What place did drugs esp. hallucinogens play in the recording of the early works?
Don was taking a lot of LSD during my early months of tenure. Needless to say, it was difficult to work with him during this period. Confusion seemed to reign supreme. I explore this topic and try to offer my insights into the behaviour I witnessed and what effects it had upon the music, both lyrically and musically. I was given LSD before recording some of the Mirror Man sessions without my knowledge by Dons girlfriend, Laurie Stone. I suspect that this was at Dons suggestion, and he could be quite persuasive. Part of the reason the drumming is so erratic in places is because of my state of mind. I feel also that there was LSD put in my tea on other occasions, but in very small doses. Just enough to keep me confused. What were Don’s lyric writing techniques? Usually, Don had to have everyones undivided attention and complete silence. He would dictate as someone wrote. At first it was Laurie, for a while it was me, and then Jeff Cotton took over a lot of that. He would become inspired
