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Michael,
Yes we are talking about dysfunctional behavior to
use an overused word. We are all dysfunctional some more than others. That's
precisely why I would not anyone else's problems; I've got mine. We are also
talking about ego. Entertain this thought. The Buddhists consider ego the
manifestation of insecurity.
I just have a very hard time putting Thunders and
Hell in the same artistic category as Monk and 'Trane. After all Monk was
bebop's great composer and 'Trane , well he changed everything. Thunders and
Hell to me are more like curiosities. And yes their drug problem was greater
than their art. If I recall the standing joke was that Thunders only performed
when he needed a fix or he was being threatened with eviction. He doesn't sound
like a very committed artist. Does he?
Perhaps I know too many artists who are
disciplined, hard working and passionately involved with their art.
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