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."
HE SAID A THICC RED BONE THEN HER FRIEND AND SISTER-WHAT IS THAT A SWITCH HITTER-A BANDWAGON NIGGA?-THAT'S LIKE SAYING FIRST SUPERHEAD THEN A BIGGER SUPER DOME HEAD-BUT WHAT DOES THE SAINTS GOT TO DO WITH KATRINA ON YOUR BREATH?-HE SPITS TITANIC PIRATE SHIP WRECCS-WITH A ICEBERG SLIM TOUNGUE TIP-THEN BE IN FLORIDA PEELIN NAVAL'S THINKIN ABOUT THE NBA AND WESTBURY-AND PLOYYIN THE NEXT L.A TAKEOVER ON HOW TO LEAVE THE WEST BURRIED-THE FOOD FIGHTERS FOLLOWING BERT KOBANE-TOSSIN BANNANAS AND 2 APPLES WITH A FROSTY CARROT IS THEY FAVORITE THANG-OVERDOSING ON FLOUR POWER TO THE SOUL AND BRAIN-WHILE THE BADDEST HOES TOSSIN ME UP I'M THEY FOOD ON THEY COCAINE PLATES-WE BLOWIN UP 24-7 THE 365 WAY-FROM EASTSIDE LIKE LINCOLN HEIGHTS L.AX THE BIG I TO THE BIG APPLE BOTTOM JFK-I'M THE PRESIDENT BANGIN THEM AVENUE'S A GHOST BACC LIKE ABE AND JAMES-I'M FEEDIN NICKLE SACS TO MY LOYAL BULLDOG & HUSKIE FREAKZ-ON MY FULL THROB AND BUNGEE LEASH-I GOT THEM JUMPIN FROM TOOTY-MY DUCCHEAD DUNCAN'S ON MY STRINGZ-A CITY SLICCER-PORT OF SLIAMI SIPPER-STRAPPED LIKE MY STRAIGHT JACCET THEY GOT THE VIBE FROM PAC THEY KNOW I'M A LUNATIC-A ASSAULT RIFLE UNDER MY FEET LOADED UP WITH THE FINAL BOOMIN TIC-I GOT THE HILLSIDE MARVIN THE MARTIAN-WITH THE HOTBOY SOCC ON FRANK THOMAS-NO ZEBRA JUST BLACC REF STRIPES WHO WANT THIS-PEN STRIPES I EARNED FOR BEING A LAND OF THE RED SUN MONSTAH-YOU SEE THE SCARFACE DRE? THAT'S HIS NICKNAME WITH NICOLE SCAR THE LION WHO WE TAMED-AND PUT IN THAT COWARDLY LION CAGE-SWALLOW DEE WITH YOUR MARCHEETA SWEET GANG-MARS BARS WITH SOME FRUITY EMINEM'S ON YOUR CHINS-I GOT THE KING POSIDON TRIDENT WITH 3 BIRDS BEING SHISKABOBED ON IT-I COOK EM WITH MY LIGHTING LIKE DOUGH TO BURN UNTIL THEY CRISP-THEN FEED THEM TO MY WONDERLAND AVE LITTLE MAK 11 DA FOXX CLICC-HUNGRY FOR SOME CHICKEN ON GOOD FINGER TIP LICK-WE DROP THAT BIG E THEN FLY AWAY WITH ROBIN-MAKE ME KING ON LIT LIKE KINGLET THE WORLD IS MINES FOR THE TAKING I'M BATTLETOAD HOPPIN-ABOVE SUNSET STRIP WITH THE HOBBIT-WITH THE INVISIBLE RING IN DEEP EAST POCCETZ-WHICH IS THE SMAUG DRAGON'S GAUNLET-NO LOW KEY TO OPEN IT LIKE A HEART'S LOCKET-I STAUNCHED HIM-NOW HE IN MY OZ CITY MOSH PIT-THAT HOLDS HIM LIKE MERLIN'S WISE CHESS KNOT RIP-NICOLE IS BIG E OR EMINEM-A TUPAC HATER CUZ HE CAN'T SELL MORE THEN HIM-IN THE U.S AND HE BEEN DEAD-SINCE 96 THAT'S OVER 20 YEARS YOU GOT TO CHEAT HIM-WITH THAT FRADULENT GAINED BIG MONEY-YOU STILL DON'T COUNT IN THE MUSIC GAME YOUR STATS RIGGED FUNNY-YOU BEEN OWED BROOKLYN, AND RIGGIN MONEY-YOU TURNED THE DOLLAR TREE TO BIG BEN TREE-LIKE THIS EASTSIDE IS LONG BEACH GOOD LOOKING OUT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF MILLYS-I JUST TURNED A NICKLE ROCK TO A MOUNTAIN-FLIP IT WITH MY HELLBOY PITCHFORK HEAT IT UP AND THEN COOL IT OFF IN LIFE'S FOUNTAIN-FOR THE EASTSIDE WHERE KAREN, ANGEL, & ROBYN FOUND IT-YOUR RISEN GLEN ROAD QUESTION MARK BEEN CUT SHORT-LIKE SCIENCE CLASS THE FROG'S SPINE IS THE COURSE-TO CUT OR PASS NO THREATS JUST A BLUE JAY WAY'S RECOURSE-BUT THE RED CARDINAL GOT GREEN LEAN GAKED TO THE CORE-LIKE DRE'S CORN PIPE IN EM'S ASSHOLE WHILE GETTING LOST IN THE CORN FIELD'S SAYING AHH AHH AHH AHH!!!-WHAT A WAY TO JUST LOSE IT BUT THAT WAS BEFORE FORGOT ABOUT DRE HUH?-A IN DISGUIE MARK SO VAIN-A SKYLARK'S LANE-THAT LOST IT'S SKY TARP AND IT'S WAY-NO BLUE JAY-FROM DA DOC'S CANE-THE THRASHER AVE OR TA-THE GREEN BOA SNAKE-THE UNDERCOVER FROG AT THE BIRD'S ESTATE'S-THE GREEN QUESTION MARK CANE-AIN'T NO RIDDLER YOU WENT ON A GAY WAY QUEST CHAIN-AND CAME BACC WITH A BROKE BACC FROM LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN FROM BANE-BUT YOU THE JOKER BUT ON THE HIGH MARSHALL BRUCE WAYNE-I SEE WHY YOU DISS SPEAR CHUCKERS BECAUSE THAT AIN'T NOTHING TO YOU-THE BIG PITCHFORK OR KING TRIDENT AT SWALLOW DRIVE, MARCHEETA PLACE, AND NORTH DOHENY DRIVE I SEE YOU-WHITE SHAKA ZULU-WE THE WONDERLAND AVE MOON CRICCET'S MY BITCH ASS NIGGA FUCC YOU-THEY LABELED US ST.IVES DRIVE-LIKE SAINT I OR ABI?-BUT HOW-WE AIN'T SID'S JUST THE BABAY KIDS OF BK ON DA EASTSIDE OF THE ANGEL'S TOWN-ON DAT AVALACHE WAY PURE LIKE SNOW HUSKIE MOUND-WE GOT THE DEVLIN DRIVE BIG HEAT-WE TOOK OVER THE PITCHFORK THE BIG E-BEFORE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT MOVING TO THE BIRDS ESTATE'S ON ORIOLE WAY WITH YOUR OREO CREAM-YOU AND YOUR NICOLE MILK BOY NOW NEED-THEM SAME OREO'S AND CREAM-YOU USED TO EAT-LIKE A BEL AIR COOKIE MONSTER LIKE HAY TO THE TROJAN WORM AND HORSEY-RADIOACTIVELY EATING DICKS ON A 187 COURSE SCENE-THAT IS THE R.E.D ALBUM SICC LIKE MAGIC WITH THE VIRUS T-LIKE WTF IS H.I.V?-IT'S THE GAME'S DREAM'S-ON GREASY E-THE GET LOWER THEN LOW THINGS-THEY DO FOR SLEAZY CHEESE-BLACKBALL STREET-THE WAY WITH HIS CHINNY CHIN PIECE-CLING ON A BEFOREMATH GET LOW SCENE-GOING DOWN LOW WITH THE STOCKS ON A TAYLOR JUNCTION SHITTY ASS STREET-YOU NEED A PENNY BACK AND A PIGGY BACK YOUR TRACCS AIN'T GOLDEN CALI GEE-TO THE RANDLAND AT CITY HALL YOUR PURPLE FOUNTAIN'S AIN'T LEAN-THE BIGGA FIGAROA HOEZ WITH ASSPURATIONS THAT TRY TO BE CLASSY-LIKE WEST EATING GILBERT GRAPE OR J.T?-THAT GOT FILLED WIT MOE HOTLANTA MONSTA BLOCK TEETH-THEN I EVER DID SEE-YOU ALMOST WENT TO SLEEP-NO PILLOW FOR FUCCIN WITH THE WRONG SNOOPY?-I'M NOT MARCHING WITH THAT CALVARY TO THE CEMETARY-LOOKING ON I.G LIKE REST NIGGA CUZ YOU ALREADY BURRIED-LOOKIN LIKE DOES LIFE GO ON AND DO ANGEL WINGZ REALLY CARRY?-FUCC THESE SNAKE ASS BACCSTABAH TYRANT NAT TURNER'S-BIG BUGGED OUT GERMAN'S-WITH ENIGMA CIPHER CODES SAVE THAT FOR HIGHER LEARNING-YOU KILLED THE WEST CAR LIKE WESKAR WITH YOUR FLOPPY DISC'S ON PYRITE FOOL'S GOLD JUST FOR STREETLIFE BURNIN-
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