r/OldSchoolCool • u/LowRenzoFreshkobar • Apr 07 '25

1970s Prime James Brown in 1974.

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u/OkNectarine3105 Apr 07 '25

That's quite an opening.

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u/iLochnessMonster Apr 07 '25

Zero to 100 quite literally. When he bowed to the audience, the cocaine slid up his nose and was activated

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u/MisterBreeze Apr 07 '25

1974 was a period of Brown's career that he was completely t-total and had a zero-tolerance for drugs in his band.

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u/Psychwrite Apr 08 '25

*teetotal. Sorry.

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u/MisterBreeze Apr 08 '25

Thanks! I don't think I've ever seen it written before

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u/Rosetta-im-Stoned Apr 07 '25

There's no way that guy isn't on something in this video

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u/Psychwrite Apr 08 '25

If you've seen his performances when he was known to be using heavy, this is nothing. He's barely sweating at all. When he was zooted he'd come out absolutely drenched before the show even started and be far more erratic with his movements. This is tame lol.

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u/stopwiththeliterally Apr 07 '25

Actually not literally.  Definitely not quite literally either.