The main inspiration for this song was the artist Jackson Pollock's death in 1956 when he crashed into a tree while driving drunk. Pollock's classic "Splash Art" painting style was a big influence on the band's trademark visual style; they wore Jackson Pollock shirts along with their baggy clothes.
Stone Roses guitarist John Squire is an accomplished artist with a love of modern art. Squire's Jackson Pollock-esque paintings and designs have adorned all the band's albums and singles.
Pollock is also referred to in the B-side "Going Down" in the cryptic line, "Yeah, she look like a painting, Jackson Pollock's, Number 5." In November 2006, Pollock's "No. 5, 1948" became the world's most expensive painting, when it was sold for $140,000,000. The previous owner was film and music-producer David Geffen.
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