The Beatles image as a “clean band” was ruined when new evidence found that they had been using drugs. Some of the reasons that the Beatles used drugs was because being in America had given them a chance to explore with more drugs, they used the drugs as some inspiration for songs, and they used drugs as a way to help them perform.
Firstly, the Beatles explored new drugs when they were in America because they were already used to some drugs. Some evidence to support this is “What is clear is that the foursome was fond of certain drugs for years before the famous 1964 trip brought them to Ed Sullivan's studio in New York City and on stage at the Coliseum in Washington, D.C. -- and that, after their splashy U.S. debut, they weren't squeamish about trying some more.” (http://www.usnews.com/news/special-reports/articles/2014/01/22/drug-use-belied-beatles-squeaky-clean-image) Therefor, the Beatles were up to using any other drugs that they could. …show more content…
These songs were: “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”, “Got to Get You Into My Life”, etc. all relate to drugs. Some evidence to support this is “That denial was undermined by McCartney, who told Uncut more than two decades later that the song was a "pretty obvious" reference to acid. "A song like 'Got to Get You Into My Life,' that's directly about pot, although everyone missed it at the time," he added. "'Day Tripper,' that's one about acid." ((http://www.usnews.com/news/special-reports/articles/2014/01/22/drug-use-belied-beatles-squeaky-clean-image) That is one reason how we know that the Beatles used drugs to influence their