Drugs, Abstinence & Miles Davis
“It takes a sensitive soul to dedicate their whole life to the abstract emotions and sensations of making and playing music.
Who says that the only correct model of living is abstinence, austerity, and therefore longevity?” (Pitchfork: http://bit.ly/1It7YW9 )
Teetotal straight-edge DJ Daniel Wang admits he understands why musical pioneers such as Miles Davis and Nile Rodgers took so many drugs for so many years (in an interesting article about veteran DJs).