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When drugs came around I sampled them just like anybody else but I never became dependent creatively on drugs like vario
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"When drugs came around I sampled them just like anybody else but I never became dependent creatively on drugs; like various cartoonists in the underground never did anything if they weren't stoned, That was the prerequisite for sitting down and drawing"

- Bill Griffith

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This quote by Bill Griffith speaks to the concept that drugs can be a creative influence, however not a necessary one. He suggests that some cartoonists in the underground relied on drugs to be able to draw, but he himself never ended up being based on them. He implies that he sampled drugs like anybody else, but he was still able to create without them. This quote speaks to the idea that drugs can be an innovative impact, however not an essential one. It likewise suggests that creativity can originate from within, which drugs are not a prerequisite for imagination. Griffith's quote is a suggestion that creativity can originate from within, and that drugs are not a needed part of the innovative process.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Bill Griffith somewhere between January 20, 1944 and today. He/she was a famous Cartoonist from USA. The author also have 30 other quotes.

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