Donovan took Ecstasy with the Happy Mondays.
The 60s folk legend and his wife Linda were introduced to the drug by their former son-in-law Shaun Ryder – who was married to their daughter Orielle at the time – and the 73-year-old star claimed his spouse "danced everybody under the table" while under the influence.
Donovan – whose other daughter, Astrella, married Shaun’s brother and bandmate Paul – recalled: "Linda said, ‘OK Shaun, give us the best you’ve got and we’ll go dancing.’
"Linda danced everybody under the table.
"I didn’t take as much of a dose as she did.
"But when I took it, I realised it was just a mixture of many things.
"A bit of amphetamine, a bit of acid, and a bit of this and a bit of that."
The ‘Season of the Witch’ singer also recalled encountering his son-in-law brazenly trying to steal from an upmarket hotel.
He added to Q magazine: "They came to visit me in a posh hotel in Manchester once.
"When the band were leaving, I saw one of them start to unscrew a painting on the wall.
"Another one was taking the door handles off.
"I said ‘Boys, forget your early life. You’re now making music. You’ve got the money from somewhere else."
Donovan recalls wild Ecstasy trip with Happy Mondays
