Jane's Addiction vocalist Perry Farrell gives Adam Reader some heartfelt insight into Jane’s Addiction's hard rock manifesto "Mountain Song", which was the second single from their revolutionary album Nothing's Shocking. Mountain song was first recorded in 1986 and appeared on the soundtrack to the film Dudes starring Jon Cryer. The version on Nothing's Shocking was re-recorded in 1988.
"'Mountain Song' was actually about... I hate to say it but... drugs. Climbing this mountain and getting as high as you can, and then coming down that mountain," reveals Farrell. "What it feels to descend from the mountain top... not easy at all. The ascension is tough but exhilarating. Getting down is... it's a real bummer. Drugs is not for everybody obviously. For me, I wanted to experience the heights, and the lows come along with it."
"There's a part - 'Cash in now honey, cash in Miss Smith.' Miss Smith is my Mother; our last name was Smith. Cashing in when she cashed in her life. So... she decided that, to her... at that time, she was desperate. Life wasn't worth it for her, that was her opinion. Some people think, never take your life, and some people find that their life isn't worth living. She was in love with my Dad, and my Dad was not faithful to her, and it broke her heart. She was very desperate and she did something that I know she regrets."
Take a look at me now
I'm from the gutta but I made it
I made it to the top of the world
Nothing holding me down
I told them haters I would make it
I made it to the top of the world
Congratulations all you fakers as you see I graduated
Here's a favor for you haters, kiss my anus boy
I made it out the ghetto, I made it out the gutta
But still I keep the street and now I'm hot as every summer
They said I couldn't do it, but who are they to call
I started rapping and ended chances of playing ball
And now the doubted, but young is sprouting above them all
Straight out the ? county gutta skipping menopause
No homo I keep it solo but I will never fall
Now every call I get the money is so involved
2 stacks of better is easy cheddar to hit the mall
I get the money to throw 'em so every day I ball
And yes I made it, you cant mistake it
I know they hate it
They see my face in the paper next to they rapping favorites
I am so amazing I am no one like I'm in the matrix
And I made it mama, and don't stress your problems I'ma get us out the
Forget the drama that people holla just follow godda
And he will lead you right through the problems I promise mama
And I swear that to the day I parish
Tell 'em Khaled I will bury every necessary cat who said I wouldn't homie
Look at me now yea I'm laughing at you non believers
Screaming gutta while I'm balling err fucking season
I use to pass my CD me and four fifth in 80
I use to bag 'em to listen but they were not believing, GO
And as I rap I create a classic
Who would imagine
That I would inherit all the traits to be the greatest homie
The world is mine and everything, lets get the money
See tony Montana said it best
Yes it's quoted truly, so add this song to your list of greatest and classic movies
And I'ma roll the credits, just in second
Just get this message, shout out to everyone who supported me from past to present
And I wanna thank Khaled because without him there will be no sessions
And I wanna thank fam cause wit them they taught me this lesson
And I wanna thank god cause without him there will be no message
And I wanna thank all of my fans cause they are a blessing, this for BET reference
I got my speech ready
I'm from the gutta but I made it
I made it to the top of the world
Nothing holding me down
I told them haters I would make it
I made it to the top of the world
Congratulations all you fakers as you see I graduated
Here's a favor for you haters, kiss my anus boy
I made it out the ghetto, I made it out the gutta
But still I keep the street and now I'm hot as every summer
They said I couldn't do it, but who are they to call
I started rapping and ended chances of playing ball
And now the doubted, but young is sprouting above them all
Straight out the ? county gutta skipping menopause
No homo I keep it solo but I will never fall
Now every call I get the money is so involved
2 stacks of better is easy cheddar to hit the mall
I get the money to throw 'em so every day I ball
And yes I made it, you cant mistake it
I know they hate it
They see my face in the paper next to they rapping favorites
I am so amazing I am no one like I'm in the matrix
And I made it mama, and don't stress your problems I'ma get us out the
Forget the drama that people holla just follow godda
And he will lead you right through the problems I promise mama
And I swear that to the day I parish
Tell 'em Khaled I will bury every necessary cat who said I wouldn't homie
Look at me now yea I'm laughing at you non believers
Screaming gutta while I'm balling err fucking season
I use to pass my CD me and four fifth in 80
I use to bag 'em to listen but they were not believing, GO
And as I rap I create a classic
Who would imagine
That I would inherit all the traits to be the greatest homie
The world is mine and everything, lets get the money
See tony Montana said it best
Yes it's quoted truly, so add this song to your list of greatest and classic movies
And I'ma roll the credits, just in second
Just get this message, shout out to everyone who supported me from past to present
And I wanna thank Khaled because without him there will be no sessions
And I wanna thank fam cause wit them they taught me this lesson
And I wanna thank god cause without him there will be no message
And I wanna thank all of my fans cause they are a blessing, this for BET reference
I got my speech ready
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