“I was never into the powders or pills. I tried it all but didn't like that clenched-teeth feeling. I didn't like the "I'm a palpitating rabbit and I'm gonna solve the world's problems" feeling either. I drank some beer. I'm still here.”

— Dan Aykroyd

On drug use, in "I'm still haunted by Belushi" by Sean O'Hagan in The Observer (28 September 2003)

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