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why do rockstars take drugs/alcohol/smoke
I dont get it.. like for example, Elvis Presley, Bob Marley, John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix, and a ton of other rockstars.. like why do they feel the need to get so drunk and take so many drugs and other crap to harm their bodies? then when they die the fans show all the support.. and yea its dissapointing.. but its like.. why do they have to do it? ive asked someone on youtube and they just said like its a custom for rockstars to do that kind of things.. but thats crazy. i mean they certainly know they could die from doing stuff like that too much? also other celebrities like marilyn monroe, or amy winehouse and other current celebs.. or infact everyone in general. drugs. alcholol. smoke. i just freaking hate it.. i dont get why people do it so much and i dont want them to cause its just a waste of their lives!!! its been bothering me for a while.. i mean is real life so pathetic they have to do that? and how do people get peer pressured into it? im 13, and i could never see myself doing anything like that, its just disgusting. but some kids get pressured.. but how the hell can you be pressured to do nasty things like that? they need to get some self respect and learn that you can make other friends. luckily in my society that kind of thing doesnt happen or atleast i've never heard of it.. not in middle school or around my friends and family. i only have 1 uncle that smokes.. i dont see him that much but the next time i do i'll try to get him to stop.. cause its just terrible. :/ its just messed up. and so basically my questions are
1. why do rockstars do these things? why do they feel the need to? dont they know it could really harm them?
2. same Q as 1, but with other celebrities.
3. same Q as 1, but with ordinary people.
4. well your opinion on it, and if you agree with me and stuff.
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drugs are drugs... they have money to spend and no doubt being popular opens them to connections. there's a lot of people who aren't rockstars and are druggies... while there are MANY who frown down upon it. theres the straightedge movement for example, which was started by hardcore punk rockers, who didnt like getting fucked up, or lost friends. i believe that being a rockstar is irrelevant.
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It is very hard to understand what people feel when they are truly troubled. You see it all the time, people being unable to handle dissapointment, saddness, pressure, rejection, etc. Humans have a tendency to seek some sort of escape when they are faced with things they cannot handle. That leads to all sorts of abuse.
Now, two reasons why this kind of behaviour is so abundant amongst rock stars. First, these guys are often troubled before they even started. Just listen to Nirvana. Fame then sometimes only adds a new form of pressure that they were not used to before. One more thing that they cant really handle.
Second, the general culture within rock is to live in the moment, to have as much fun as possible, and to say "screw you" to the norms set by society. Its not difficult to see how that kind of attitude can lead to abuse. Particularly since at the beginning you think you can handle it.
Without blowing it all out of proportion, there are also of course the cases that just get out of hand. Most people think they can handle the occasional indulgence. In some cases they can, in others they cant. Some people are more prone to addiction in general, some react badly to certain drugs and not others, etc. I could write a book of examples just from personal experience here.
Of course those people that can be happy without any sort of abuse are best off. However, for some people its a tradeoff. You have to understand that some people are not as pleased with real life as you are. The statement "waste of their lives" is a very one sided perspective. I have met people who simply dont give a damn.
Similarly I have also met smokers who are very aware of the tradeoff that they are making. Smokers who are willing to take their chances for the enjoyment this habit brings them in the present. I am not saying that this is a good way to approach life (though once again "good" is so subjective), but I can actually accept someone who has made that choice. Even though, I would not make it myself.
Dont get me wrong, I think its great you feel this way. I also think its great that you would never be pressured into doing anything you dont want to do (thats actually the most important thing). My point is only that it can be very hard to put oneself in someone else's shoes. Life affects us all in different ways, and we interpret and react to these events based on a huge number of environmental and genetic variables. Addiction, the need to escape, torment, frustration, all of these things can mean totally different things to different people.
But I do agree though, it is sad, and I too feel its a shame when one hears of those kinds of tragedies. For regular folks, celebrities, musicians, etc.
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Like LM said, a lot of people do these same things, but the difference with famous people is that they are out in the public eye- millions of people know and WANT to know their business.
Folks aren't stupid. They know it can harm them or be fatal. They do it anyway. Why? Because they want to, it makes them feel good, takes them away from reality, you fill in the blank.
How does peer pressure work? Because so many people are so desperately trying to fit in with their peers that they will do anything to click. Even if it means drinking that shot of whiskey, smoking that joint, popping those pills, or snorting that meth, even though they know they shouldn't and don't really want to.
Just because you aren't allowing yourself to be pressured by your peers, doesn't mean there aren't millions of kids your age who are.
Just because you don't know there is a drug/alcohol problem in your society doesn't mean it isn't lurking in the shadows. I'm sure it is, unless you come from some fairy tale land. You just don't see it.
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I've always thought that they would have had these problems regardless if if they were famous or not. Like when Owen Wilson tried to commit suicide. Ordinary people do that all the time. He's in the public eye, so EVERYONE knows about it. Teenagers get busted with pot in their glove box- happens ALL the time. Lindsay Lohan does something like that, and BAM! Tabloid frenzy.
Stars like Elvis, as far as I've heard he was using legal drugs to stay awake, and fall asleep, and he eventually overdosed. Happens to regular people too. It's sad.
So to answer your questions, no one really knows why anyone does anything... But regular people drink for various reasons and sometimes become addicted. They drink socially with friends, they think it will make their problems go away, etc. etc. I imagine that since celebrities and rockstars are people too, they are susceptible to the same things.
& it really sucks that Kurt Cobain died. His daughter lives with her grandmother, actually. Because Courtney lost custody for a long time. I think the Foo Fighters would have started anyways because band members often do side projects even when their regular band is still together. I know that the Goo Goo Dolls do that all the time. It's a shame though, Nirvana was an amazing band.
-LM
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