It started getting debilitating. I enjoy my music a lot better than my drugs.
AL JOURGENSENOur 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.
More Al Jourgensen Quotes
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I’ve been given a second chance in life, and I don’t want to let a minute go by without enjoying it.
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Art is commenting on what’s going on around you in your life.
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I just wanted to remind people that Ministry is actually a good rock band. We can do some party stuff, too.
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There are people all over the world starving and here we are trying to get pot delivered for free; we felt kind of guilty.
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Everything shapes you to be the person you are today. Sometimes hard lessons pay off dividends.
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On dope and crack I passed away deader than a door knob But now I’m back
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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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Ministry is just ZZ Top with technology.
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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.
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No, we have to support our local artists. It’s just that simple. Otherwise, we will have no art.
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It was the worst night of my life. George W. Bush was reelected, and then I knew
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I am not afraid of Trump; I am more afraid of the people that think his ideas are good.
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Rock n roll is for the young idiots, not an old fart like me.
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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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There were dinosaur big bands, and that was great. Those were my influences.
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We 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.
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Everyone reaches their point in time where either they die or they get sick of doing drugs.
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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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I’ve never seen the Osbournes, I’ve never seen Paris Hilton. I’d rather read than watch reality TV.
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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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This rock thing got in the way of my teaching career.
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These idiots like Radiohead and Sharon Osbourne that are like, “Free Ozzfest!”, “Pay what you can for a record!”.
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We had the same mentality – politically, and in a lot of other different ways.
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I’m still a recluse. I still hate everyone. I’m still a misanthrope.
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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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I’d still prefer to do five nights at a club than one night at Allstate Arena.
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