Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out (Original Movie Soundtrack)

"Turn on, tune in, drop out" is a counterculture phrase coined by Timothy Leary in the 1960s. The phrase came to him in the shower one day after Marshall McLuhan suggested to Leary that he come up with "something snappy" to promote the benefits of LSD. It is an excerpt from a prepared speech he delivered at the opening of a press conference in New York City on September 19, 1966. This phrase urged people to initiate cultural changes through the use of psychedelics and by detaching themselves from the existing conventions and hierarchies in society. The phrase was derided by conservative critics. Image File history File links This image is of a music album or single cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the album or the artist(s) which produced the music in question. ... Image File history File links This image is of a music album or single cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the album or the artist(s) which produced the music in question. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For the American baseball player use Tim Leary (baseball player) Timothy Francis Leary, Ph. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... McLuhan redirects here. ... New York, NY redirects here. ... September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Hallucinogenic drugs or hallucinogens are drugs that can alter sensory perceptions, elicit alternate states of consciousness, or cause hallucinations. ... This article deals with conservatism as a political philosophy. ...

The phrase is derived from this part of Leary's speech: "Like every great religion of the past we seek to find the divinity within and to express this revelation in a life of glorification and the worship of God. These ancient goals we define in the metaphor of the present — turn on, tune in, drop out."

Leary later explained in his 1983 autobiography Flashbacks: "'Turn on' meant go within to activate your neural and genetic equipment. Become sensitive to the many and various levels of consciousness and the specific triggers that engage them. Drugs were one way to accomplish this end. 'Tune in' meant interact harmoniously with the world around you - externalize, materialize, express your new internal perspectives. Drop out suggested an elective, selective, graceful process of detachment from involuntary or unconscious commitments. 'Drop Out' meant self-reliance, a discovery of one's singularity, a commitment to mobility, choice, and change. Unhappily my explanations of this sequence of personal development were often misinterpreted to mean 'Get stoned and abandon all constructive activity.'" 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Flashbacks is Timothy Learys auto-biography published in 1983. ...

Turn on, tune in, drop out is also the title of a book (ISBN 1-57951-009-4) of essays by Timothy Leary, covering topics ranging from religion, education and politics to Aldous Huxley, neurology and psychedelic drugs. Politics is the process by which groups make decisions. ... Aldous Leonard Huxley (July 26, 1894 – November 22, 1963) was an English writer and one of the most prominent members of the famous Huxley family. ... Neurology is a branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the nervous system. ... This entry pertains to the word psychedelic, its origin and uses. ...

A common misunderstanding of the phrase, by people not familiar with the context in which it was first said, is that 'turn on, tune in, drop out' refers to 'turn on to drugs, tune in to the counterculture, and drop out of job/society/school', i.e. (to become a 'waster', a 'slacker'). Slacking in the park The term slacker was commonly used in the United States in World War I and World War II to describe men who were avoiding the military draft. ...

References in music

• Psychic TV - Tune In, Turn On
• Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised ("plug in, turn on and cop out")
• Infected Mushroom - Drop Out ("you turn to, tune in, and drop out")
• Freakpower - "Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out" (1995)
• Hair (musical)-"Manchester England, England" ("Now that I've dropped out/why is life dreary dreary?/Answer my weary query/Timothy Leary, Dearie") and later in "The Flesh Failures" "Singing our space songs on a spider web sitar/Life is around you and in you/Answer for Timothy Leary, Deary"
• Dog Fashion Disco - The Acid Memoirs ("Tuning in and dropping out/Dancing buddhas twist and shout")
• Edwin McCain - I'll Be ("I've dropped out / burned up / fought my way back from the dead / Tuned in / turned on / remembered the things you said")
• The Sisters of Mercy - Black Planet ("Tune in / turn on / burn out in the acid rain")
• Strawberry Alarm Clock - Incense and Peppermints ("Turn on, tune in, turn your eyes around")
• Morcheeba - Trigger Hippie ("Tune in, drop out of love")
• Dead Kennedys - A Growing Boy Needs His Lunch ("Turn on, Tune in, Cop out, Drop kick, Tune in, Tune out")
• Ghost - Tune In, Turn On, Free Tibet - Title of one of their albums.
• D-Mob - We Call it Acieed
• Static-X - Fix ("Tune it in, chill out, drop dead, I need a fix")
• Brooklyn Uk - Motown Literacy ("You've gotta tune in, gotta turn on, gotta write your own favorite song")
• Foetus (band) - Di-1-9026 ("Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out")
• Cristian Vogel - Song entitled "Turn On, Tune In, Drown Out"
• The Charlie Daniels Band - Song titled "The Summer of '68" contains the lyrics "turning on and dropping out, just ain't what life is all about."

The phrase was adapted by The Stone Roses frontman Ian Brown in the press conference preceding their Spike Island concert, in the form of "turn on, tune in, don't drop out." Psychic TV (sometimes spelt Psychick TV) or PTV, is primarily an electronic music group that occasionally forays into psychedelic, punk and experimental music. ... Photo of Gil Scott-Heron. ... The Revolution Will Not Be Televised is a poem and song by Gil Scott-Heron, which commented upon the political and social turmoil of late 1960s/early 1970s America. ... {{Infobox_band | band_name = Infected Mushroom | image = | caption = Amit Duvdevani (left) and Erez Aizen (right) | years_active = 1996–present | origin = Haifa, Haifa District | country = Israel | music_genre = Psychedelic trance[[Electronica| record_label = BNE | current_members = Amit DuvdevaniErez Eizen | website = infected. ... Converting Vegetarians is a two-disc set album by the Israeli Psychedelic trance duo Infected Mushroom. ... Freakpower were a band founded by Norman Cook (a. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hair, subtitled The American Tribal Love/Rock Musical, is a musical about hippies and was a significant part of the drug, music and peace-love culture of the 1960s. ... Dog Fashion Disco is a band from Washington, D.C., notable for combining many different music styles (70s pychedelic, jazz, piano recital, circus music and vocals, among others) they are, howerever, primarily considered a metal band. ... Edwin McCain (born January 20, 1970 in Greenville, South Carolina) is an alternative and indie rock guitar player. ... The Sisters of Mercy are a rock band that emerged out of the English post-punk scene in 1980-1981. ... Strawberry Alarm Clock was a one-hit wonder psychedelic rock band from Los Angeles, known for their 1967 hit Incense and Peppermints. The group originally consisted of Ed King (lead guitar), Mark Weitz (keyboards), Lee Freeman (rhythm guitar), Gary Lovetro (bass), and Justin Burke (drums). ... Incense and Peppermints is a song by Strawberry Alarm Clock. ... Morcheeba is a British band that mixes influences from trip hop, rhythm and blues and pop. ... (GREATEST BAND) The Dead Kennedys (often known by their initials DK, as in decay) are a hardcore punk band from San Francisco, California. ... A Growing Boy Needs His Lunch is track four of Dead Kennedys 1985 album Frankenchrist. ... A ghostly woman coming down the stairs. ... Tune In, Turn On, Free Tibet is an album by the band Ghost. ... D Mob (or D-Mob) is one of the stage names used by British house music producer Dancin Danny D. The 1988 UK hit We Call It Acieed hit #3 in the singles chart, and was one of a wave of acid house singles to enjoy success that year. ... Static-X is an American industrial metal band. ... Foetus is the main entity of industrial music pioneer J.G. Thirlwell. ... Charles Edward Daniels (born October 28, 1936) is a very popular country singer. ... The Stone Roses were an influential English rock band from Manchester, active during the late 1980s through to the mid 1990s. ... Ian Brown (born February 20, 1963) is an English musician and former lead singer of the indie rock band The Stone Roses and is held in high regard among music fans across the UK for his work with the group. ...

• 120 days - Norwegian electro-rock band has released a single called Come on, (come down, fade out, be gone)
• River Phoenix - Coma ("coma, here I am, coma, turn me on, coma, tune me in, coma, drop me out")
• Junction Green - Basidi0carp ("Come sit in-tune, fall right on home, fly out")
• Rue Morgue Radio - Rue Morgue Magazine's online radio station (Turn On, Tune In, Drop Dead)
• Aesop Rock - The Greatest Pac-Man Victory In History ("Wake. Drop. Walk to Aquarium.")
• Obsessive - Tune in, Turn out
• Sleep - "Dopesmoker"/"Jerusalem" ("Drop out of life with bong in hand.")
• Threshold (band) - "Turn On Tune In" from the Album "Hypothetical"
• True Live - lyrics "turn on, tune in, drop out, weekly" from the song TV
• The Godz - psychedelic, punk, antifolk band of 1960's and 70's. "Turn On" track 1 on "Contact with the High Godz"

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Fashion

• Juicy Couture released a men's track jacket with the phrase, "Tune In, Turn On, Drop Dead", which appears to pay homage to Leary's phrase.

See Also

• 8-Circuit Model of Consciousness