Turn on, tune in, drop out New York City on September 19, 1966. It urged people to embrace cultural changes through the use of psychedelics by detaching themselves from the existing conventions and hierarchies in society. It was also the motto of his League for Spiritual Discovery. The phrase was derided by more conservative critics. In his speech, Leary said: Leary later explained in his 1983 autobiography "Flashbacks": "Turn on, tune in, drop out" is also the title of a book () of essays by Timothy Leary, covering topics ranging from religion, education, and politics to Aldous Huxley, neurology, and psychedelic drugs. Leary later (during the
Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out (album) this album were used on the Skinny Puppy song "Left Hand Shake" from their album "Last Rights". Leary agreed for the sample to be used but the copyright holder did not and the song was pulled from the album. Samples were also used on the Nine Inch Nails remix album "Fixed". There were two albums with this name: the 1967 'Original Motion Picture Soundtrack' - Mercury Records 21131 (mono)/61131 (stereo) - and a prior, 1966 version without music and a different narrative by Leary, possibly recorded at the Millbrook mansion - (ESP-Disk 1027). On it Leary describes the recording location