I'm not a fan of Mark Arm, especially because his grumbling rants, against everybody up there seattle, makes me wonder if he had some jealousy problem or if he like to talk shit on everybody. I can understand his frustration for not being included in the "seattle four" but he have to accept that there are many variables and that many times the success is made 50-50 of talent and luck.
But he will always be considered one of the founders of the latest innovative music for 30 years now.
Anyway, these are my thoughts: this song is about the "scene" and how, when the business overcome the music, everything start to be about money, shit and phony classic rock dude, sex drug and rock and roll.
"You're so tormented
Demented
Indebted
To all the assholes
(Just like you)
Who've come and gone
(Before you)
predictable
Just plain dull
Why don't you
Blow your brains out, too
You're so into yer shtik
You're so hounded
Ungrounded
Surrounded
By scum suckin' leeches
Who will shovel your shit
Sweep your dirt
(Hoping for an...)
Feed your ego
They never tell you no
All of you
Make me sick
You're so into yer shtik"
You play the role of the damned rocker that, as a clichè, sooner or later will die, or because of drugs or because commits suicide. This parts seems to be about Nirvana entourage. Courtney and Kurt, the tormented couple of Seattle trapped by their own fantasies, sorrounded by too muck "yes men" that, indeed of spank them, feed their addictions for the money and for stay under the spot light of their fame.
But a great role in this scenario is played by Courtney, who, on the basis of a difficult and complicated childhood , pour out on her husband and on the group, her whole madness (madness that seems more like a mask than a reality). And Mark Arm says: kill yourself, make us this favour.
Well, Mitchell's got a new girl
She's nineteen
Hollywood model
Star of the screen
Well, she's up here
To support the scene
It's all part
Of his rock and roll fantasy
This guy, as in a movie, now have this model girlfriend (little story: The alternative scene was always being against models, considered a bad role model for women. One day, Axl Roses arrived in the back stage with a model and Courtney Love started to began to tease her and eventually Axl told Kurt: hey, shut up your bitch! and Kurt, referring to Courtney: Shut up bitch!
Or Beth Liebling, in the backstage, screamed Models! Models! as a warning signal when she saw them coming - ah, the irony!) that, as at Coachella, play the role of alternative girlfriend of the alternative rocker, but it's all a bunch of bullshit!
Stan was at the bar
With bandaged hands
They tried to dry him out
And he got mad
He cut his fist
Punchin' hospital glass
Made his myth
Now he's trapped
This part is obviously about Layne Staley (Stan). Bandaged hands because of abscesses from heroin, sourrounded by many people that would like him being clean and sober. But, according to Arm, he is ok in the myth of tormented guy. He escape from rehab, he's ok being an addicted. But now, even if he would like to stop, he is trapped into the cage build by himself. ( a note: Mark Arm considers himself cooler of Layne and Kurt because he overcome his addiction)
Susie's just a girl
Who's doin' her job
That came to New York
And wanted a car
Workin' with the management
To the stars
Kissin' ass
Is a part of her job
Well, it's part of her job
Yeah, it's part of her job
Oh she loves her job
What the hell
She does it so well
Susie is a girl that work in the music management, and even if her job is, for a great part, kiss the ass of spoiled musicians ( again, musicians that have sold their souls to majors and have kicked the music for money) she enjoy her job. and seems to be a great sin because the business is full of shit!
I'm not perfect
I live a life of mistakes
I'm not perfect
But there's one thing I can't take
You are into yer shtik
You're so into yer shtik
And they're so into yer shtik
Fuck you all, you make me sick
A little awareness from Mark Arm: I'm not perfect, I made mistakes and so on. But you do a lot more crap to me and I will not stand it. Fuck everything and everyone.
I'm not a fan of Mark Arm, especially because his grumbling rants, against everybody up there seattle, makes me wonder if he had some jealousy problem or if he like to talk shit on everybody. I can understand his frustration for not being included in the "seattle four" but he have to accept that there are many variables and that many times the success is made 50-50 of talent and luck. But he will always be considered one of the founders of the latest innovative music for 30 years now.
Anyway, these are my thoughts: this song is about the "scene" and how, when the business overcome the music, everything start to be about money, shit and phony classic rock dude, sex drug and rock and roll.
"You're so tormented Demented Indebted To all the assholes (Just like you) Who've come and gone (Before you) predictable Just plain dull Why don't you Blow your brains out, too You're so into yer shtik
You're so hounded Ungrounded Surrounded By scum suckin' leeches Who will shovel your shit Sweep your dirt (Hoping for an...) Feed your ego They never tell you no All of you Make me sick You're so into yer shtik"
You play the role of the damned rocker that, as a clichè, sooner or later will die, or because of drugs or because commits suicide. This parts seems to be about Nirvana entourage. Courtney and Kurt, the tormented couple of Seattle trapped by their own fantasies, sorrounded by too muck "yes men" that, indeed of spank them, feed their addictions for the money and for stay under the spot light of their fame. But a great role in this scenario is played by Courtney, who, on the basis of a difficult and complicated childhood , pour out on her husband and on the group, her whole madness (madness that seems more like a mask than a reality). And Mark Arm says: kill yourself, make us this favour.
Well, Mitchell's got a new girl She's nineteen Hollywood model Star of the screen Well, she's up here To support the scene It's all part Of his rock and roll fantasy
This guy, as in a movie, now have this model girlfriend (little story: The alternative scene was always being against models, considered a bad role model for women. One day, Axl Roses arrived in the back stage with a model and Courtney Love started to began to tease her and eventually Axl told Kurt: hey, shut up your bitch! and Kurt, referring to Courtney: Shut up bitch! Or Beth Liebling, in the backstage, screamed Models! Models! as a warning signal when she saw them coming - ah, the irony!) that, as at Coachella, play the role of alternative girlfriend of the alternative rocker, but it's all a bunch of bullshit!
Stan was at the bar With bandaged hands They tried to dry him out And he got mad He cut his fist Punchin' hospital glass Made his myth Now he's trapped
This part is obviously about Layne Staley (Stan). Bandaged hands because of abscesses from heroin, sourrounded by many people that would like him being clean and sober. But, according to Arm, he is ok in the myth of tormented guy. He escape from rehab, he's ok being an addicted. But now, even if he would like to stop, he is trapped into the cage build by himself. ( a note: Mark Arm considers himself cooler of Layne and Kurt because he overcome his addiction)
Susie's just a girl Who's doin' her job That came to New York And wanted a car Workin' with the management To the stars Kissin' ass Is a part of her job
Well, it's part of her job Yeah, it's part of her job Oh she loves her job What the hell She does it so well
Susie is a girl that work in the music management, and even if her job is, for a great part, kiss the ass of spoiled musicians ( again, musicians that have sold their souls to majors and have kicked the music for money) she enjoy her job. and seems to be a great sin because the business is full of shit!
I'm not perfect I live a life of mistakes I'm not perfect But there's one thing I can't take You are into yer shtik You're so into yer shtik And they're so into yer shtik Fuck you all, you make me sick
A little awareness from Mark Arm: I'm not perfect, I made mistakes and so on. But you do a lot more crap to me and I will not stand it. Fuck everything and everyone.