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From Addiction to Success: Danny Brown's Sobriety Journey | Danny Brown DSH #940
01 Dec 2024
Chapter 1: What inspired Danny Brown to move to Austin?
I literally took two puffs and was wondering what was going on in my life. It was almost one of those things like, when does it end? I used to willingly do this. I can't believe it. All right, guys, got Danny Brown here today. Thanks for coming on, man. Thanks for having me, brother. Yeah, out here in your hometown, Austin.
Chapter 2: How has journaling helped Danny Brown in his recovery?
I wouldn't call it my hometown just yet. I've only been here a few years. Home for now. You liking it, though? Yeah, I love it here. What makes you like it here? I mean, it's just, I mean, coming from Detroit, it's just a healthier lifestyle to live here, you know? Detroit's cold, man. Yeah, I mean, obviously that, too. But it gets so hot here, it's almost the same thing in some sense.
Chapter 3: What is Danny Brown's perspective on addiction and creativity?
I was sweating my ass off yesterday.
Chapter 4: What was Danny Brown's journey to sobriety like?
My favorite thing about Detroit was that at least two months, three months out the year, you can't go outside. So that's what I think breeds a lot of creativity, being there. But shit, here, same thing. You get so hot sometimes, three to four months out the year, you can't even go outside. Yeah, you are very creative. You were just journaling outside just now.
Chapter 5: How does Danny Brown view the current state of hip hop?
Yeah, that's just something I picked up in rehab and just been keeping it going. I mean, it's just something like, you know, get up and get all your thoughts out in the morning. And kind of it's almost like I learned it's kind of like a discipline thing, too. Like if I put it down on paper, then I kind of have to do it. Yeah. So you're just writing how you feel.
Just like a stream of consciousness, just writing out everything. That's cool because these days it's hard to self-reflect because everything's so fast-paced. You know, people never just sit down and think about their day.
Yeah, I mean, I wouldn't say it's more like a planning of my day, but sometimes I just put certain things in there, like I have to record a song today. And I don't know, something about it. When you write it down, it just makes it like you have to do it. It sticks in my brain or something, I guess.
Chapter 6: What are Danny Brown's thoughts on recent hip hop beefs?
No, it's powerful. I do it, too. I have a gratitude journal. I have a little diary and I have a sleep journal. What is that? I keep track of my dreams. Oh, OK. Yeah. I mean, some of my I mean, some of my dreams, I just can't remember them when I wake up. And then it's like I have a feeling. Well, once you start writing them, you'll start remembering them. So now I remember four.
Chapter 7: How does Danny Brown overcome writer's block?
I've been having like weird dreams that don't make any sense, though. I don't know.
Chapter 8: What motivates Danny Brown's music creation process now?
I saw you say on another show you had sleep paralysis. Yeah, a few times. Yeah, that shit's no joke. Yeah, I thought I was dying. Same. I really I didn't. Yeah, I had it a few times, but it happened once when I was like a teenager and I wasn't like drinking or doing anything then. But the last time I had it, I was like, you know, I was partying and stuff.
So, yeah, I had it when I was a teenager. Dude, the guy was choking me out.
yeah it's pretty much the same thing crazy yeah i thought it was real life yeah like i'm like in like my mom she called like the witch riding your back it's like almost like some i don't know but it was definitely a scary thing to go through i mean what is the basis like do you understand it like why does that happen i don't think anyone fully knows but i did find out my old house was haunted oh okay recently so i think that guy just didn't like me whatever that ghost was who knows though i believe in ghosts i know that's a controversial thing but
I mean, I can't say I've came across any ghosts. I mean, I believe in energies and spirits, I guess. So I guess I do. You know, yeah. So I guess I do in some sense. Yeah, I think when you pass, there's because I've had some close people pass to me and I feel like I've felt them in certain moments. You know what I mean? That's deep.
Yeah, I know. We're getting deep real quick. Do you still sleep at 10 p.m.? Yeah, definitely. Damn, so you're super disciplined.
I mean, you know, I feel like I'm catching up. It's been many nights I didn't sleep for days. And then there was a point in time in my life where I couldn't get more than four hours of sleep. So it's been really great. Obviously, I use a sleep aid now, you know. Cannabis? No, I don't smoke. I don't do anything. Oh, yeah? No, I'm pretty, I don't even smoke.
I used to smoke a pack of cigarettes a day. I don't even smoke cigarettes no more. I mean, obviously, I'm zen nicotine pouches now, but. Those are addicting, I heard. I don't, no, I don't smoke weed. I actually, once I became a year sober, Because I love smoking weed. I still do love it, you know? But I was like, you know, I made it a year.
And plus, when I first got out of rehab, it was real cool while I was in there. Of course, you in there, you don't really have no thoughts. But as soon as I got home, it was almost like... fuck, like, what do I do? You know, because everything I did revolved around me smoking weed with it. Like, if I'm recording music, playing video games, it just, you know, just chilling every day.
So when I got home, it was really hard for me to sleep at night, all that type of stuff. So I was, you know, going to my therapist and stuff, and I was just talking to him a lot, like... You know, just asking them questions about, and he's like, man, at least make it 90 days, you know, while you're in the free world.
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