Red Hot Chili Peppers - Venice Queen
Gloria Scott was a Hollywood drug counsellor who Anthony Kiedis felt an affinity towards and became great friends with (along with the rest of the peppers). However she grew seriously ill with cancer. The Peppers played a benefit for her with Neil Young, Thelonius Monster and Perry Farrell on March 1st 2001 in LA dubbed 'A Night For Gloria'.
She passed away sometime between that gig and the penning of 'Venice Queen'. The song is not about drugs, it's more a positive, albeit slightly melancholy, way to deal with losing a dear friend.
She obviously helped Anthony a lot through some very dark times 'You taught me most of what I know, Where would I be without you Glo?' and was more or less a mentor figure to him.
Bob says:
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