Moby's drug fears
04/11/2005 - 17:05:58Dance music superstar Moby quit taking Ecstasy because he fears the rave drug destroys the human brain.
The Play hitmaker experimented with Ecstasy in the late 1990s in a bid to find out just why his fans raved about the drug - and he admits he had a great time clubbing under the influence.
But he fears the overuse of Ecstasy will come back to haunt clubbers late in life.
He says: "After taking it a couple of times, I finally understood what all the hype had been about. I went out dancing with my friends and had some fantastic times (but) I don't want to be a total dimwit when I'm 60."
Meanwhile, Moby claims harder drugs killed the dance music culture in his native New York City.
He adds: "I just watched people go so overboard. By 1996, kids were starting their night by doing ketamine, a couple of bumps of crystal meth to help it along, maybe take E (Ecstasy) at three in the morning, maybe drop some acid at dawn.
"Any scene that's so steeped in excessive drug use is just going to explode."
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