http://www.worldfamousradioshow.com/2009/06/peppers-lonely/
How high were the Beatles when they created “Sgt peppers lonely Hearts club” album?
Well The Beatles were high for all of their albums. Before they had even recorded they had been taking drugs. In the early days they were all speed freaks taking speed to have the endurance to play all night in the clubs in Hamburg. Then they met Bob Dylan and he turned them on to Pot and writing better lyrics. He asked them if they wanted to smoke a joint and they were into it immediatly but admitted to him that they hadn’t tried it before. Dylan commented about their hit I wanna hold your hand and asked about the lyric where John sings I get High I get High I get high. John was a bit embarrassed and had to tell him that he was actually singing I can’t Hide I can’t hide I can’t hide.
By the time they got to writing and recording Sgt. Peppers they had “Turned On” to L.S.D. or acid and that drug creates a complete altered state of reality so I would say they were very very very high. Hippies used to call it god in a sugar cube. They were also doing large amounts of the drug as well. They were having it imported in liquid form from Owsley the San Francisco chemist who reportedly made the very best L.S.D. They had it shipped in between lenses of film cameras where it was undetected because it was clear.
However I would doubt that were high while actually recording the album because their producer George Martin would not allow any form of drugs in the studio plus playing on L.S.D. would not make for good playing at all. I’m sure tho that while not actually high at the time the creativity and Mindset of the L.S.D experience would still be present because of the frequency of which they were Tripping and the fact that the altered mindset brought about by L.S.D. can sometimes last for days.
“I’d Love to turn you on” – the Beatles A day in the Life
Paul mccartney & U2 – Sgt Pepper – Live 8
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