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Maybe they meant the novel rather than the band? (I haven't read it)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steppenwolf_(novel)

P.S. it seems there are multiple bands inspired by Hesse, not just Steppenwolf.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anyone%27s_Daughter

Thanks.

I realized I might be guessing wrong about the reference but was willing to look foolish in the interest of brevity. Appreciate the reply.

It was bugging me why I knew it was a famous novel when I hadn't read it in or out of school. When I woke up, I remembered - in my freshman psychology class many years ago, we were given a choice of literature to do a presentation on, and one of them (which I did not choose) was Siddhartha, also by Hermann Hesse. And the professor talked about Steppenwolf.

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