Frank Zappa, as quoted in "Frank Zappa, self-styled mocker of mankind" by Clint Roswell, New York Daily News (September 30, 1979), p. B6
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I don't do drugs, nor have I ever believed in them. Am I a creative person? Then why do people think in order to be creative one must do drugs? Actually, I think people take them as an excuse to screw up in public, y'know, spill things or get silly. Drugs have slowed down civilization because we have to wait for people to get off their high before we can resume. They are the millstone around society's neck.
— Frank Zappa on Drugs
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I don't do drugs, nor have I ever believed in them. Am I a creative person? Then why do people think in order to be creative one must do drugs? Actually, I think people take them as an excuse to screw up in public, y'know, spill things or get silly. Drugs have slowed down civilization because we have to wait for people to get off their high before we can resume. They are the millstone around society's neck." in the context of "Frank Zappa, as quoted in "Frank Zappa, self-styled mocker of mankind" by Clint Roswell, New York Daily News (September 30, 1979), p. B6" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Drugs"
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About Frank Zappa
Frank Vincent Zappa (21 December 1940 – 4 December 1993) was an American musician, composer and satirist.
About Frank Zappa
Frank Vincent Zappa (21 December 1940 – 4 December 1993) was an American musician, composer and satirist.
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