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>>> the creative influence of alcoholism.
>>I personally think that's an urban legend.
>>Good literature, like any other good work of art, comes from talent, discipline and hard work.
>>My art hobby is oil painting.
>>I'm privileged to know some professional painters whose works reflect enormous imagination and skill.
>>They're too busy perfecting their skill while enjoying life and making money to have time for more than an occasional glass of wine.
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>Many singers/songwriters have created their best work by being drunk or when using drugs. Take for example the Rolling stones, Eric claption, but even the hits from Adele were mostly written when she drank.
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>Do not take me wrong, I'm not encouraging anyone to go that way, but there are a lot of examples of masterpieces that were create by persons that were not sober, to say the least.
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>Even for the work I do, sitting down with colleages or clients (that is pretty rare as most of my colleages and clients do not live in The Netherlands) with a couple of beers always created moments of new insights and ideas. That while I usually only drink very few drinks a week. Again not advocating to get drunk, but I believe mike is spot on when he says that alcohol boosts creativity. However, when you are plastered..... eh, never mind.
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>http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/choke/201204/alcohol-benefits-the-creative-process

For every one of those creative results I am sure there are thousands of wannabees who bypassed the creative bit and went straight to oblivion.