you usually shoot it up. |
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Post by motherprussia on Jan 10, 2005 18:24:18 GMT -5
Yeah, it's definately a bummer to find that out. It's also kinda sad if you think about the fact that they probably wrote all that great music while they were under the influence. coming from someone who doesn't do drugs or drink or anything, i'd have to say that i got over that a long time ago...i mean, if you only listen to straight-edge music...well, let's say your selection isn't too...good... people make decisions for whatever reason, and i really try to hold off opinions of people until i get to know them...that being said...i don't hang out with people who drink/do drugs/shit like that for the most part, but hey, whatever... but i know what you mean...i had always thought that accomplishing or creating something sober is better/more credible than when an artist using drugs to do something, but when you look back throughout history--coleridge's kubla khan, poe's the raven, most of the beat writers, a lot of the jazz and blues music that inspired the kind of music we listen to today, most of the music we on this board listen to right now--they have all been created by either a direct result or in some way by drugs and more than just alcohol...so if drugs didn't exist, i doubt think our lives would be as enriched as they are...does this mean i'm going to go out and do drugs? no, but i'll let anyone do drugs who wants to...it's just the chance of me liking that person personally would be unlikely... |
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Post by soniktruth on Jan 10, 2005 19:38:48 GMT -5
this reminds me of that comedic bit on that tool song "third eye"
’see, I think drugs have done some *good* things for us, I really do.
And if you don’t believe drugs have done good things for us, do me a
Favor: go home tonight and take all your albums, all your tapes, and all
Your cd’s and burn em’. cause you know what? the musicians who’ve made
All that great music that’s enhanced your lives throughout the years...
are Rrrrrrrrrrrrreal fuckin high on drugs.’
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Post by motherprussia on Jan 10, 2005 20:04:11 GMT -5
this reminds me of that comedic bit on that tool song "third eye" ’see, I think drugs have done some *good* things for us, I really do.
And if you don’t believe drugs have done good things for us, do me a
Favor: go home tonight and take all your albums, all your tapes, and all
Your cd’s and burn em’. cause you know what? the musicians who’ve made
All that great music that’s enhanced your lives throughout the years...
are Rrrrrrrrrrrrreal fuckin high on drugs.’
yeah, i thought about that while i was typing out my little ditty up there... |
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Post by rivalhools on Jan 11, 2005 12:57:17 GMT -5
you can just tell from their performances.... fuck no. i don't think their behaviour on stage has got anything to do with drugs or so. i guess its just a mixture of making music and being on stage (all that comes with that, being nervous etc.). you don't need to be drunk to freak out totally. so don't need these guys either. |
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Post by motherprussia on Jan 11, 2005 16:30:25 GMT -5
i'm pretty sure drugs had something to do with how consistently energized those guys were (and still are)...trust me, it is not easy running around like that for 30-60 minutes, even if you're in good shape...
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Post by tremulant on Jan 11, 2005 16:37:51 GMT -5
I smell a lot of gasoline at work, does that make me a junkie?
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Post by motherprussia on Jan 11, 2005 17:40:22 GMT -5
I smell a lot of gasoline at work, does that make me a junkie? yes |
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Post by CoKeS on Jan 11, 2005 18:05:21 GMT -5
I smell a lot of gasoline at work, does that make me a junkie? i was addicted to gasoline for about two years, then I got fired.... |
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Post by tremulant on Jan 12, 2005 23:46:30 GMT -5
haha, I don't sniff it, the smell is everywhere. Would you give me 50 bucks if I drank a small glass of it?
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