Cannabis-using artists emphasize the importance of respecting the plant and engaging in self-care.
People will light up to commemorate the 420th day of the year, their love of marijuana, and to support the legalization of it. We discussed the connection between cannabis and creativity with a few different artists. Smoking is “another sort of meditation,” claims Ras Kayleb, one half of the venerable dub reggae soundsystem Channel One.
Write lyrics that others haven’t considered before if you want to write about love, revolution, or liberty, get rid of all your daily concerns, and delve deeply into the meaning of the song. I need a spliff to perform, he continued. I have more flow when I smoke a marijuana before a show. I’m more of a freestyler and can come up with words quickly. Recently, Kayleb entered the recording studio, lit up a joint, and freestyled the lyrics for the song “Dreader” in only one take.
He explained, “I made the melody with the full creative potential of the herb. The tune is about false information that society feeds us. But Kayleb, a mixed martial arts instructor as well, does not smoke every day. I don’t smoke a lot, he said. “I use it more while I’m recording, MCing, creating music, or composing songs.” Eris Drew, co-founder of T4T LUV NRG, is an advocate of Motherbeat, which she defines as the “healing energy embedded inside music.” She revealed to RA that a strong sativa strain named Unbiased Opinion was used to write the majority of her debut album, Quivering In Time. She claimed that it “opens the ears” and fosters creativity. In a subtle sense, it becomes pretty trippy. When I’m high, I pay closer attention.
I would say that music on cannabis separates it into an orchestra of sound because I perceive each sound as a separate component. I believe that is one of the factors behind how many THC users adore pixelated sampled sounds, vintage records, and filters. Nevertheless, Drew has reduced her smoking with a Volcano convection vaporizer since she is worried about the negative effects of smoking too much.
I just try to listen to my body because I’m a DJ and not an expert, she added. So how exactly can cannabis encourage creative thinking? Cannabis “seems to break down inflexible ways of thinking and emotion, therefore it offers new insights and approaches to art,” Professor David Nutt, director of the neuropsychopharmacology unit at Imperial College London, told RA. This mainly takes place in high-level neuronal networks, particularly the frontal lobes.
The issue of dopamine release is still up for debate, and even if it did, it is probably not crucial for creativity. The endocannabinoid anandamide, an endocannabinoid, is “the brain’s own natural cannabis,” according to Nutt. There are no scientific figures to support the relationship between cannabis and creativity, however, “since it is impossible to measure,” even though “jazz was invented under the influence of cannabis and painters like Rembrandt used it to improve depth and perception.” Cannabis, in the opinion of US jungle and drum & bass artist Mizeyesis, is essential to both her mental well-being and her artistic output.
She confessed to RA, “I’m ADHD.” “I use marijuana to stay focused and finish projects, tracks, and mixes. I use it for pain management and as an alternative to conventional prescription medications because I too have a chronic disease. She added that it’s crucial for her to abstain from cannabis for a while in order to assess how it affects her creative process.
Balance allows me to determine whether my sound was distorted or whether my mixes had problems. Mixmaster Morris, a pioneer of chill-out music, has been a smoker for about 40 years. He admitted to RA that he intentionally incorporates a lot of funny and dope references into his music. “In my opinion, marijuana simply widens your scope of options. It undoubtedly altered my musical preferences. Morris claimed that smoking had facilitated successful artistic partnerships. He recalls numerous recording sessions with artists including Youth, The Orb, and Jimmy Cauty from the KLF that involved heavy cannabis and psychedelic drug use. When Linval Thompson’s “I Love Cannabis” starts playing, he stated, “people usually get the word that there isn’t a joint in the DJ booth.”
Actually, I had two copies of that album, and I gave Howard Marks one of them. Morris also recalls smoking with the late dub legend Lee “Scratch” Perry with affection. He explained, “We took him to the gig after spotting him in Zurich on a Ninja Tune tour.
He went on stage with Mr. Scruff since he was in a good mood. I gave him a spliff, but he refused to smoke any marijuana. What the fuck do you mean, you’re the ganja man? I exclaimed. However, he requested “me hash man only,” so we gave it to him. Morris acknowledges the necessity for breaks despite his frequent smoking, especially while touring and performing at festivals. It’s impossible to stay in your head the entire summer, he asserted. Kayleb has also found strategies to lessen the negative effects of cannabis on his health.
He said, “I also advise people who consume marijuana or even tobacco to take ginkgo biloba and mullein. It purifies your lungs and renews your body’s cells. The things we cherish will hurt us if we misuse the herb and neglect our bodies. Take a listen to Mixmaster Morris’ top 10 music about marijuana.
