9.29.2004 - Who is Mary Jane?

ScorpioN,

Megadeth is my favorite band. My question is that I don't recall in any liner notes as to or even if Mary Jane was written about anyone in particular. My grandmother wanted to always know as she saw my shirt with the lyrics on it. Unfortunately, she just passed away 7/28/04, so I won't be able to give her the answer, but at least I will know perhaps.

Keifer

There is a lot of speculation around the song Mary Jane, off of the album So Far, So Good...So What! Is it about drugs? Is Mary Jane an actual person? Contrary to popular belief, this song is not about marijuana. As it turns out, a long time ago Dave Mustaine heard a tale of a young witch named Mary Jane Twilliger, who was supposedly buried in the Loon Lake Cemetery, somewhere in Minnesota, just North of the Iowa state border. Legend has it that Mary Jane Twilliger was discovered by her father practicing the art of witchcraft at a very young age and feeling disgraced, her father buried her alive, rather than face the ridicule and possible lynching by his fellow townspeople. There is much more to the story, this is just a small taste of the information that you will find in Dave Mustaine's forthcoming book that will contain detailed song by song lyric descriptions. And I'll have more information about the book, like the title and release date, when it is officially announced. Loyal www.megadeth.com visitors will be among the first to know so get yer arses back here as often as possible for updates and info about all things Mega.

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