If the song is indeed about Kurt Cobain, then I'd be pretty sure that the title is in homage to an early Nirvana song, "About a Girl". Of course, knowing Patti Smith, if she wanted to sing that song, I doubt she'd rewrite it about a boy. (That's a thing I like about her.)
If the song is indeed about Kurt Cobain, then I'd be pretty sure that the title is in homage to an early Nirvana song, "About a Girl". Of course, knowing Patti Smith, if she wanted to sing that song, I doubt she'd rewrite it about a boy. (That's a thing I like about her.)