This song was penned on a plane ride from Michigan back to Hollywood. The story goes that he was high on heroin and called his mom in Michigan and told her he was a heroin addict. She sent him a plane ticket to Michigan. After several missed flights he finally got on the plane after almost being busted. He flew home high on heroin, weighed 120lb and was a mess. He had a choice of doing a year rehab to come down slowly or a 20 day cold turkey rehab. He chose the 20 day rehab because he didn't want to be gone that long. He was about 23 y/o at the time. He said it was the first time he was sober since he was 11. On the way home
This story comes straight from the book Scar Tissue.
This song was penned on a plane ride from Michigan back to Hollywood. The story goes that he was high on heroin and called his mom in Michigan and told her he was a heroin addict. She sent him a plane ticket to Michigan. After several missed flights he finally got on the plane after almost being busted. He flew home high on heroin, weighed 120lb and was a mess. He had a choice of doing a year rehab to come down slowly or a 20 day cold turkey rehab. He chose the 20 day rehab because he didn't want to be gone that long. He was about 23 y/o at the time. He said it was the first time he was sober since he was 11. On the way home
This story comes straight from the book Scar Tissue.