Iggy Pop was interviewed in the most recent Rolling Stone and was asked about this song. He said that the references to Johnny Yen and hypnotizing chickens were taken from William S. Burroghs works but it was about fighting heroin addiction.
Iggy said the opening riff to the song, which Jet took some liberties with, was the opening intro to Armed Forces Television (done with morse code sounding beeps instead of guitars) that he and David Bowie were watching in Berlin.
Iggy Pop was interviewed in the most recent Rolling Stone and was asked about this song. He said that the references to Johnny Yen and hypnotizing chickens were taken from William S. Burroghs works but it was about fighting heroin addiction.
Iggy said the opening riff to the song, which Jet took some liberties with, was the opening intro to Armed Forces Television (done with morse code sounding beeps instead of guitars) that he and David Bowie were watching in Berlin.