Did the band still do cocaine during Tango in the Night?

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Originally Posted by FuzzyPlum

I think I recall from Carol Ann Harris' book (and other sources) that Lindsey was never a particularly big coke user. That's not to say he didn't do it- but he was mainly a big, big pot-head. Tusk was weird in places but I don't think coke was the main reason it sounded as it did (not on Lindsey's part at least). Not sure where he was in this regard by 1987.

yeah my sense (and this is based on nothing concrete just my sense) is that Lindsey probably didn't do coke so much when in the studio (plenty of pot) but more likely on the road. The road is exhausting, lots of travel, different time zones, up late all night unwinding from the adrenaline rush of a show, then things like interviews and media and signings, photo shoots, and whatever else. Stevie has actually said that at first you start doing coke just to keep going. She used a similar scenario-- photo shoots, stage costume fittings, interviews, etc and that you use coke to stay able to cram all this activity in,and then of course it bites you in the butt as you get dependent on it and out of control.

But Lindsey's been rather cagey about his drug use in terms of specifics so it's hard to know. One wonders if Stevie would talk about it at all if it hadn't been so obvious and the media covering her trips to rehab. Like a lot of the real nitty gritty of her life she probably would have kept this under wraps if she could have.