Sex and drugs and rock n roll. That’s the cliché. In the week that Lou Reed of “I’m Waiting for the Man”, “Heroin” and “Run Run Run” died, the Sunday Show asked whether there is a link between drugs and creativity?

Artist and Independent Dublin City Councillor Mannix Flynn and Daragh Downes from the department of English in Trinity College spoke to Shane about the legacy of drugs and alcohol use in the music we listen to; the books and poetry we read and the devastating effects these can have on the artist's personal life.

You can listen to the whole interview below: