Drug Quotes by John Lennon

11 Drug quotes by John Lennon

Lennon’s lyrical mind turns the topic of drugs into something poetic yet raw. These eleven short quotes capture his blend of idealism and critique, perfect for a quick dose of his cultural commentary.

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The first drugs I ever took, I was still at art school, with the group - we all took it together -…

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If people take any notice of what we say, we say we've been through the drug scene, man, and there's nothing like…

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I had a lot of it in my day, but I don't like it. It's a dumb drug. Your whole concentration goes…

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The worst drugs are as bad as anybody's told you. It's just a dumb trip, which I can't condemn people if they…

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I'll be a good boy, please make me well. I promise you anything, get me out of this hell. Cold turkey has…

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The Beatles had gone beyond comprehension. We were smoking marijuana for breakfast. We were well into marijuana and nobody could communicate with…

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Speaking as somebody who's been in the drug scene, it's not something you can go on and on doing, you know. It's…

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Going to America increased the build up on me, especially as the war was going on there. In a way we'd turned…

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In Hamburg the waiters always had Preludin - and various other pills, but I remember Preludin because it was such a big…

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He laid it on George, me and our wives without telling us at a dinner party at his house. He was a…

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[Polythene Pam] was me, remembering a little event with a woman in Jersey, and a man who was England's answer to Allen…

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The reason why kids are crazy is because nobody can face the responsibility of bringing them up.

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In my case I've never not been political, though religion tended to overshadow it in my acid days.

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I wasn't saying whatever they're saying I was saying. I'm sorry I said it really. I never meant it to be a lousy anti-religious…

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Songwriting is about getting the demon out of me. It's like being possessed. You try to go to sleep, but the song won't let…

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Imagine there's no heaven... it's easy if you try.

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Man, you should have seen them kicking Edgar Allan Poe.

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Love is like a flower - you've got to let it grow.

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I don't know which will go first - rock 'n' roll or Christianity.

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The main hangup in the world today is hypocrisy and insecurity. If people can't face up to the fact of other people being naked…

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