The life style of popular rock and roll associated with sex and drugs. Many rock and roll star of the original (and jazz and bluescounterparts), known as a hard-drinking, hard-living character. During the life of the 1960's many stars became more widely known, helped by an increase in the underground rock press. Musicians attract the attention of «groupies» (girls who followed musicians) who spend time together and often do sexual favors from members of the band.
Drugs are often a large part of the rock lifestyle. In 1960, psychedelic music arose; Some musicians encouraged and intended listeners of psychedelic music under the influence of LSD or other hallucinogenic substances, such as improvements in experience.Jerry hear Garcia's band The Grateful Dead, said: "For some people taking LSD and will show Grateful Dead ritual functions as .... we have products to sell, but we have mechanisms that work "[citation needed].
The popularity and promotion of drug use among musicians may have influenced the use of drugs and a culture of acceptance of drug use among the younger generation period. When the Beatles, once marketed as clean-cut young people who began publicly admitted using LSD, many fans followed. Journalist Al Aronowitz wrote "... anything the Beatles did was acceptable, especially for young people."
Many rock musicians, including Lemmy, John Lennon, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Pete Townshend, Steven Tyler, Scott Weiland, Sly Stone, Ozzy Osbourne, the Motley Crue, Layne Staley, Kurt Cobain, Anthony Kiedis, Dave Mustaine , David Bowie, Elton John and others have been admitted to combat addiction various substances, including cocaine and heroin, much of the already successful program undergonedrug recovery, but others have died. In early 1980, with the appearance of the band Minor Threat, straight edge lifestyle became popular. Straight edge philosophy of abstinence from drugs, alcohol, tobacco and sex linked withhardcore punk music for years, and both remain popular with youth today.