The Creative Process--Part 2
1. When you create any artistic endeavor such as painting or writing do you always do so when sober?
No, very rarely.
2. If the answer to question #1 was no, what substances do you prefer to write under the influence of and why?
Crystal meth for alot of reasons. Of course I realize that no drug gives anybody any sort of talent. There is the lowering of inhibitions factor, for one. When under the influence of meth, I feel as though a mental floodgate of thousands/millions of words come crashing through with perfect rhythm and rhyme. Everything just flows, although I can never type fast enough to keep up with my mind. Finally, whether the subject matter at hand is positive, negative, surreal, or sublime, I find that detail and description color my work adding that extra tangy flavor to my stories.
3. If your #1 drug of choice illicit or otherwise is unavailable what is choice #2 and why?
That would definitely be my prescription drug fiorinal #3. I don't drink or smoke and haven't done any drugs other than meth and fiorinal #3 in years. Psychedelics made my mind work, but I was way too stoned to type or write. While I'd choose my Rx drug only as a 2nd alternative should meth not be an option, it is none the less relaxing and helps a little bit in lowering inhibitions and/or expressing emotions good, bad, or otherwise. Still for me it pales in comparison to meth.
4. How is your work different sober than while under the influence of your preferred substance?
It's not that I can't write sober, I can but not for nearly as long a time as I can on meth. Also I tend to be more direct and to the point sober, I think, whereas on meth, the descriptiveness of whoever or whatever I'm writing about are quite phenominal compared to my sober writing.
5. How is your work different sober than while under the influence of your 2nd favorite drug?
Again, a bit more to the point and perhaps a bit (or alot) less emotion. In terms of imagination, sober or stoned, it's there. I do recall times 10 years ago or more in the past I'd be able to pour out my love/lust/heart felt feelings I'd never have dared to write sober.
6. How is your work different while under the influence of preferred substance #1 and preferred substance #2?
My meth writing captures endless amounts of things, ideas, descriptions, feelings, visuals, and details that don't tumble out of my mind without that chemical aid that causes excessive, rapid fire synapsis of neurons which are responsible for the floodgate of ideas/detail/and description. It also opens up new roads to the extremely bizarre in my mind.
Fiorinal #3 allows me to experience or reexperience emotions pleasant or unpleasant a bit better than I'm able to put forth in words sober, but still lacks the other above listed desirable effects generated from meth.
7. What if any styles of writing come easier to you sober?
If I'm sober then the type of writing that I am best at tends to be journal writing, story writing, or perhaps even letter, and essay writing.
8. Which styles are preferable to write when stoned?
When under the influence of meth, then bad ass poetry with rhythm and rhyme seems to be my specialty that eludes me sober. The floodgates are opened, 10 million words, rhythm and rhyme are flooding my mind furious and fast.
9. Do you prefer writing stoned or sober? If sober, why?
I definitely prefer to write stoned. There is no contest, however I do so want to teach myself, or at least practice and strive to write as well as I do sober as I do while on meth, or even my Rx drug.
10. If your preference is to write while stoned and there are no substances available (or you go on voluntary hiatus period from using) what if anything have you found that helps you produce the work you are the most proud of?
Off the top of my head, what helps me start producing work sober is writing about past experiences, stories, or writing in conjunction with one or more people. I also try to clear my head, take a walk in nature, and take my mind back in time and see where it takes me.
1. Who/what are u influenced by, can u cite anyone?
Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde, William Shakesphere, Alexander Trocchi, William Burroughs
2. Can u describe a lifecycle in ur own creative process, from seed to fruition?
That question can be interpretted in different ways. I guess I'll shoot for one possible interpretation and try to answer this question. A life cycle is ever changing, and like matter cannot be created, only change form. As the soul or essence of a life force changes, it may implant himself/herself from spirit to a more dense molecular level of life, such as we have on earth. One way to say it simply is reincarnation. Although the forms of life of the living spirit may change, from time period to time period, from universe to universe, from time period to time period, from the strictly spiritual to the flesh, that life or life force is ever changing, ever growing. It changes, but never dies, yet goes through constant cycles of growth, death, change.
3. Is there a next level in ur creative endeavour, what is it?
To write about all the places, dreams, experiences, people, and lessons learned, about pain and love, joy and sorrow in this life as well as those of others. I want to write about those experiences in my life as well as those of others that have touched me deeply, but I won't stop there. At least that is my dream.
4. Where do u see urself with ur writing in the future?
In fantasy, screen plays, short stories, and poetry written in the form of stories as I have been. I want to do what I love the most and get paid for it, but mostly I want to create and have the satisfaction of being well known under a pen name and published.
In reality who knows? Truthfully, I see myself always writing, but not marketing, therefore not being out on the market so much, if at all. I like the former vision so much more than the latter. I guess we'll see.
1. When you create any artistic endeavor such as painting or writing do you always do so when sober?
No, very rarely.
2. If the answer to question #1 was no, what substances do you prefer to write under the influence of and why?
Crystal meth for alot of reasons. Of course I realize that no drug gives anybody any sort of talent. There is the lowering of inhibitions factor, for one. When under the influence of meth, I feel as though a mental floodgate of thousands/millions of words come crashing through with perfect rhythm and rhyme. Everything just flows, although I can never type fast enough to keep up with my mind. Finally, whether the subject matter at hand is positive, negative, surreal, or sublime, I find that detail and description color my work adding that extra tangy flavor to my stories.
3. If your #1 drug of choice illicit or otherwise is unavailable what is choice #2 and why?
That would definitely be my prescription drug fiorinal #3. I don't drink or smoke and haven't done any drugs other than meth and fiorinal #3 in years. Psychedelics made my mind work, but I was way too stoned to type or write. While I'd choose my Rx drug only as a 2nd alternative should meth not be an option, it is none the less relaxing and helps a little bit in lowering inhibitions and/or expressing emotions good, bad, or otherwise. Still for me it pales in comparison to meth.
4. How is your work different sober than while under the influence of your preferred substance?
It's not that I can't write sober, I can but not for nearly as long a time as I can on meth. Also I tend to be more direct and to the point sober, I think, whereas on meth, the descriptiveness of whoever or whatever I'm writing about are quite phenominal compared to my sober writing.
5. How is your work different sober than while under the influence of your 2nd favorite drug?
Again, a bit more to the point and perhaps a bit (or alot) less emotion. In terms of imagination, sober or stoned, it's there. I do recall times 10 years ago or more in the past I'd be able to pour out my love/lust/heart felt feelings I'd never have dared to write sober.
6. How is your work different while under the influence of preferred substance #1 and preferred substance #2?
My meth writing captures endless amounts of things, ideas, descriptions, feelings, visuals, and details that don't tumble out of my mind without that chemical aid that causes excessive, rapid fire synapsis of neurons which are responsible for the floodgate of ideas/detail/and description. It also opens up new roads to the extremely bizarre in my mind.
Fiorinal #3 allows me to experience or reexperience emotions pleasant or unpleasant a bit better than I'm able to put forth in words sober, but still lacks the other above listed desirable effects generated from meth.
7. What if any styles of writing come easier to you sober?
If I'm sober then the type of writing that I am best at tends to be journal writing, story writing, or perhaps even letter, and essay writing.
8. Which styles are preferable to write when stoned?
When under the influence of meth, then bad ass poetry with rhythm and rhyme seems to be my specialty that eludes me sober. The floodgates are opened, 10 million words, rhythm and rhyme are flooding my mind furious and fast.
9. Do you prefer writing stoned or sober? If sober, why?
I definitely prefer to write stoned. There is no contest, however I do so want to teach myself, or at least practice and strive to write as well as I do sober as I do while on meth, or even my Rx drug.
10. If your preference is to write while stoned and there are no substances available (or you go on voluntary hiatus period from using) what if anything have you found that helps you produce the work you are the most proud of?
Off the top of my head, what helps me start producing work sober is writing about past experiences, stories, or writing in conjunction with one or more people. I also try to clear my head, take a walk in nature, and take my mind back in time and see where it takes me.
1. Who/what are u influenced by, can u cite anyone?
Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde, William Shakesphere, Alexander Trocchi, William Burroughs
2. Can u describe a lifecycle in ur own creative process, from seed to fruition?
That question can be interpretted in different ways. I guess I'll shoot for one possible interpretation and try to answer this question. A life cycle is ever changing, and like matter cannot be created, only change form. As the soul or essence of a life force changes, it may implant himself/herself from spirit to a more dense molecular level of life, such as we have on earth. One way to say it simply is reincarnation. Although the forms of life of the living spirit may change, from time period to time period, from universe to universe, from time period to time period, from the strictly spiritual to the flesh, that life or life force is ever changing, ever growing. It changes, but never dies, yet goes through constant cycles of growth, death, change.
3. Is there a next level in ur creative endeavour, what is it?
To write about all the places, dreams, experiences, people, and lessons learned, about pain and love, joy and sorrow in this life as well as those of others. I want to write about those experiences in my life as well as those of others that have touched me deeply, but I won't stop there. At least that is my dream.
4. Where do u see urself with ur writing in the future?
In fantasy, screen plays, short stories, and poetry written in the form of stories as I have been. I want to do what I love the most and get paid for it, but mostly I want to create and have the satisfaction of being well known under a pen name and published.
In reality who knows? Truthfully, I see myself always writing, but not marketing, therefore not being out on the market so much, if at all. I like the former vision so much more than the latter. I guess we'll see.
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