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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 890: Musicians who lost it, part 1

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There’s something about creative types that make them different than the rest of us. If you’ve ever spent any kind of time with any kind of artist, you’ll know what i mean. They’re just…different, you know?

That isn’t any kind of judgment; it’s just an honest observation. Artists look at the universe differently, feel things the way we don’t and interpret life in interesting ways that we can’t. That’s what makes them artists. And it’s why they’re so important to the lives of the rest of us.

Sometimes, though, an artist will go through a rough patch where things get weird. They’re so wrapped up in their bubble universe that they start behaving oddly–even for an artist.

Maybe it’s a mental health issue. Maybe it’s drugs or alcohol or both. Maybe they’ve fallen in with a bad crowd, the kind that encourages crazy, self-destructive, unhealthy behavior.

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Some are able to rebound, straighten out, and otherwise save themselves and those around them from any further grief. Other times, well…

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These are stories of musicians who lost it, part 1.

Songs heard on this show:

  • Pixies, Where Is My Mind
  • Stooges, Raw Power
  • David Bowie, The Gene Genie
  • Lou Reed, Walk on the Wild Side
  • Adam Ant, Stand and Deliver
  • Morrissey, Suedehead
  • Sinead O’Connor, Troy
  • Hole, Violet

Need a playlist? Eric Wilhite supplies this.

The Ongoing History of New Music can be heard on the following stations:

We’re still looking for more affiliates in Calgary, Kamloops, Kelowna, Regina, Saskatoon, Brandon, Windsor,  Montreal, Halifax, Charlottetown, Moncton, Fredericton, and St John’s and anywhere else with a transmitter. If you’re in any of those markets and you want the show, lemme know and I’ll see what I can do.

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If you ever miss a show, you can always get the podcast edition available through Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your on-demand audio.

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