I'm Insane

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"I'm Insane"

Song by Ratt
From the album Out of the Cellar
Album released	March 1984
Recorded	1984
Genre	Glam Metal
Song Length	2:54
Record label	Atlantic Records
Producer	Beau Hill
Out of the Cellar Album Listing
"The Morning After" Track 8	I'm Insane Track 9	"Scene of the Crime" Track 10

I'm Insane is a song recorded by American glam metal band Ratt. It is the ninth track of their album Out of the Cellar. The song was written by former Ratt guitarist Robbin Crosby. The song never made it to the charts, it did however receive mediocre radio play. Crosby died in 2002 of a heroin overdose. It is believed by many Ratt fans to this day for the song to feature Crosby's best guitar solo he ever recorded with the band.

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Crosby's then newfound affinity for illicit drugs served as the focus for the song. While rooming with Nikki Sixx in 1983, Crosby developed a heroin addiction that would eventually lead to his death. This was a thinly veiled cry for help from Crosby. While giving allusions to paranoia and insanity from the point of view of a helpless and vulnerable individual, Crosby still found a way to relate in a manner that was nonetheless dignified and retaining of integrity. This would influence many heavy metal lyricist for years to come. Crosby's style of writing was mimicked by Phil Anselmo, Jonathan Davis, Aaron Lewis, and countless others.