In a recent interview,
Majek Fashek (Legendary Nigerian reggae artist of the 80s and 90s
) recalls how the media slandered his image in the past. But, even at that, he says he would never fight them, cos they help in a way, to get news about artists out there...whether good or bad. And he then spoke on the fact that he still uses Cocaine for inspiration as a musician. Read his words below.
"People must talk. But they make you popular; that's the truth. You cannot fight the media. They are the ones that will tell people what is going on, so I cannot fight the media. They said I'm crazy, I use cocaine. Well, I still use Cocaine. I dey blow my nose, i dey smoke igbo. As I speak to you, I have Cocaine in my pocket and in my house. I still use am. I can't stop. How will you play music with a normal eye? You can't be a good musician playing without getting high. Pastors dem dey high too. The truth is that you can't be on the human level and give the message. The humans are looking up to you, so you must be super-human to live up to their expectations."
-Majek Fashek
Okay, I'm going to break your hearts and tell you I agree with him...at least 80% of what he said. In the last 5 years, I have done extensive research on talented, and artistic people, and I have to tell you that you really have to be high to perform at your peak. Hold up, don't shout yet. I said you have to be "high," it doesn't mean you have to be high on weed or cocaine.
Let me break down the explanation. What happens when a person gets high? You tap into the Universal mind...the mind that knows all, and you get inspiration, and "above-human-reasoning" messages from there. In
Napoleon Hills classic book, "Think And Grow Rich," he lists a couple of things that can connect you with the Universal mind/Infinite Intelligence, i.e things that can get you high. Stimuli that would get you high include the following- Music (listening to music); A burning desire for fame, power, or financial gain; Fear; Narcotics & Alcohol; love; high sex drive; Mutual suffering, such as that experienced by people who are persecuted; Auto-suggestion...This will do.
Now, lets carry out a very practical exercise, and identify some of Nigeria's most successful musicians, and pinpoint what "gets them high".
Tuface- Weed (Narcotics) &; High sex drive;
King Sunny Ade- High sex drive, and love), Fela- weed (narcotics) and high sex drive;
D Banj- weed, high sex drive, and a burning desire for fame...;
Sammy Okposun- high sex drive.
Okay, let's go to America.
Elvis Presley- narcotics; R Kelly- high sex drive;
Bob Marley- Narcotics, mutual suffering, such as that experienced by people who are persecuted, and high sex drive;
Nas- weed;
50 Cent- A burning desire for fame, power or financial gain: Jay-Z- same stimuli as
50 Cent;
Michael Jackson- Fear (from Joe Jackson's beating), music, auto-suggestion...then later, drugs. You can do your on fill in the gap with the other musicians I didn't mention. This is a truth...it's just unfortunate that some go to much to the other side and lose it.
