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Sting Admits Using Drugs As a 'Creative Tool' | The Fix

Submitted by Marijuana News on Thu, 06/26/2014 - 14:44

When it comes to making music, pop star Sting has some other tricks up his sleeve besides tantric sex. In a recent interview, the former frontman for The Police endorsed marijuana as a “creative tool” that has helped him pen some of his biggest hits.

Speaking to Britain’s Event magazine, Sting admitted to occasionally lighting up a joint when writer’s block takes hold. “If I’m feeling stuck on a lyric or an idea isn’t quite gelling, sometimes a puff of weed will free it up. I rarely smoke it socially. It’s a tool, just as a pen is,” he said. “Several artists have used drugs to make great art. I certainly wouldn’t advocate that you have to take drugs to make art, but then you can’t nullify the work of the Beatles. They took LSD and they made fantastic albums.”

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