Ghanaian media personality Kwaku Sintim Misa, popularly known as KSM, has issued a sincere caution to creatives, urging them to steer clear of using drugs as a means of fueling their creativity.
The seasoned satirist, drawing from his own experiences and observations in the creative realm, emphasised the risks associated with depending on substances for artistic inspiration.
While acknowledging the initial allure of drugs in igniting unconventional ideas, KSM highlighted the dangerous cycle of dependency and its detrimental impact on long-term creativity.
He advocated for a return to natural talent and the patience required for genuine creative exploration, emphasising that quick fixes through drugs often lead to short-lived and unsustainable results.
“When you get on any drug, it can give you some amazing energy and some creative geniuses that can give you the boost. However, trust me, if you rely on the natural, and you give yourself enough time, you’ll be amazed at what you can accomplish. The deception is that that one gives you an immediate thing that you can do, and you think this is the way out. But the more you do it, the more you destroy that capacity. So you can be the greatest creative and everything but later on you realize that it brings you down again, very, very fast. So my advice is, don’t depend on any external high to get creative because it will give you just the boost but you can’t depend on that boost,” KSM stated.
Reflecting on his personal experimentation with drugs for creative enhancement, KSM candidly shared how the initial burst of creativity soon gave way to a realisation of the folly in chasing artificial highs.
“I did it to see how best it can help me to be creative and the ideas that I got were all very wild and to me wow ‘this thing is amazing, it can give you ideas and things’. But then once it starts dying down then you realise these are not wild ideas, these were stupid things. But at that time you don’t care. For me it doesn’t work.”
He championed the concept of a ‘natural high,’ asserting that creatives who harness their inherent abilities without relying on external stimulants tend to achieve enduring success and fulfilment in their endeavours.
These insights were revealed in a compelling segment of the Joy News documentary ‘Creative Addictions,’ produced by esteemed journalist Kwame Dadzie of Joy FM.
The documentary sheds light on the challenges faced by creatives grappling with addiction while offering expert perspectives on avenues for recovery and support.
Catch the thought-provoking documentary ‘Creative Addictions’ tonight at 8:30 pm on Joy News, with additional coverage on the Super Morning Show on Joy FM tomorrow.
The program will also air on Joy Prime tomorrow at 8:30 am, providing invaluable insights into an important issue within the creative community.