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Demi Lovato Bans Drugs from Her Tour
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Demi Lovato has banned anyone from using drugs or alcohol from her upcoming Neon Lights tour.
The "Heart Attack" hitmaker wants everyone involved in her tour to stay clean following the death of Philip Seymour Hoffman, who tragically died in his New York City apartment over the weekend after experiencing a relapse, according to RadarOnline.com.
The 21-year-old singer - who has battled and overcome cocaine addiction in the past - believes her shows should be about putting on the best performance possible for her fans instead of a time for wild partying. "Everyone on the team is required to stay clean and focused. It's not about trying to party. It's about putting on the best show and everyone needs to be in tip top shape. That's how it should be for every tour," she said recently.
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Eminem Struggled to Perform Sober
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Performances, Hip-Hop & Rap,
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Eminem struggled to perform sober after quitting drugs and alcohol.
The 41-year-old rapper - who was hospitalized after a suspected methadone overdose in 2007 - sought the help of a rehab counselor in April 2008 and admitted his heavy drinking and substance abuse left him confused about how to "connect" with an audience.
"I was so trapped in my own head. I think that back then it was so big in my head, it was like, 'f**k man' let me take this and drink this and get through it as opposed to going out there and actually being able to see the people and connect with the crowd and have fun with it," he said, speaking to Zane Lowe on BBC Radio 1.
However, the "Berzerk" star eventually adapted to his sober state and was able to perform to audiences that he could "actually see."
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Katy Perry Was High Recording “California Gurls”
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Katy Perry was high when she recorded "California Gurls."
The singer was overcome by the weed smoked by her collaborator Snoop Dogg [currently going by the name Snoopzilla], when they recorded a rap in the middle section of the song, for her last album Teenage Dream.
"It was really cool. He came by the studio, played the song and rolled a J. Everybody was contact [passively] high. But he was super-cool and he's been around forever. It's really amazing if you meet someone that's been around for 20 to 25 years and they're still cool, because sometimes they aren't," Katy is quoted by The Sun newspaper as saying.
The first song Katy wrote for her latest album, Prism, was "By the Grace of God," which has a much darker tone, as it was inspired by Katy's breakup with ex-husband Russell Brand, and she admits she was in a bad way when she wrote it.
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Billie Joe Armstrong Was a ‘Functioning Alcoholic’
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Billie Joe Armstrong was a "functioning alcoholic" before he entered rehab.
The Green Day singer's drinking and reliance on prescription drugs had got out of hand before he was finally admitted to rehab last September and he admits to frequently being intoxicated on stage.
"I played onstage loaded a lot. I'd have anywhere from two to six beers and a couple of shots before I went onstage, then go and play the gig and drink for the rest of the evening on the bus. Fall asleep, wake up the next day, feel like s**t, do soundcheck. It was over and over again. In that way, I was a functioning alcoholic. I've been trying to get sober since 1997, right around Nimrod. But I didn't want to be in any programs. Sometimes, being a drunk, you think you can take on the whole world by yourself," he told Rolling Stone.
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Neil Young Curious About Writing Songs Sober
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Neil Young was "curious" about writing songs without drugs or alcohol. The legendary singer/songwriter gave up drinking and smoking cannabis last year, and initially wondered if he'd still be able to function as a songwriter without them.
Speaking about writing without being under the influence, he said, "I was never really worried about it, other than I was curious about it, in a day-to-day way. I'd go, 'Wow, I've not written a song in a long time. This is very different.' I didn't know at the time what was going to happen so I was discovering it, and now I've discovered that it doesn't matter."
The "Heart of Gold" hitmaker has also written his memoirs, and admits he'd never had an urge to write them until he broke his foot and was unable to play live for a while. "When I broke my toe I was just sitting there going, 'What am I gonna do now? I thought: 'Why don't I just do that book?' It gives me relief, it gives me something else to do so that music doesn't wear me out, so that I don't wear the music out. Everything should be taken in its own dose. You don't want to OD on music and then the music loses its potency. If that's all I did, it wouldn't be as good. I think if you don't have some obsession in your life, you're dead," he told The Guardian.
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The Darkness Used Cocaine on Stage
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The Darkness used to have three lines of cocaine ready for each of them before going onstage.
The "Growing on Me" rockers imploded in 2006 due to their drug use and partying, and looking back now they understand how out of control their tours had become. Talking about their cocaine use on their final tour, guitarist Dan Hawkins said, "I'm not going to lie to you, it was the most debauched fun I've ever had. [We had a] Pre-Show Line, Mid-Show Line and After Show-Line. That would be in various holding places, sometimes in a tent behind the stage; usually the same area where costume changes happened. Then we'd just get hammered until four or five in the morning and drag ourselves to the next venue with raging hangovers."
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The Strokes Clean Up For Their New Album
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The "Last Night" band are recording their fifth album in New York, and have cleaned up their act so they can concentrate on the new material, according to guitarist Albert Hammond Jr.'s father.
"They're back, strong and mature, a lot of them have quit smoking and drinking and all the good things that come with rock 'n' roll, or whatever people think comes with rock 'n' roll," Albert senior said.
Albert also acknowledged the band almost split when they were recording last album Angles - with singer Julian Casablancas taking himself out of sessions at one point - but relations between the group are now better than ever: "Fortunately they do love each other, and they have people around them who love them. Obviously we all take the wrong roads at times, especially when you're young. And some of us never come out of that road and end up in another world. The good thing about them is that, as I said, all these people that loved them and they loved each other and they finally realized that they had something going that was good."
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Willie Nelson Facing Possible Two-Year Sentence for Pot
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Gossip, Country,
UPDATE: Nelson's charge has been dropped to a misdemeanor.
If Willie Nelson’s luck runs out, it could be a while before he’s back on the road again.
The country legend, who has had several run-ins with the law, was arrested last Friday for another drug-related offense. This time, Nelson was detained in Sierra Blanca, Texas for possessing six ounces of marijuana.
The substance was discovered at a security checkpoint after U.S. Border Patrol agents smelled the substance coming from the singer’s tour bus.
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Mix Tape: Bruno Mars Charged for Drug Possession, Mario Arrested for Assault
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Gossip, Hip-Hop & Rap, Pop,
-Singer Bruno Mars has officially been charged with one count of felony drug possession. The “Billionaire” singer—who is scheduled to perform on SNL next weekend—was arrested on September 19 in Las Vegas after being found with cocaine.
-Rapper Kid Cudi recently pleaded guilty for his misdemeanor possession charge. Cudi, who was found with cocaine on June 11, has been ordered to perform two days of community service. If he stays clean for six months, the charge will be dismissed.
-Domestic violence is what Mario was arrested for on Friday morning. The “How Do I Breathe” singer was cuffed by the Baltimore Police Department after allegedly shoving his mother against a wall. The 24-year-old, who posted $50,000 bail, will appear in court on November 9.
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Mix Tape: Simon & Garfunkel Postpones Tour, Kanye West Returns to TV
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Artist News, Gossip, Performances, Hip-Hop & Rap, Pop, Rock,
-Simon & Garfunkel’s North American tour has been indefinitely postponed. According to the group’s website, Art Garfunkel has been dealing with a “vocal paresis.”
-Kanye West will perform on the BET Awards this Sunday. It’ll be his first awards show appearance since interrupting Taylor Swift on MTV last year.
-What you don’t know about Expose singer Gioia Bruno (real name Carmen Bruna) is that she was arrested for trafficking meth last year. She’s reportedly been high on Celebrity Rehab‘s watch list.
-Rapper Fat Joe is being accused of sexual assault. A woman claims Joe (real name Joseph Cartagena) and members of his entourage assaulted her inside a limo earlier this week.
-The death of Slipknot bassist Paul Gray was the result of a drug overdose. The 38-year-old, who was found May 25, had morphine and fentanyl in his system.