
If you've ever wondered what your favorite artists listen to when smoking out or how they score in foreign cities, you can now read all about it. 'Pot Culture: The A-Z Guide to Stoner Language & Life' features several musical contributors, from
Melissa Etheridge on medicinal marijuana to
Redman's 'How to Roll a Blunt,' as well as stoner tours of music by the
Beatles, jam bands,
Bob Marley (of course) and, arguably the stoner holy grail, the synchronization between 'The Wizard of Oz' and 'Dark Side of the Moon.'
Shirley Halperin, co-author of the book with Steve Bloom, tells Spinner that Rob Thomas, who educates readers on 'The Art of Scoring,' was the first artist to sign on. "He was the first person I actually talked to about this idea. And he came up with that idea of how to bring up weed in a casual conversation without being completely obvious about it," Halperin says. "He had this in his mind already, this little tap dance of what happens if you don't have any weed, you're in a foreign country or a city that you're not from and you really want to get stoned -- how do you bring it up?"
Among the other musicians offering toking tips are the
Doors' Ray Manzarek, who recalls his first time getting stoned,
Fall Out Boy's Joe Trohman, who talks about 'Pot on Tour,' and 'Music to Smoke To' by both
Maroon 5's Adam Levine, whose list ranges from
Phish to
Notorious B.I.G., and
Guided by Voices' frontman Bob Pollard, who goes a little more avant-garde with albums by the likes of prog-rock bands Hawkwind and Cromagnon.