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dangin · 04-25-2003, 08:59 AM

OK so Shakespeare and DaVinci are potentials.

Huginn · 04-25-2003, 09:04 AM

Akira Kurosawa

Huginn · 04-25-2003, 09:17 AM

Mark Twain

clark · 04-25-2003, 09:27 AM

Penn & Teller hate drugs and alcohol almost as much as they hate religion and John Edwards. Also, Gene Simmons of Kiss is a tea-totaller.

THOUGHTfully Yours,
Clark

Marduk · 04-25-2003, 09:27 AM

Elvis Costello!!!

Dr. Retard · 04-25-2003, 09:49 AM

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Originally posted by Huginn
Mark Twain

Twain had severe problems with depression.

David Hume was a normal guy, apart from a little breakdown in his early 20s (and I don't mean Electric Boogaloo).

dangin · 04-25-2003, 10:29 AM

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Originally posted by clark
Penn & Teller hate drugs and alcohol almost as much as they hate religion and John Edwards. Also, Gene Simmons of Kiss is a tea-totaller.

THOUGHTfully Yours,
Clark

Awesome people, doubtful if they fit the genius label.

dangin · 04-25-2003, 10:30 AM

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Originally posted by marduck
Elvis Costello!!!

Once again, not really in the "eternal genius" category.

dangin · 04-25-2003, 10:34 AM

But it is interesting to think about those who don't reach the eternal genius level but were undeniably creative nonetheless.

Kurt Cobain, Janice Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Belushi, Andy Warhol, Oliver Stone, Jackson Pollack, Samuel Taylor Coleridge. . .

Many of these people could get you high if you got transfused blood they donated.

Sakpo · 04-25-2003, 12:13 PM

-Andrei Rublev is a potential candidate. Not a lot is known about his personal life but he was an Eastern Orthodox monk who belonged to a reputable order, so he probably didn't spend his time getting shitfaced. I don't think there's any evidence he was crazy either.

-I've never read anything about Jacob Lawrence being an abuser of acohol or other drugs.

- JS Bach (?)

-Duke Ellington

Anyway, to my knowledge they were all clean enough (I don't know much about Bach so I stuck the question mark next to his name) and I'd consider all of them to be creative geniuses. I'm sure there're plenty more.

Btw, Hendrix may well belong in the pantheon of eternal geniuses (time will tell, but we'll be dead by then). It's no joke when it's said he permanently and significantly changed the way guitar was played and how people thought the guitar could/should sound...and guitar may well continue on as one of the most important instruments for a long time to come.

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04-25-2003, 08:59 AM	#21
dangin Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: The Middle, Kansas Posts: 2,637	OK so Shakespeare and DaVinci are potentials.

04-25-2003, 09:04 AM	#22
Huginn Veteran Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Lincoln, England Posts: 1,499	Akira Kurosawa

04-25-2003, 09:17 AM	#23
Huginn Veteran Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Lincoln, England Posts: 1,499	Mark Twain

04-25-2003, 09:27 AM	#24
clark Beloved Deceased Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Sin City, NV, USA Posts: 3,715	Penn & Teller hate drugs and alcohol almost as much as they hate religion and John Edwards. Also, Gene Simmons of Kiss is a tea-totaller. THOUGHTfully Yours, Clark

04-25-2003, 09:27 AM	#25
Marduk Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: the 10th planet Posts: 5,065	Elvis Costello!!!

04-25-2003, 10:34 AM	#29
dangin Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: The Middle, Kansas Posts: 2,637	But it is interesting to think about those who don't reach the eternal genius level but were undeniably creative nonetheless. Kurt Cobain, Janice Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Belushi, Andy Warhol, Oliver Stone, Jackson Pollack, Samuel Taylor Coleridge. . . Many of these people could get you high if you got transfused blood they donated.

04-25-2003, 12:13 PM	#30
Sakpo Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Pacific Northwest (illegally occupied indigenous l Posts: 7,716	-Andrei Rublev is a potential candidate. Not a lot is known about his personal life but he was an Eastern Orthodox monk who belonged to a reputable order, so he probably didn't spend his time getting shitfaced. I don't think there's any evidence he was crazy either. -I've never read anything about Jacob Lawrence being an abuser of acohol or other drugs. - JS Bach (?) -Duke Ellington Anyway, to my knowledge they were all clean enough (I don't know much about Bach so I stuck the question mark next to his name) and I'd consider all of them to be creative geniuses. I'm sure there're plenty more. Btw, Hendrix may well belong in the pantheon of eternal geniuses (time will tell, but we'll be dead by then). It's no joke when it's said he permanently and significantly changed the way guitar was played and how people thought the guitar could/should sound...and guitar may well continue on as one of the most important instruments for a long time to come.

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