tune in, turn on, drop out
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
1960s counterculture slogan popularized by Timothy Leary and attributed to Marshall McLuhan.
Phrase[edit]
- Pay attention to the new way of living; go within yourself, take drugs; abandon the established ways and stop conforming.
Usage notes[edit]
According to Leary, the original form is turn on, tune in, drop out.[1][2]
References[edit]
- ^ Timothy Leary (1983) Flashbacks, New York: Putnam, published 1990, →ISBN, page 253: “Dripping wet, with a towel around my waist, I walked to the study and wrote down this phrase: “Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out.””
- ^ “Leary's Legacy Is, Like, Flipped, Man”, in The New York Times[1], 1996 June 9, →ISSN
Further reading[edit]
- turn on, tune in, drop out on Wikipedia.Wikipedia