It’s a question that I have asked myself for years, pretty much on a daily basis. Often more than once daily as well.
It was also a question that The Pixies asked in the late 80s. And one that Placebo covered on their album Covers. Here is Brian et al performing that very same song, live:
And with them, Frank Black, the writer of Where Is My Mind? and lead singer of The Pixies.
It’s rough, seemingly unrehearsed, and just brilliant.