James Brown started doing drugs when he enrolled in a boxing club and consequently became a professional boxer. He thereafter formed a band that initiated his musical career. In the 1980s he started to use drugs out of frustration that he developed from the death of his son. This frustration was further exacerbated when Bobby, a lead singer quit his band. To make matters worse, the internal tax authority came up to collect tax arrears from his premises, a factor that led to the loss of his radio stations and getting a divorce from his first wife (Brown, 127). All these factors led to drug use and addiction. There is an extensive similarity of Brown and Caroline Knapp’s memoir. This is because the two were drug addicts but at the same time happened to be very successful at various instances of their life. In her Drinking; A Love Story, Caroline puts it clear that she was an alcoholic and a smoker while Brown is a persistence user of the PDP drug. Despite their participation in literature work they still show other social behavior like participation in other income generating activities, a factor that led to their successful lifes.
Why Brown functioned despite addiction
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This was as a result of his leadership style that many of his band members and other colleagues he encountered termed as offensive, tyrannical and more of dictatorial. He would implement fines to those who failed in steps during performances or even had problems with their attire. He also had a wide range of money generating avenues like radio stations among others, which meant he did not rely on a particular field to flourish in his days. His leadership qualities and ability to invest maintained his functionality despite his addiction in the later