![]() ![]() ![]() "I became a complete whore," Ne-Yo confesses, "I might possibly have had sex with every girl in my 11th grade class … it went from like, nothing to like, three and four a day." This somewhat cocky attitude and admitting to his addiction is not often seen with this type of addiction simply because it is not as accepted in our society as a “traditional” addiction (i.e. ![]() In an interview with Vibe Magazine back in 2006 Ne-Yo said that his addiction to sex has turned him into someone who resembles "Sammy Davis and Bugs Bunny with some porn mixed in," he also told the interviewer that his uncontrollable horniness also resulted in him making the grade with most (if not all) of the girls in his junior-year class. I believe both Shaef and Carnes would agree to categorize Ne-Yo in the second level which includes “passive sexual addiction, are obsessive sexual fantasizing, passive pornography (voyeuristic, private), and voyeurism (p.33)” which is all evident in the lyrics and video to his song. Indeed Shaef does just this, expanding on the pre-existing levels and then adding one. I would probably expand the levels and add others (p.32)”. In Wilson Shaef’s article “Sexual Addiction” he introduces Patrick Carnes levels of sex addiction and then later on critiques it saying “I believe Carnes levels of exual addiction are good. Different girls appears in a few scenes in compromising sexual positions, often in the bed half naked. After watching the music video it was even clearer that that addiction he was speaking of was to sex. He specifically states in the lyrics that “you have become my addiction” and that he’s strung out fully admitting to his obsession to the woman and how she feels ( the language used implies he’s talking about how she feels sexually). Following up to that part one might speculate that he’s talking about drug or perhaps alcohol addiction which is interesting that he uses that same language as one would use to describe a chemical dependency. It doesn’t become clear that he is speaking of sex until he says “she’s the sweetest drug”. In the very first stanza of the song it is clear, although not specifically said that he is talking about an addiction of some sort. I began my discussion of sex addiction with the lyrics to one of his popular songs called “Because of You”. I will be looking at his self written songs and a few interviews to expose and critique this form of addiction. Many of you know or have heard of the pop star Ne-Yo and may have even heard of his alleged sex addiction. In this blog I’ve decided to look at sex addiction through the lens of popular music and music artists. ![]()
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