You have to remember that there are still 7 out of 10 people in this country who don’t think his ideas are good ideas.
AL JOURGENSENWe try to give the fans a bunch of free stuff, and then have them buy the record. Without buying the record, it doesn’t support your artist.
More Al Jourgensen Quotes
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Punk rock really influenced me, the basic metal bands, Zeppelin, Stones and Floyd, and Southern rock bands. I think I was pretty well-rounded.
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Rock n Roll Animal, the live album, is one of the greatest live albums out there. It was a huge influence on me.
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His statement was, “We’re going to the same place, except you’re taking a taxi, and I’m driving my own car.” That’s me and Ian MacKaye’s relationship. I love him, he’s great.
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Art is commenting on what’s going on around you in your life.
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I pissed away over ten million dollars.
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Rock n roll is for the young idiots, not an old fart like me.
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We just did three albums in a row of shaking our fists in the air and yelling about George W.Bush and the government.
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It certainly is gravy every day above ground right now, after kicking that heroin habit.
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I like the collaborative effort of working with people.
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Our label is very digital-friendly. We try to provide some free stuff to get interest in the band, but we have to pay our artists. They have to get paid.
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It’s all downloading. As a matter of fact, within five years, there will be no CDs.
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Everything shapes you to be the person you are today. Sometimes hard lessons pay off dividends.
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When I was growing up, we had all these crazy bands on the Top 40. Today, if Pink Floyd released “Money”, it wouldn’t even get played.
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This rock thing got in the way of my teaching career.
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Ian MacKaye was in London while I was living there. We both decided that even though we had very different lifestyles.
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