Bands/artists completely open about their non-usage of narcotics

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Dexy's Midnight Runners (ironically enough!)
The Mothers of Invention (but what went on behind the leader's back?)
Sun Ra & His Arkestra (ditto)
Throbbing Gristle (let their hair down somewhat after they split)

― ¡Vamos a matar, Dadaismus! (Dada), Wednesday, 28 June 2006 10:06 (twenty years ago)

The Osmonds - won't even touch caffeine, for religious reasons.
Adam Ant - "don't drink, don't smoke, what do you do?"
...and all that "straight edge" lot, obv.

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Wednesday, 28 June 2006 10:16 (twenty years ago)

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (little bit of fibbing going on there)

― ¡Vamos a matar, Dadaismus! (Dada), Wednesday, 28 June 2006 10:17 (twenty years ago)

Minor Threat
Ted Nugent

― Matt Golden (goldmatt), Wednesday, 28 June 2006 10:39 (twenty years ago)

Jonathan Richman / Modern Lovers "I'm Straight!"

― Jack Battery-Pack (Jack Battery-Pack), Wednesday, 28 June 2006 10:46 (twenty years ago)

Daniel Bell (DBX) and Josh Wink (I think). Seem to recall someone asking Bell how he could record something like Losing Control when in fact he never had (as a result of drugs that is).

― smn (smn), Wednesday, 28 June 2006 10:55 (twenty years ago)

Paul Van Dyk
Dave Clarke
? Jeff Mills ?

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Wednesday, 28 June 2006 12:18 (twenty years ago)

Danny Tenaglia

― Tracey Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 28 June 2006 14:23 (twenty years ago)

Henry Rollins, right?

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Wednesday, 28 June 2006 14:24 (twenty years ago)

I can think of many bands who aren't drug users, but almost none that actually talk about it, either in interviews or in their songs. I wonder why that is.

― mike a (mike a), Wednesday, 28 June 2006 15:08 (twenty years ago)

Henry Rollins, right?

-- Joseph McCombs (jmccomb...), June 28th, 2006.

not for long

― SQUARECOATS (plsmith), Wednesday, 28 June 2006 15:10 (twenty years ago)

King Buzzo

― naos (naos), Wednesday, 28 June 2006 17:03 (twenty years ago)

bruce springsteen
manic street preachers

― J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Wednesday, 28 June 2006 17:09 (twenty years ago)

This should be harder: Bands/artists completely open about their non-usage of narcotics AND Don't Suck.
I think from the listed only King Buzzo would make the cut. Seriosly, The Mothers of Invention, Sun Ra' Arkestra and Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band ???

Anyway, I like my music narcotized, stoned, drunk, rare amazonian frog lick-ed or at least caffeinated & sleep deprived. Best all at once.

― naos (naos), Wednesday, 28 June 2006 17:22 (twenty years ago)

"Sun Ra' Arkestra and Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band ??"

uhhh...

― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 28 June 2006 17:27 (twenty years ago)

Josh Wink

― Thomas Mehlt (Tokyo Ghost Stories), Saturday, 1 July 2006 16:33 (twenty years ago)

Richie Hawtin

― Pamphlet (pisspiss), Saturday, 1 July 2006 17:13 (twenty years ago)

Prince

― It's Rodney, poised and rational! (R. J. Greene), Saturday, 1 July 2006 23:11 (twenty years ago)

DJ Shadow
Coldplay

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Saturday, 1 July 2006 23:26 (twenty years ago)

Cliff Richard

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Saturday, 1 July 2006 23:57 (twenty years ago)

Apparently Syd Barrett was the only really "pro" drug user in Pink Floyd.

Linda Perhacs has said that Parallelograms was not influenced by anything stronger than coffee.

― mike a (mike a), Sunday, 2 July 2006 02:23 (twenty years ago)

And let us not forget Crucial Youth.

― mike a (mike a), Sunday, 2 July 2006 02:24 (twenty years ago)

Gene Simmons, apparently. See interview on Fresh Air with Terry Gross.

― richard wood johnson (rwj), Sunday, 2 July 2006 21:41 (twenty years ago)

Wayne Coyne

― Marmot 4-Tay: forth-coming, my child. forth-coming most righteous champion (mar, Sunday, 2 July 2006 21:56 (twenty years ago)

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