[Christopher]

I've never been into drugs so that's never an issue for me.

The drinking can be tricky. Almost all the gigs I do are at bars / clubs and 99.9% offer us free drinks (at least 1 a set). It can be hard to resist at times. The crowd gets rowdy and is having a good time, there's some hot honeys dancing within a few feet of you and they're all drinkin' and having a great time and it's very tempting to party with them. Add to that the fact that I've done most of the material so many times that I'm on auto pilot most of the night anyway and it can really call my name.

The thing that keeps me the most sober is that although we don't generally travel long distances most of my gigs are 20-100 miles from home and I've got to drive home after the show with a van packed with expensive shit and I just can't risk either wrecking or getting the fuzz angry.

I've heard a lot of guys brag that they play better / looser / with more mojo after they've had a few but honestly I've never met one that really did sound better, they just believe they do. I'm not their mom so I don't preach to them but I have over the years had to take a few hot shots aside and tell them to slow down a bit.

[RiffRaff]

I don't drink or do anything else before I play but I swear one of the best times I played I was hungover like a dog

I was just too hungover to give a shit what the audience thought if I stuffed up a note and just focused 100% on the playing and managed to lose every bit of nerves... although I've never heard a recording of that show so it could have sounded like complete rubbish

[Stuart]

I drink until I feel the buzz, which comes when you have a balance between not bein nervous and just not givin a shite. After that I leave well alone. Not much of a drinker though so its a cheap night for me! Drugs? Never. 100% organic

[Decipher]

I have a 2 beer limit if I want to drink anything beforehand and even then, usually I don't because I'm the guy with the vehicle that can haul gear so I always have to drive. And I never touch any drugs. I find that if I'm even stightly buzzed, it effects my playing.

[7 Strings of Hate]

Originally Posted by Stuart

Drugs? Never. 100% organic

correct me if i'm wrong, but pot, cocaine, and opium all grow out of the ground

[ZeroSignal]

Originally Posted by 7 Strings of Hate

correct me if i'm wrong, but pot, cocaine, and opium all grow out of the ground

So does Potassium Cyanide.

[TomAwesome]

Depending on where we're playing, it's not too unusual for me to have a couple drinks before a set and have a beer with me on stage I take a swig from between songs. When people get us pitchers during a set, I'll help myself to that, too. I am professional about my gigging, though, and I wouldn't drink enough to hinder my playing. I don't get drunk easily, and it generally takes a lot more than a few beers for me to even feel buzzed unless I haven't eaten. A beer or two loosens me up a little and just makes me feel more relaxed. A few more after that is just me having fun. A few more beyond that may or may not have an effect on my playing, but I don't drink that much until after the set, even though I'd probably be okay.

[gaunten]

I usually have to do the gear driving to and from our shows so no drinking or so for me, but if I get the chance I will perform drunk or weeded up as hell. I've played drunk before like at partys and such, and don't seem to have a problem with that.
our second guitarist is miles better than me at guitar, but after three beers he's at grade school level. hehe. can't even play his own simplest riffs

[7 Strings of Hate]

Originally Posted by ZeroSignal

So does Potassium Cyanide.

dude, like what the fuck does that have to do with anything? he said he wanted organic stuff only, and i said that most drugs are organic, i never said that there arnt harmfull organic things in nature. I swear to god dude, i think you just try to be difficult in alot of these threads, you come off as a jerk

[ZeroSignal]

Originally Posted by 7 Strings of Hate

dude, like what the fuck does that have to do with anything? he said he wanted organic stuff only, and i said that most drugs are organic, i never said that there arnt harmfull organic things in nature. I swear to god dude, i think you just try to be difficult in alot of these threads, you come off as a jerk

Next time you try to neg rep me remember to hit the "Disprove" button. Also drugs are generally NOT organic unless you grow your own. Correct me if I am wrong but they are normally cut and treated with all sorts of god awful chemicals.

And I kinda get the feeling that Stuart said that he doesn't do drugs or non-organic things because he doesn't put crap in his body. That's just what I got from his post.