It's a William Burroughs reference.
American 70's jazz-rock band Steely Dan took their names from Burroughs' writings.
In 1992 Kurt Cobain released an album with Burroughs, 'The Priest They Called Him' in which Cobian plays electric guitar over Burrough's spoken voice. It is shocking to realize that Burroughs would go on to outlive Kurt Cobain.
http://www.charm.net/~brooklyn/People/WilliamSBurroughs.html