Drumming and addictions

[Chrysostom]

So I was just thinking, what is with drummers and alcohol addictions?

Bonham, Moon, Portnoy...do drummers naturally have addictive personalities?

Discuss.

NB: semi-serious thread.

[Loser]

For every drummer that's an alcoholic, there's over a thousand that aren't.

[Vannaroth]

Its easy to name a few alcholic drummers, and its just as easy to name alcoholic guitarists and vocalists

[Josiah]

Couple of em used to be big into the nose candy...

[LoneStarDrummer]

that goes with any mainstream rock artist. drugs and alcohol come with the territory i suppose. but like loser said, for every alcoholic drummer there are several non-alcoholic drummers

[Corkofski]

i drink excesive amounts for my age

[Schism666]

i drink excesive amounts for my age

Thats the done thing to do in England though, when your teenager drink as much as you can till you end up in A&E :naughty:

:chug: :chug:

[ringworm]

Rich & Famous=Tons of $$ to blow on anything

[Corkofski]

yea
:chug::chug::chug::chug:
is more like it

never been hospitalised, and only ever thrown once.

i tend to drink, be ok, keep drinking, still be ok, have some more, suddenly pass out.

[Janeway]

There are equal amounts who are guitarists and vocalists, too.

[Flamacue]

Portnoy.

I didn't know he was an alcoholic.
From now on I will refer to him as Mike Port n whiskey.

[Chrysostom]

I didn't know he was an alcoholic.
From now on I will refer to him as Mike Port n whiskey.

Yeah, he's a recovering alcoholic. That's what all the first tracks on the last 3 albums have related to. The 12 step programme he's on.

[Maggot Dream]

The Glass Prison, This Dying Soul, and The Root of All Evil are all about the AA program.

Does anyone know if Neil Peart was into drugs? I've heard that Rush never really did any of that, but I've also heard Peart was into mind-altering drugs.

[saars]

Well, once you try it, you just can't stop taking it, right?

[axewarrior20]

I noticed that too a while back

[vecter1212]

Neil Pert was a pothead I think.

Listen to the track "with teeth" by nine inch nails. Its Trent making drugs into an analogy about a lady who sneaks inside and won't let you go. This is from a guy who did more snow than the country of columbia and is sober and better now.

I am almost 24 years old, I have jammed away the last 5 years smoking pot, doing coke, doing acid, doing shrooms, doing everything, and have nothing to show for it except for the occasional panic attack.

Drummers are just like everyone else, some of them go to far and coke especially is REALLY addicting. It also has a nasty come down that will make you want to go to sleep and never wake up. (well you can't sleep after it usually anyway)

An occasional beer or three is great and some people handle pot well, but trust me. I thought all the drugs would make my guitar and keyboard playing better and it drug me down into a pit of depression and wanting more. Just be careful........ peace and have fun, don't get sucked into the "other side"

There is another side, really. but its a world of lies.

[TTTSNB]

The Glass Prison, This Dying Soul, and The Root of All Evil are all about the AA program.

Does anyone know if Neil Peart was into drugs? I've heard that Rush never really did any of that, but I've also heard Peart was into mind-altering drugs.
They all were, quite extensively. Have you ever payed attention to how they look in their old videos?

[Maggot Dream]

Yeah, they do look a bit blazed.

I guess some of the music is a dead giveaway. I mean, come on, Cygnus X-1 is just nuts.

[sean2332]

idk, i've seen a lot of drummers who smoke though, not very smart i must say but thats just my opinion.

[alexmonty12]

I don't have an addictive personality at all

(cue sipping drink injecting needle etc.)

but seriously, the only addiction i have is tapping my legs in class, which all my teachers hate

[Double Bass Jim]

They all fall in the trap

[Ethan.]

Well, once you try it, you just can't stop taking it, right?
It's not like how schools and moms say. But I suppose if you become a frequent drinker/user (not me :thumb: ) you would get hooked.

[dairyairman]

i thought drugs and alchohol kind of came with the territory if you were a musician. you're lucky if you can avoid getting too sucked into all that. i've managed to stay relatively clean, but holy jeez, some of my friends are basket cases.

[Ethan.]

Same here. That stuff comes with the whole party/concert scene. I try to stay away from that stuff.

[Anatak]

but seriously, the only addiction i have is tapping my legs in class, which all my teachers hate

Haha... I tend to have that addiction too =P. I do drink a little I spose, but I definitely don't have an alcoholic problem... About the tapping legs though, I always do that, especially when the songs I can drum to come on during breaks and lunch hours =P.

[drummer_mp3]

I have a severe Diet Pepsi addiction.

I can't stand a week without at least one can. I can have a whole twelve pack of that stuff and not be sick of it. I'm ****ed aren't I?

BTW I am being serious.

[BSU_53]

I'm not even a rock star but I booted smack for the better part of a year. Interventions are miracle. Moral is, anyone anywhere can get addicted to anything. Don't let the qualitative information undermine the quantitative information.

P.S. There is nothing more painful than seeing your entire family looking at you with disappointment, except for when they're looking down at your casket. If you have a problem, get help, you know who you are.

[Berk]

I have a severe Diet Pepsi addiction.

I can't stand a week without at least one can. I can have a whole twelve pack of that stuff and not be sick of it. I'm ****ed aren't I?

BTW I am being serious.
OMGOMG! I ****ing LOVE that stuff. But it has to be pepsi and diet.

[Berk]

Portnoy is an alchie?

[Win A Rabbit]

I have a severe Diet Pepsi addiction.

I can't stand a week without at least one can. I can have a whole twelve pack of that stuff and not be sick of it. I'm ****ed aren't I?

BTW I am being serious.
haha i had so much of that stuff at work. fountain pop, mind you. 3 to 5 cups a day, atleast. mix it with orange pop, oh it's wonderful. orange pepsi/coke is going to be the next little "flavor", i know it. it's so good.

[drummer_mp3]

So I'm not the only one. This can only mean one thing. There are drugs in Diet Pepsi.

[Win A Rabbit]

This can only mean one thing. There are drugs in Diet Pepsi.
and krispy kreme donuts.

[FL3P]

...and Tim Hortons coffee

[Maggot Dream]

Portnoy is an alchie?
Was. He went through AA.

I've been pretty much addicted to Mountain Dew for the last two years. Just can't get enough of that stuff. Although I am giving it up (along with all soda) for Lent, which I've actually kept to.

[some jive turkey]

i thought drugs and alchohol kind of came with the territory if you were a musician. you're lucky if you can avoid getting too sucked into all that. i've managed to stay relatively clean, but holy jeez, some of my friends are basket cases.

I'm sort of in the same boat. A lot of people I've played with smoke & drink & do whatever else. I've struggled with it, a bit when I was younger, but I feel like i'm on a much better course now. It really took it's toll on my creativity and my musical development. Really, it just makes most people less of a musician. Sometimes during a gig or a jam session, I think it's fun to cut the people who are dazed out of their mind and then glare at them when they've obviously screwed up something in the music. It freaks them out.

Drugs are drugs, music is music. They're two seperate things. Like chocolate and peanut butter, they may taste great together, but in no way do they "belong together". Don't let people tell you otherwise. Make your own decisions.

EDIT: mountain dew and soda are horrible for you......let green tea be the source of your power.

[DruMMeR_BoY14]

I remmeber my drum teacher told me how they used ot ahve 2 roadies carry mic fleetwood out to his set because he was that out of it, I don't know how he could of played. Alcohol and drugs are kind of synominous with rock. Young guys who come into huge amoutns of wealth with not a lot to spend it on are going to indulge, and drugs and alcohol are high on the list.

I don't think its as widespread as it was say back in the 70's or 80's, but its still pretty big.

Personally I dont want to get involved in it, you don't need it to have a good time.

[\m/-CHeV-\m/]

lol i have a severe red bull addiction :/..

and another thing.. isn't master of puppets about an alcohol addiction too?.. i know every member of metallica (exept i don't know for robert, but i do know for cliff and jason) has had some sort of an alcohol addiction, but only james has goen to rehab..

[maniac0796]

Basically, the whole of the master of puppets album is about war i think. I also believe Jason did have a problem, and i think it might of been partially why he quit.

Also, i'll point out that Pringles (stupid crisp thing in uk) have nicotene on them. It's true, once you pop, you just can't stop.

[CasB]

Basically, the whole of the master of puppets album is about war i think. I also believe Jason did have a problem, and i think it might of been partially why he quit.

Also, i'll point out that Pringles (stupid crisp thing in uk) have nicotene on them. It's true, once you pop, you just can't stop.

True...Pringles are great! :D

[DruMMeR_BoY14]

wow, so thats why they are so dam addictive.

[knie]

Drugs are drugs, music is music. They're two seperate things. Like chocolate and peanut butter, they may taste great together, but in no way do they "belong together". Don't let people tell you otherwise. Make your own decisions.



Very well said.

I think whether it be music, art, or sports, there always will be big names associated with drugs.

[FockerTheLopper]

A daaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[Berk]

...and Tim Hortons coffee
I am drinking a "French vanilla" coffee thingy know!

[rohbit]

I'm quite happy being of sound mind as opposed to being blazed, blitzed, or other synonyms for being completely out of it and high.

[Berk]

Drugs scare me. Alot.
Same with alcohol but not as much as drugs.

[ilikenoise]

i'd be more surprised if all prog musicians WEREN'T smacked off their tits.

[Maggot Dream]

EDIT: mountain dew and soda are horrible for you......let green tea be the source of your power.
Ew.

I know they're not great for me, but I do get a lot of excersize, and it's not all I drink.

[Bonham#1!]

Bill Ward of Black Sabbath liked his cocaine.

[Kosmos Tree]

During some time in a former band, i never went on to stage sober, or just to leave it drunk. My playing suffered and i pretty much sucked during live shows.

When i formed my new band all changed, we're nonsmokers, don't do drugs and only drink after gigs - mostly we're enjoying our music and ourselves on stage and give people some worth for their money; it works quite well.

A lot of musicians are heavily into drugs and alcohol, but we all know that it only leads to a dead end, and i'm quite sure i don't want to spent my life there.

[Linkinbassist]

and another thing.. isn't master of puppets about an alcohol addiction too?.. i know every member of metallica (exept i don't know for robert, but i do know for cliff and jason) has had some sort of an alcohol addiction, but only james has goen to rehab..

No, Master of Puppets is about Coke addiction...'Cut your breakfast on a Mirrior' kinda screams that at everyone listening...

[Kung Fu Drummer]

I like being straight edge...:D

[Loser]

I like being straight edge...:D


As in the "punk" kids who go around town assaulting anyone with a cigarette?

[crazyguy832]

I'm addicted...





















... to life!

:thumb:

[Loser]

I'm addicted...





















... to life!

:thumb:

Withdrawl symptoms include death and fatigue.

[santi3hg]

As in the "punk" kids who go around town assaulting anyone with a cigarette?

hardcore people who oppress their views.:rolleyes:

im straightedge, so to speak. i hate imposing my thoughts or views though.

[Tillmon]

I didn't know he was an alcoholic.
From now on I will refer to him as Mike Port n whiskey.

:lol:

that wasn't funny, I'm just really bored right now so I laughed for some reason.

[Loser]

:lol:

that wasn't funny, I'm just really bored right now so I laughed for some reason.


Definition of funny: Causing laughter or amusement.


So it's not funny, but it made you laugh.

[Kung Fu Drummer]

As in the "punk" kids who go around town assaulting anyone with a cigarette?


those kids? in my opinion, they aren't straight edge. they're just hateful and express their views in the wrong way. how you act as a straight edge person is your own decision, and different people have different ways of going about with their views. and any straight edge person that calls themself a "punk" is misinformed. punk views include hedonism and ultimatley self destuction, which true straight edge folk avoid. and i in no way condone hurting people to convince them of something.

[Det_Nosnip]

The only thing that I'm addicted to is music.

[Double Bass Jim]

You obviously havent played the game "boggle"

It's very addictive

[Tillmon]

I'm addicted to ginger ale. :upset:

[Win A Rabbit]

I'm addicted to ginger ale. :upset:
i go through phases where i'm addicted to iced tea, then all of a sudden (when the supermarket has a sale) i get addicted to ginger ale. when they sell the 2L bottles of ginger ale for $1, i buy anywhere from 10-15 of those things and just live off of it.

[Tillmon]

The best part is that there's no caffeine. So I down like, 3 or 4 every night before I go to bed.

[some jive turkey]

I'd strongly suggest not drinking any kind of soda in, due to the excessive ammount of sugar(and other things like carbonation) in various forms such as high fructose corn syrup.
High fructose corn syrup is abundantly evil. It's in everything.

Red bull has an ingredient (taurine) that's found in bull's testicles...that's said to increase aggressive behaviour.

I've never heard the thing about pringles having nicotene in them, but that's scary if it's true.

Whoever the forum member on here who is always obsessing with oats (can't remember who at the moment)...that's how I am with my green tea. It's my everyday drug, which is also extremely healthy. Ocassionally I indulge and have coffee, and when my daily cafienne addiction level is set to "green tea"....it's a lot of fun to get wired on coffee and go apeshit on the drums. But it only works if you have coffee once in awhile. "All things in moderation."