Robert DeLeo: "Musically speaking I was thinking about a song along the lines of 'Heart Of Gold' by Neil Young, which is in the key of E-minor, the saddest key of all. Scott was thinking about the lyrics, and at that time in our lives we were struggling very much. What Scott was writing about was a real-life situation. Also about me, the thing about the gun. 'Creep' is a very demeaning word. It was one of those instances where we looked at ourselves, looked in the mirror."
Scott Weiland: "This song is a reaction to feeling alienated or pushed out for not being so cool, and the anger and sadness caused by being treated in such a way."
Additional Note: The song "Creep" on "Core" is referred to as "Original Album Version", because there are four different edits available on singles and promos. There's this original full length version, and a later version with re-recorded vocals. In addition to that, there are 'Radio Edit' versions for both recordings. (see the Non-Album Tracks section).
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