Tommy Chong
Tommy Chong
Thomas B. Kin "Tommy" Chongis a Canadian American comedian, actor, writer, director, activist, and musician. He is well known for his marijuana-themed Cheech & Chong comedy albums and movies with Cheech Marin, as well as playing the character Leo on Fox's That '70s Show. He became a naturalized United States citizen in the late 1980s...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth24 May 1938
CityEdmonton, Canada
CountryCanada
You got a bag of pot, there's someone who wants to buy it from you. So in a weird way, marijuana has [become] and is becoming the new currency of the world.
Any excuse to live in New York and do art. Has to be one of the most rewarding experiences in the world.
Musicians can travel all over the world and have an audience, because there's no language barrier.
Awakening your spiritual side is really what artists do. When you hit a groove, it's not you; it's the spirit world.
Marijuana grows everywhere in the world. And it really is currency, if you think about it.
When Mexicans sneak across the border, they're more apt to carry a bag of pot then they are a fistful of money. Because the pot can be exchanged for money, anywhere in America. Anywhere in the world!
When you hit a groove, it's not you; it's the spirit world. The spirits whisper the ideas in your brain and prod you along. They're the ones that are really happy.
If more people were stoned there would be less violence in the world.
I was the original guy that started that group, Bobby Taylor was, I started off with a group called The Shades we were in Calgary.
You know, I left the country when Reagan got in; I went to France. And when George Bush Jr. got in, my instincts told me it was time to go - I'd felt that we had grown above that, you know?
I don't think you could find anybody who hasn't tried marijuana, and I take a lot of credit for that. They're going to have to change their policy.
Look what happened to me for a bong,
Music has always been a big part of Cheech & Chong's career, so it's just natural. You know, I was a musician before I met Cheech and had a record with Motown, and so I've got the cred.
But on the other hand, pot is the best recreational substance for teenagers, athletes, people who have naturally high adrenaline.