Steff Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 Paul McCartney Talks About Past Drug Use LONDON - Paul McCartney (news) says he got no thrill from heroin, but found cocaine more to his liking for a time. "I tried heroin just the once," McCartney said in interview published Wednesday in the Daily Mirror newspaper about his drug use in decades past. "Even then, I didn't realize I'd taken it. I was just handed something, smoked it, then found out what it was. "It didn't do anything for me, which was lucky because I wouldn't have fancied heading down that road," the former Beatle was quoted as saying. The full interview is published this week in Uncut magazine. McCartney's drug use has resulted in at least one brush with the law. A planned Japan tour in 1980 was derailed when the singer was arrested at Tokyo's airport for possession of marijuana and later deported. Despite enjoying cocaine for a time, he said he eventually turned against the drug. "I did cocaine for about a year around the time of Sgt. Pepper," he said, referring to The Beatles' 1967 album. "Coke and maybe some grass to balance it out. I was never completely crazy with cocaine. "I'd been introduced to it and at first it seemed OK, like anything that's new and stimulating. "When you start working your way through it, you start thinking: 'Mmm, this is not so cool an idea,' especially when you start getting those terrible comedowns," McCartney said. He confirmed that drugs influenced some of the group's songs. "A song like 'Got to Get You Into My Life,' that's directly about pot, although everyone missed it at the time," McCartney said. "'Day Tripper,' that's one about acid (LSD). 'Lucy in the Sky,' that's pretty obvious. There's others that make subtle hints about drugs, but, you know, it's easy to overestimate the influence of drugs on the Beatles' music." "Just about everyone was doing drugs in one form or another and we were no different, but the writing was too important for us to mess it up by getting off our heads all the time," McCartney added. McCartney also acknowledged that Wings, the band he formed after The Beatles' breakup, was "pretty rough, not terribly good" when it started out. "There was a time when The Beatles weren't very good, but we were able to be not very good in private," McCartney said. "Wings had to do it in public and there was always the shadow of The Beatles, which didn't help." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreye Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 Wow. I'm suprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 The "Got To Get You Into My Life" as a pot reference is pretty cool. I'd not heard or thought of that before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerhead johnson Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 The "Got To Get You Into My Life" as a pot reference is pretty cool. I'd not heard or thought of that before. "Got To Get You Into My Life" I was alone, I took a ride, (to the corner drug spot) I didn't know what I would find there (sure you did...) Another road where maybe I could see another kind of mind there (different dealer with better weed) Ooh, then I suddenly see you, Ooh, did I tell you I need you Every single day of my life You didn't run, you didn't lie (no cops in the vicinity) You knew I wanted just to hold you And had you gone you knew in time we'd meet again For I had told you (come back in a half hour when the coast is clear) Ooh, you were meant to be near me Ooh, and I want you hear me Say we'll be together every day Got to get you into my life What can I do, what can I be, When I'm with you I want to stay there (on the couch) If I'm true I'll never leave And if I do I know the way there (back to the spot) Ooh, then I suddenly see you, Ooh, did I tell you I need you Every single day of my life Got to get you into my life It all makes sense now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 Great break down Hammer. I had never even imagined that was song was about anything else than a chick. Shows how naive that I am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 "Got To Get You Into My Life" I was alone, I took a ride, (to the corner drug spot) I didn't know what I would find there (sure you did...) Another road where maybe I could see another kind of mind there (different dealer with better weed) Ooh, then I suddenly see you, Ooh, did I tell you I need you Every single day of my life You didn't run, you didn't lie (no cops in the vicinity) You knew I wanted just to hold you And had you gone you knew in time we'd meet again For I had told you (come back in a half hour when the coast is clear) Ooh, you were meant to be near me Ooh, and I want you hear me Say we'll be together every day Got to get you into my life What can I do, what can I be, When I'm with you I want to stay there (on the couch) If I'm true I'll never leave And if I do I know the way there (back to the spot) Ooh, then I suddenly see you, Ooh, did I tell you I need you Every single day of my life Got to get you into my life It all makes sense now. suddenly see you . . . the dealer emerges from the shadows I thought LSD stood for Lake Shore Drive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerhead johnson Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 I thought LSD stood for Lake Shore Drive I'm glad that I wasn't the only one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreye Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 Wait a minute! So, then ANY love song could be skewed to mean something else. Drugs, the guy's car, the remote control, his unit. Give me a break! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 Wait a minute! So, then ANY love song could be skewed to mean something else. Drugs, the guy's car, the remote control, his unit. Give me a break! Could be... But when you have the guy who wrote the song say it was about Pot, I would tend to agree with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelasDaddy0427 Posted June 3, 2004 Share Posted June 3, 2004 A rock star used drugs.....NO! CAN'T BE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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