"She eyes me like a Pisces when I am weak." The story behind Nirvana's darkest and most disturbing love song, Heart-Shaped Box

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Most of my lyrics don't connect because I've taken lines from lots of different poems of mine and put them together. Written at Cobain and Courtney Love's apartment at 448 North Spaulding Ave in Los Angeles, Heart-Shaped Box was first demoed by Nirvana during a three day recording session at Ariola BMG Studios in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This theory gained a stamp of authenticity when Love effectively confessed as much in a tweet to singer Lana Del Rey. Kurt’s whole thing was he hid his light under a bushel for [Nirvana’s debut album] Bleach," she continued. Heart-Shaped Box was released as a single on August 30, 1993, accompanied by an arty Anton Corbijn-directed video.