Acid claimed Lennon about 1965, and also Brian Wilson. Syd Barrett of Pink Floyd, and an infamous episode with Fleetwood Mac’s Peter Green.
That’s just off the top of my head, there were many more. The sad thing is millions of impressionable young people tried to emulate these celebrities, and incorporated all their specious and nonsensical politics.
Jones was versatile and talented, but by all accounts was too whacked out to be dependable and they reluctantly kicked him out of the band. What else?
Probably because I came back and he didn't. . . . . . and I understand why, and recognized a strength needed to do so . . circa late 60's early 70's.
“Acid claimed Lennon about 1965, and also Brian Wilson. Syd Barrett of Pink Floyd, and an infamous episode with Fleetwood Mac’s Peter Green.”
Brian Wilson’s episodes of psychosis apparently began in 1964 predated his LSD use. Their beginning coincided with his introduction to high-grade hashish. Unpopular to say it, but his drug-induced mental-health struggles likely began with THC rather than LSD. The coke in the ‘70s certainly didn’t help, but what really seemed to do the greatest damage were the mountain of prescription psychotropic meds that Gene Landy pumped into him in the ‘80s.