Overview
- McConaughey said he sat in his truck outside the party listening to Janet Jackson’s “That’s the Way Love Goes” 34 times and cried.
- He described the moment as coming when marijuana had become stronger, shifting from “old Mexican dirt weed” to more potent hydroponic strains.
- He recalled pulling up to the venue but not getting out of the vehicle, later finding the guests had already left.
- The story appears in Poems & Prayers, which also includes a poem advising couples to choose a queen-size bed to encourage closeness.
- Complex reports he writes that the experience prompted him to quit smoking, reflecting on how overthinking can drown out the bigger picture.