The Crazy Story Behind "I Want a New Drug"
Chris Hayes tells the story about how he wrote the hit song "I Want a New Drug" by Huey Lewis and the News, and comments on the controversy surrounding the song in the 1980s. This video is one part of our upcoming "The Guitarist Behind..." interview with Chris Hayes - please subscribe and turn on notifications so you're notified when the full interview releases! ⬇ FOLLOW VERTEX ⬇ Instagram: / vertexeffects Tik Tok: / vertexeffects Facebook: / vertexeffectsinc Website: https://vertexeffects.com ⬇ Buy Our FX PEDALS ⬇ https://bit.ly/3kkZPOT ⬇ Listen To Our PODCAST ⬇ Apple: https://apple.co/36dSQzK Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2WGLku8 CREDITS Host/Producer: Mason Marangella Videographer: Ricky Chavez Video Editing: Mason Mejia Audio Editing: Hunter Harrison Engineer: Gabriel Shepard LOCATION 25th Street Recording, Oakland CA #theguitaristbehind #chrishayes #iwantanewdrug #hueylewisandthenews #hueylewis

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