Primus - My Name Is Mud (official Music Video) May 2026

Les Claypool performs in character as Aloysius Devadander Abercrombie (or "Mud"), a rural loner calmly burying a body after killing a man with an aluminum baseball bat over a trivial argument. Claypool often spits chewing tobacco directly at the camera to emphasize the character's lack of refinement.

Outdoor scenes were shot in the Palo Alto area near Interstate 280, while the mud bath scenes were filmed in Calistoga, California . Primus - My Name Is Mud (Official Music Video)

The video was famously featured on MTV's Beavis and Butt-Head , where the characters compared its vibe to the 1972 film Deliverance . Les Claypool performs in character as Aloysius Devadander