{"id":2097215,"date":"2026-08-17T10:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T07:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2097215"},"modified":"2026-08-17T10:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T07:00:11","slug":"matthew-mcconaughey-says-he-stopped-smoking-weed-because-of-a-janet-jackson-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2097215","title":{"rendered":"Matthew McConaughey says he stopped smoking weed because of a Janet Jackson song"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Janet-Jackson-Matthew-McConaughey.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Film News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Matthew McConaughey says he stopped smoking weed because of a Janet Jackson song<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>\u201cWhat a cool, groovy little tune&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Victoria Luxford<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-17T11:00:11+01:00\">17th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Janet-Jackson-Matthew-McConaughey-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Janet Jackson Matthew McConaughey\" title=\"Janet Jackson Matthew McConaughey\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Janet Jackson and Matthew McConaughey pictured together in 2006. CREDIT: Photo by KMazur\/WireImage via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Matthew McConaughey has revealed a famous song by Janet Jackson is the reason he stopped smoking weed.<\/p>\n<p>The Oscar winner spoke to <em>Rolling Stone<\/em> for their feature <em>My Life In 10 Songs<\/em>, with the 1993 single being included in the list. \u201cWhat a cool, groovy little tune. It\u2019s also the reason I quit smoking weed,\u201d the actor said, followed by a high-pitched laugh. He explained that he heard the song \u201cright around the time weed started turning hydroponic,\u201d providing a more hallucinatory experience.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>\u201cA lot of y\u2019all don\u2019t remember, but weed used to be: you could roll a joint, smoke it, pass it around, everyone giggles, gets the munchies, and maybe runs off and tries to get some snuggle time,\u201d he recalled. \u201cWell then it started getting this hydroponic stuff where one toke, the subplots could become unmanageable, and people would implode.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Matthew McConaughey Shares 'My Life in 10 Songs,' Talks Janet Jackson, U2, AC\/DC, and More\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i2vUs6arb08?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>\u201cI was headed to my own birthday party,\u201d he continued. \u201cWe\u2019d taken over the club for my birthday party. I\u2019m gonna drive myself. Before I go, my buddy hands me this joint, he goes, \u2018Here, man. Have some of this, super fun.\u2019 I get there, and I take the toke in the car. It was not like the weed I\u2019d smoked before. I listened to Janet Jackson\u2019s \u2018That\u2019s the Way Love Goes\u2019 24 times in a row, and when I finally got out of the car to go into my birthday party, no one was in there, \u2018cause it was over. They\u2019d all left.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He concluded: \u201cI sat in the frickin\u2019 car listening to \u2018That\u2019s the Way Love Goes\u2019 24 times because I thought, at the time, that that was more important than going to my own birthday party. Love the song, didn\u2019t love the weed. Still like the tune, though.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Janet Jackson - That's The Way Love Goes\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2b_KfAGiglc?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2018That\u2019s The Way Love Goes\u2019 became a massive hit for Jackson, signalling a more mature R&amp;B direction to her music after finding fame with lighter pop. The song was number one in the Billboard Hot 100 charts for eight weeks, and reached number two in the UK singles chart.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, McConaughey recalled how name-dropping his former co-star, Jennifer Lopez, got him out of trouble with border police in Mexico.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Janet Jackson<\/li>\n<li>Matthew McConaughey<\/li>\n<li>R&amp;B<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-sidebar  tdi_92 td_block_template_2\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap td_flex_block_1 tdi_93 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdc-no-posts td_flex_block\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_93\">\n<div class=\"td-block-title-wrap\">\n<h4 class=\"td-block-title\"><span class=\"td-pulldown-size\">TRENDING<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_93\" class=\"td_block_inner td-mc1-wrap\">\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">How \u2018Diablo\u2019 continues to provide the definitive dark-fantasy game soundtrack<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">KATSEYE \u2013 \u2018Wild\u2019 EP review: global girl group struggle to find the sweet spot<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">This Is Lorelei was only meant to be a side project. 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It\u2019s also the reason I quit smoking weed,\u201d the actor said, followed by a high-pitched laugh. He explained that he heard the song \u201cright around the time weed started turning hydroponic,\u201d providing a more hallucinatory experience.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>\u201cA lot of y\u2019all don\u2019t remember, but weed used to be: you could roll a joint, smoke it, pass it around, everyone giggles, gets the munchies, and maybe runs off and tries to get some snuggle time,\u201d he recalled. \u201cWell then it started getting this hydroponic stuff where one toke, the subplots could become unmanageable, and people would implode.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Matthew McConaughey Shares 'My Life in 10 Songs,' Talks Janet Jackson, U2, AC\/DC, and More\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i2vUs6arb08?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>\u201cI was headed to my own birthday party,\u201d he continued. \u201cWe\u2019d taken over the club for my birthday party. I\u2019m gonna drive myself. Before I go, my buddy hands me this joint, he goes, \u2018Here, man. Have some of this, super fun.\u2019 I get there, and I take the toke in the car. It was not like the weed I\u2019d smoked before. I listened to Janet Jackson\u2019s \u2018That\u2019s the Way Love Goes\u2019 24 times in a row, and when I finally got out of the car to go into my birthday party, no one was in there, \u2018cause it was over. They\u2019d all left.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He concluded: \u201cI sat in the frickin\u2019 car listening to \u2018That\u2019s the Way Love Goes\u2019 24 times because I thought, at the time, that that was more important than going to my own birthday party. Love the song, didn\u2019t love the weed. Still like the tune, though.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Janet Jackson - That's The Way Love Goes\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2b_KfAGiglc?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2018That\u2019s The Way Love Goes\u2019 became a massive hit for Jackson, signalling a more mature R&amp;B direction to her music after finding fame with lighter pop. The song was number one in the Billboard Hot 100 charts for eight weeks, and reached number two in the UK singles chart.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, McConaughey recalled how name-dropping his former co-star, Jennifer Lopez, got him out of trouble with border police in Mexico.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/film\/matthew-mcconaughey-says-he-stopped-smoking-weed-because-of-a-janet-jackson-song-3963125&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Janet-Jackson-Matthew-McConaughey.jpg&#8221;] NewsFilm News Matthew McConaughey says he stopped smoking weed because of a Janet Jackson song \u201cWhat a cool, groovy little tune&#8221; By Victoria Luxford 17th August 2026 Janet Jackson and Matthew McConaughey pictured together in 2006. CREDIT: Photo by KMazur\/WireImage via Getty Images Matthew McConaughey has revealed a famous song by Janet [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2097215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2097215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2097215"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2097215\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2097215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2097215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2097215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}