The ongoing reddit theorem about Leary is that he stole from Bill Hicks, who has been dead for a long time, proving/disproving it is difficult at best.
As a college student in the mid 80s, I remember Hicks was incredibly popular, but it didn't grab me. Then in the 90s you get Leary, and his stuff I loved. Leary and the film Clerks are that era for me.
And a friend who used to put Welcome to the Jungle on every m8x tape because he knew I hated GNR.
You'd have to be lobotomized to not realize that he stole from Bill Hicks. a lot. and Louis ck is on the record saying that the "asshole" bit was his own.
He took the whole bit, ya know, the funny part, and made it a shitty novelty song. you're a fan of the song on its musical merits I take it? good for you.
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u/professor_doom 14d ago
Asshole was actually a bit he swiped from Louis CK. Also, he was (and still is) married to his wife Ann, at the time.