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PvD = anti drugs activist
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| DJ Eco |
The Guardian described Paul Van Dyk as 'a politically active DJ who preaches a strict anti-drugs message' this week, in an article angled around him winning DJ Magazines' Top 100 poll.
"Nobody needs drugs to get into music," Van Dyk told the newspaper, "I think people mostly take them out of insecurity."
Chatting to Skrufff several years ago, however, PVD was more sympathetic towards drug users, and equally critical of zero tolerance style anti-drug policies.
"People usually take drugs because they want to escape the real world but if the real world is great then they don't need to leave it," he said.
"If you want to reduce drugs problems and create a healthier environment, then you have to do it on a whole social level: to go in to schools and explain to people what they're doing to their bodies."
PVD also criticised Rudolph Giuliani and Michael Bloomberg's crusade against clubs, suggesting both Mayor's policies were based on ignorance rather than sense.
"All they see are kids running around like headless chickens at six in the morning in Manhattan, so in their minds, the easiest thing to do is to close down the venue," he said.
"That's a poor decision, because if kids want to take drugs they'll take them somewhere else."
http://www.higher-frequency.com/e_n...er05_i/07/5.htm |
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| DJ Eco |
| that he is.... note his comments that are italicized (b4 some1 says "this was already in the CHILLOUT forum!!!!!" or somethin) :) |
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| LuNaSeA |
| verd to zeh beeg bird. |
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| InterMilan31 |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ Eco
that he is.... note his comments that are italicized (b4 some1 says "this was already in the CHILLOUT forum!!!!!" or somethin) :) |
the cor crackies must had been in a upror (get it or instead of oar lol) |
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| Shamez214 |
I agree.
*hides his mushroom stash* |
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| kid nyce |
PVD DVD - Global has an Anti-Drug Adversement in it
Rudy is responsible for the closing of Twilo |
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| fr0st |
| PVD is a tosser, a political muppet if you will, no pun intended. |
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| Piet |
| i remember a tiesto quote from like 99 or 00 where he said something like you dont need to take drugs to listen to trance, the music takes you on a journey on its own, drugs are better for repetative techno where drugs help make it sound interesting. |
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| Shamez214 |
| People always seem to forget that alcohol is a drug. |
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| Blake |
| quote: | Originally posted by Shamez214
People always seem to forget that alcohol is a drug. |
They conveniently do don't they lol.
PvD makes good points... kinda middle of the road though. Not sure I would call him an activist heh. |
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| DJ Eco |
| haha yeah, i pretty much copied the subject line from the other forum i got it from... now that i think about it, not sure if it makes 100% sense either :P |
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