In the years since the song's release, the concept of Californication has evolved to encompass a broader range of societal issues. Today, Californication can be seen as a metaphor for the darker aspects of modern society, including:
Consider the film Paterson (2016), set in New Jersey. A bus driver writes poetry. Nothing explodes. No one overdoses. The sun rises and sets quietly. For the searcher, that film feels like death. But for the healed, it feels like peace. Searching for- Californication in-
, a brilliant but troubled novelist struggling with chronic writer's block. The Conflict In the years since the song's release, the
Why are you your own life?
You will find it on Sunset Boulevard at 2:00 AM, where the homeless tent sits twenty feet from the velvet rope of a nightclub. You will find it in the San Fernando Valley, where porn is a legal industry with its own chamber of commerce. You find it in the Hollywood Walk of Fame, where tourists step over stained concrete to photograph a star belonging to a celebrity who died of an overdose. Nothing explodes