Acid wasn't getting a whole lot of bad press at the time, and as I saw the whole bad-press thing happen, I became aware that the government had done a whole lie on all the other benign drugs as well.…

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I wanted to go to regular high school - it looked like a lot of...

I wanted to go to regular high school - it looked like a lot of...

Yeah, dog was this man's best friend, for sure.

Yeah, dog was this man's best friend, for sure.

My mom was a Democrat and I was scared to death that she was gonna...

My mom was a Democrat and I was scared to death that she was gonna...

I wanted to have a normal childhood. Normal relationships.

I wanted to have a normal childhood. Normal relationships.

A lot of my friends were fooling around with drugs then.

A lot of my friends were fooling around with drugs then.

Marijuana. Boy, I thought that was just terrible. How could this great man do this...

Marijuana. Boy, I thought that was just terrible. How could this great man do this...

So, in the last year, the whole cast sued for release from our contracts.

So, in the last year, the whole cast sued for release from our contracts.

I had always turned it down-to me, smoking pot was absolutely the worst thing in...

I had always turned it down-to me, smoking pot was absolutely the worst thing in...

But anyway aside from alcohol and nicotine, LSD was the first drug l ever took.

But anyway aside from alcohol and nicotine, LSD was the first drug l ever took.

There's a big difference between somebody who does acid on weekends and somebody who takes...

There's a big difference between somebody who does acid on weekends and somebody who takes...

I was still thought of as a kid actor even though I was in my...

I was still thought of as a kid actor even though I was in my...

It was the worst period of my life. I had all this gigantic acceptance as...

It was the worst period of my life. I had all this gigantic acceptance as...

I was totally devastated for four years in the mid '60s when l tried to...

I was totally devastated for four years in the mid '60s when l tried to...

The kids put you on a pedestal. I didn't like it.

The kids put you on a pedestal. I didn't like it.

Then l learned to play guitar and l started writing songs and my mother formed...

Then l learned to play guitar and l started writing songs and my mother formed...

Well, I went to school with Jan and Dean, Ryan O'Neal, some of the Beach...

Well, I went to school with Jan and Dean, Ryan O'Neal, some of the Beach...

Yes, there was nothing else to do to get you high. I mean, there was,...

Yes, there was nothing else to do to get you high. I mean, there was,...

Once in a while there was some TV offer and I'd take it.

Once in a while there was some TV offer and I'd take it.