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 Out the Night Turn Out the Night "Turn Out The Night" is a new wave and synthpop song by Amy Holland from the soundtrack for the movie Scarface. The song was written by Pete Bellotte while the music was composed by Giorgio Moroder. When the song was released on the soundtrack, it was accidentally misprinted as "Turn Out The Light" and the correction to the song's title, however, was not corrected, leading up to many people thinking the song is called "Turn Out The Light" but the correct title is "Turn Out The Night" and it can be proven by the song's lyrics: