Rock and Roll and the Drug Culture

Many artists have attributed the Beatles as the major influence in their music careers. Likewise most of these artists cited the Beatles first use of drugs for experimentation as the source as to why they themselves started using drugs in the first place. A prime example of this statement would be the former lead singer of the alternative rock/grunge group Layne Staley of Alice in Chains. Though the Beatles never used heroin like Staley they did experiment with other drugs. Such as cannabis, Preludin, and LSD. These happened to be the popular drugs of their time period whereas for the 1990's the popular and drug of choice was heroin. He much like fellow Seattle grunge rocker Kurt Cobain became the poster children of the rockstar way of life in America in the 1990's. Sadly both of these artists lives were cut short by their addictions much in the way that Lennon's musical career was cut short by his addictions.

Layne Staley died of a drug overdose. Kurt Cobain due to his extensive drug use "supposedly" committed suicide by shooting himself in the face with a shotgun. While Lennon was assassinated for unknown reasons.