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Originally Posted by ZeroSignal  Ok. I think this has seriously got a bit out of hand. The OP was just looking for some bands that he can relate to on a lifestyle level. I can relate to that as someone who is straight edge.
I wouldn't go far enough to dislike a band because of drug use (unless they're promoting it. I'd say that most of my musical heroes have used drugs at one time or another (Vai, Satch, Borland, etc.) and it would be nice to have guys dong similar things as you so you don't feel... well... separate is the only word that really comes to mind. I can relate to how he's feeling.
And 7SoH: stop acting so god damn persecuted.  |
Thank you! this is exactly what I was about to say.
I'm just looking for some bands that are straight edge/sober and bringing up Claypool and Tool was just a kind of introduction/related matter.
And on the matter of Maynard Keenan, since he had a kid, he sobered up. The album 13th Step (A perfect circle) is actually about the recovery of friends of his from drugs, from their perspectives. He's also had a lot of anger issues
(he was a marine-veteran and his mom was confined to a wheelchair for life, but was devoted to her religion, he couldn't understand that having been in war, and lashed out in a bunch of ways, their early work is a strong reflection of that).
I didn't say that I wasn't going to keep listening to the bands, just that I was disappointed in finding out that some of these guys weren't always sober.
Now, share some good bands that are straight-edge/sober most of the time
BTBAM is a vegan band btw.