About half way into this interview Iggy describes how drugs enhanced his perception of beauty and emotion, but more profoundly SHUT OUT negative talk that inhibited his creativity. But, when his nervous system could no longer take the abuse, all that was left was the negatives.
Iggy described the effects of addiction by comparing his body to a neighborhood, saying it was as if he moved somewhere cool and suddenly one day he looked around and condos had sprung up everywhere.
If you want to hear a great account of battling drug addiction, check out Iggy Pop on NPR'sFresh Air,July 14, 2005
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php'storyId=4754027
About half way into this interview Iggy describes how drugs enhanced his perception of beauty and emotion, but more profoundly SHUT OUT negative talk that inhibited his creativity. But, when his nervous system could no longer take the abuse, all that was left was the negatives.
Iggy described the effects of addiction by comparing his body to a neighborhood, saying it was as if he moved somewhere cool and suddenly one day he looked around and condos had sprung up everywhere.