More than anything, the weed really helped with my mental state, because marijuana works on the brain. And if anything, it soothes the brain.
Tommy ChongOne night all the James Brown band was playing on stage and I look in the back and I could see Mick Jagger and Keith Richards trying to get in the club and they couldn't get in cause it was to crowded.
Tommy ChongPeople didn't relate to me as being Chinese or white, just being a hippie, a long-haired hippie.
Tommy ChongThe good thing about poverty is it keeps you from getting in trouble because if you can't afford drugs, people will stop giving them to you very quickly. So, being poor really helps - it's the success that kills you.
Tommy Chong