Miles Davis’ heroin addiction and alcoholism are all well known and well documented. However, Nelson frames this period as resulting from Davis’ return to a reality in which he was not wanted but his music was.
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Sober Concert-Goers Band Together In New Mini-Documentary
Music lovers who’ve chosen the sober life are banding together at concerts.
Artists in Recovery Find Their Fix in "The Creative High"
Creativity — making art — is another way to find that aliveness and spiritual connection often sought through drugs and alcohol. The creative process can be transformative for people with addiction. Recovery that consists of meetings, step work, and an unfulfilling job makes for a very black-and-white life — at least for me it did.… Continue reading Artists in Recovery Find Their Fix in "The Creative High"
"Weed The People" Doc Follows Kids Treating Cancer With Marijuana
More than half of Americans now support legalizing marijuana. But for some kids, it’s a life-changing treatment. While the federal government sits on the fence regarding marijuana, more than half of Americans support legalizing it. But for the families featured in Weed the People, marijuana is medicine for their children. The documentary follows five kids… Continue reading "Weed The People" Doc Follows Kids Treating Cancer With Marijuana
Joan Jett's Bad Reputation
“I’ve been hurt,” says Jett. “I’ve had my head split open by a beer bottle, a rib cracked by getting a battery thrown at me—this big metal rig thing….just because I was a girl, I’d get spit on.” Bad Reputation is a loving tribute to legendary musician and feminist icon Joan Jett. The trailblazer turned… Continue reading Joan Jett's Bad Reputation
"Recovery Boys" Doc Candidly Explores Addiction, Trauma & Rehabilitation
The documentary follows 4 young men who find support and relief through delving deep into their emotions in a rehabilitation setting. The documentary Recovery Boys, which is screening on Netflix as well as in select theaters, focuses on four young men seeking recovery from opioid dependency at a rehabilitation facility in West Virginia. Directed by… Continue reading "Recovery Boys" Doc Candidly Explores Addiction, Trauma & Rehabilitation
David Cassidy Revealed He Was Still Drinking, Didn't Have Dementia Prior To Death
Cassidy made the confession to a producer in a recorded conversation, which will air as part of an upcoming documentary about his life. Last year, Partridge Family star David Cassidy announced that he was suffering from dementia. But just two months before he died last November, Cassidy admitted that he never had dementia, but was… Continue reading David Cassidy Revealed He Was Still Drinking, Didn't Have Dementia Prior To Death
