How Do Drugs Influence The 60's

The 60’s is a decade of drugs, alcohol and many other not school appropriate activities but through it all

the music talent still thrived, but still many talented artists that you would think never would have even touch drugs has probably taken a load of LSD for example John Lennon of the beatles (Now deceased but you probably already new that) or have smoked pounds on pounds of marijuana or have drugs to keep them awake during really long shows like “Prellies” or a more common one “Speed”. Most of these heavyweight drugs have led to a lot of artists downfall and in some cases death.

Music was a big influence on the 60s was the psychedelic style rock and roll made people think of colors and high places like clouds. This particular genre of music took people by surprise and inspired a new era of hippies and peace and love type lifestyles. One of the biggest influences on music was the beatles, the beatles were “Bigger than jesus” stated john lennon in one of his interviews which had many people in america upset. The beatles took the industry by storm and had people decrypting there songs and finding that behind the lyrics were references to drugs. For example “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” the song is about a girl but hippies would think it’s a reference to LSD.

Bobby fuller was one of these entertainers killed, he was a popular rock singer in the 60’s and made many albums. As popular as he was he his career came to a short when he died on July 18th 1966, he was found in his car horrible beaten and his body drenched in gasoline and the killers were never found. Another artist who met an unfortunate end was Reg Calvert who was shot by a shotgun after arguing about an unknown subject in front of a pirate radio station on July 21st