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Originally Posted by big_ole_jpn [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

There's nothing contrarian about suggesting that heavy use of opiates smashes the spirit of a human into such a tiny recess that artistic ability is dampened. "Contrarian" would be suggesting the opposite.

Almost any heavily-addled artist you can come up with that retained any talent during their using years was using psychedelics and/or stimulants heavily, with opiate use likely but still secondary. Almost any cash-grabbing burnout piece of shit (Morrison being one of the most obvious examples, there are more than you can even name) mega-star rich artist you can come up with was crippled by opiate addiction in their later years.

Here's a video of John Lennon, who went from marginally talented pop star to arguably woke creative genius for a period during his heavy use of psychedelics, at his last public performance before finally being sucked under by his opiate addiction until his assassination. "No immigration too". Look at this poor motherfucker.

My suspicion is that you have very little experience with drugs and don't really understand the huge distinctions to be drawn between the different categories. Being 24/7 content and sedated is anathema to creativity. We're not idiot grandpas claiming that degenerate pot smokers can't possibly be creative -- we're just not retards who have their entire worldview scrambled by single-issue-voter's rhetoric about marijuana legalization claiming that no category of drug is lethal to productivity. The fact that you are still totally ignoring that Azzar is referring specifically to opiates would imply you draw no distinctions within what you view as one uniform category: "drugs".

You'd have to be stupid to trust McQuaalude or be excited for one of his projects. Nirvana is unlistenable shit. None of you can argue coherently against these key points because both are objective truth.

I probably have more direct interaction with opiate users than both of you combined but I'm not going into those private details here. However, that has little to do with the asinine comments about Brad and whatever drug problems he may have had. I don't really give a shit about what the cutoff point is (in your mind) when drugs (or what type of drugs) start to become detrimental to the creative process. I'm not arguing for or against drug use. I have personal experience with drugs and I have seen up close what devastation opiates have on people.

The fact is that many artists have used drugs of all types and in all different amounts and at different stages of their careers and have produced amazing things. Maybe they would have been better if they were sober but that isn't the point.

Nobody here can honestly claim to know the details of Brad's life then or now so all these comments about "Brad MQuaalude" and such is just you being a dick with zero first hand knowledge of anything. Do you know how long he took drugs or what kinds or if he stopped? I doubt it.

Now stop posting on the 17 year old EQ emulator forum and get back to playing the 17 year old EQ game that Brad "McQuaalude" made (and you apparently still play). I guess nobody else sees the hysterical irony of people complaining about Brad's trustworthiness to make video games on a forum dedicated to the game that Brad created and they still play 17 years later. Maybe you can talk more shit about Brad on the Pantheon emulator forums in 10 years when he's making his next game and you are still playing Pantheon.

p.s. Nirvana is fine. Just because you don't like it doesn't make it unlistenable. I mean just a quick search from the wiki will show you this:

Despite releasing only three full-length studio albums in their seven-year career, Nirvana has come to be regarded as one of the most influential and important rock bands of the modern era. Though the band dissolved in 1994, their music continues to maintain a popular following and to inspire and influence modern rock and roll culture.

Sorry but selling 70 million albums doesn't indicate to me that nobody is listening to them. Don't like the wiki info? Just do a search about Nirvana's influence and there are too many articles to even read. Not to mention Nirvana essentially spawned the Foo Fighters but I guess they suck, too? It's cool how cocksure you are about everything but that doesn't make you right. Just makes you annoying.