 Writing for Rolling Stone in 2002 , Mikal Gilmore commented that " the crises [ Harrison ] faced in the mid @-@ 1970s changed him " , and that depression was a key factor . Depression permeated many of the songs that Harrison wrote during this period , an issue that was not helped by his continued heavy drinking and cocaine use . While viewing this mindset as an extension of the artist 's " unholy coping mechanisms " over 1973 – 74 , author Robert Rodriguez writes : " What 's interesting is how he chose to address what he 'd been grappling with , musically . In the end , Extra Texture is unique within the Harrison catalog as essentially an LP @-@ length excursion into soul [ music ] . " 
