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Corgan got the title from a Jack | Corgan got the title from a [[w:Jack Kerouac|Jack Kerouac]] [[w:Tristessa|book someone had given him that was written about a Mexican prostitute]]. Corgan said he loved the idea of a girl named Tristessa.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7386036/the-smashing-pumpkins-billy-corgan-gish-at-25-classic-track-by-track-look-back|website=Consequence of Sound|title=The Smashing Pumpkins' 'Gish' at 25: Classic Track-by-Track Look Back|first=Kenneth|last=Partridge}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CAy-edJj8B5/|title=GISH: ALBUM BY ALBUM, TRACK BY TRACK DEEP DIVE SERIES #1|website=Instagram|first=Billy|last=Corgan|access-date=June 10, 2020}}</ref> | ||
In a 2020 Instagram video, Corgan said that while he loves the guitar tones on the song, he never thought much of the composition compared to the other tracks. He as far as to say that it's the song he regrets the most, and felt later songs such as "[[Drown]]" would have been a better fit.<ref name=":0" /> | In a 2020 Instagram video, Corgan said that while he loves the guitar tones on the song, he never thought much of the composition compared to the other tracks. He as far as to say that it's the song he regrets the most, and felt later songs such as "[[Drown]]" would have been a better fit.<ref name=":0" /> | ||