Al Jourgensen quotes

Everything shapes you to be the person you are today. Sometimes hard lessons pay off dividends. (Al Jourgensen)
I've never seen the Osbournes, I've never seen Paris Hilton. I'd rather read than watch reality TV. I'd rather live life than watch somebody else living it. View quote
Al Jourgensen
The more you think, the more you ruin things. Art has to come viscerally; otherwise, forget it. View quote
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Ministry is just ZZ Top with technology. View quote
Al Jourgensen
Everyone reaches their point in time where either they die or they get sick of doing drugs. It started getting debilitating. I enjoy my music a lot better than my drugs. View quote
Al Jourgensen
I'm male gigolo. Professionally? I don't think I've ever done anything professionally. View quote
Al Jourgensen
I love doing film soundtracks and working with directors on how they want the scene to be portrayed on audio as opposed to visual. I like the collaborative effort of working with people. View quote
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This rock thing got in the way of my teaching career. View quote
Al Jourgensen
Rock n Roll Animal, the live album, is one of the greatest live albums out there. It was a huge influence on me. View quote
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I'd still prefer to do five nights at a club than one night at Allstate Arena. View quote
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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. (Al Jourgensen)
I'm not a real Halloween kind of guy, because Halloween is every day. View quote
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If you remember the '90s, you weren't there. View quote
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I'm still a recluse. I still hate everyone. I'm still a misanthrope. View quote
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The main thing in measuring integrity is someone's motive and intent, not how many records they sell. Our intent in Ministry was never to be big. We just wanted to make enough money to live and to buy a studio, which we have done in Austin. View quote
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Ah, man, if I could ever hook up with Tom Waits, I'd be the happiest camper in Yellowstone, alright? That's the one guy. View quote
Al Jourgensen
Rock n' roll is for the young idiots, not an old fart like me. View quote
Al Jourgensen
I got my influences from '70s bands - Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, blah blah blah. 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. View quote
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Art is commenting on what's going on around you in your life. View quote
Al Jourgensen

Al Jourgensen

Al Jourgensen - Image
Photo: Selbymay, CC BY-SA 4.0
Occupation: Cuban Musician
Born: October 9, 1958
Quotes count: 19

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