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Jonathan Davis wrote this song about when he worked as an autopsy assistant at a coroner’s office and saw a baby who was murdered and raped by her father.

“It’s a story about this little girl that came into the coroner’s office when I was working there and she was f–ked by her dad. She was an 11 month old little baby girl. Her legs were broken back behind her and he just f–ked her like a toy doll and chucked her in the bathroom. It was the most heinous thing I’ve ever seen in my life and I still have nightmares about it.”
-John Davis

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What did Korn say about "Pretty"?
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“It’s a story about this little girl that came into the coroner’s office when I was working there and she was fucked by her dad. She was an 11 month old little baby girl. Her legs were broken back behind her and he just fucked her like a toy doll and chucked her in the bathroom. It was the most heinous thing I’ve ever seen in my life and I still have nightmares about it.”

  • Jonathan Davis
Credits
Assistant Recording Engineer
Background Vocals
Drums Technician
Guitar Technician
Pre-Production
Rhythm Guitar
Digital Editing
Recording Engineer
Phonographic Copyright ℗
Mastering Engineer
Mixing Engineer
Recorded At
NRG Recording Studios (North Hollywood, CA)
Release Date
August 18, 1998
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