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John Phillips, former leader of The Mamas and The Papas, is arrested on drugs charges when cocaine is found at his summer residence in Water Mill, Long Island, New York State, USA. He will be sentenced to eight years in prison, but this will later be reduced to thirty days plus community service.Full article:
Paul Simon : I know a lot of writers who use various drugs. I wouldn't be surprised if the overwhelming majority of them used some sort of drug. I'll put alcohol in there. F. Scott Fitzgerald did it to write. Couldn't get loose enough. Guys in rock smoke a joint. To get the stuff out of you - especially if what you're dealing with is yourself - requires you to open up and touch tender spots. And to touch those tender spots, you have to be anesthetized a little bit. Of course, there's a penalty : you get the bill eventually. The currency you pay with is your health. You lose your health; possibly, you lose the length of your creative life. That's what they mean when they say someone's burned out.
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