Chesh 2008-01-24 11:51:39    

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It's not about him getting Courtney hooked on drugs because the whore was on them when they met.

anonymous 2008-02-07 22:42:46    

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See Primus and Les Claypool, "Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People."

What else should I be? All apologies.

BE AS YOU ARE, it's a favorite hat I wear. Animals should not try to act like people...but that's what we are. We're animals trying to act like people.

It's about the human condition and Jung's concept of the shadow, IMO. We are born whole, we must become civilized, but during the civilization process, we lose some of the best parts of our selves...we unconsciously reject some of our best qualities and the purpose of life is to reclaim those qualities that society destroyed.

Kurt killed himself, IMO, because society didn't understand him and wanted to use him in ways that were impure and dishonest. Claypool, on the other hand, has a sense of humor and mental stability that allows him to live on, giving the middle finger to those who deserve it...but creatively.

anonymous 2008-06-24 22:01:32    

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This song was written long before Kurt had even met Courtney, sometime around 1990. Its hard to believe that it is about her. As for Kurt having no meanings to his songs, that is and is not true. Kurt wrote most of his songs using bits and pieces of random poetry. Some songs, for example "On A Plain" were written minutes before recording had begun. That being said, Kurt purposely left his songs open to personal interpretation and because of this his songs are that much better because you can relate to them in your own way.