Quotes by Al Jourgensen

About Al Jourgensen:

Alejandro Ramírez "Al" Jourgensen is a Cuban-American musician and music producer, best known as the founder and frontman of the industrial metal band Ministry. He is sometimes credited as Alain Jourgensen, Alien Jourgensen, Uncle Al, Hypo Luxa (his alias as a producer), Dog, Alien Dog Star and Buck Satan. He is a member and/or founder of several industrial rock bands, performing as a singer, guitarist or keyboard player.
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I was stupid when I started: the epitome of bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. It was like, 'I get to live in L.A. and drive around in limos? Really?' I didn't realize I was owned. The more money gets pumped into you, the more you become a marionette. It ...

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Art is commenting on what's going on around you in your life.

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We have to support our local artists. It's just that simple. Otherwise, we will have no art.

Al Jourgensen

The more you think, the more you ruin things. Art has to come viscerally; otherwise, forget it.

Al Jourgensen

There's a famous artist, Ron English, in New York, that just, or Andy Warhol for that matter, that did pop art that terrorized society. And that's, for the last like 10, 15 years, that's all I wanted to do, is terrorize society and make them look int...

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I'm getting a bunch more face tattoos, because it doesn't look like I'm ever going to have to apply to a Walmart or Best Buy.

Al Jourgensen

I'm not working at the Chevron, although I'd probably be the best person to work the night shift. Look at me. Nobody would try to steal a Snickers on my watch.

Al Jourgensen

Eventually, when I sell enough units, as they say in the record business, I will stop touring. I'll concentrate on what I like to do... stay in the studio.

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I get along great with all of my exes. That's really cool. That's a good sign.

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I'm done with industrial. Seriously, my iPod collection at home has no industrial music on it; it's strictly jazz, blues and country.

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I was a pretty delinquent little kid. My folks and I didn't get along, so I basically moved out... put myself through high school and then college by working. I'm only a half-year short of a degree in history.

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If you had a Ministry box set under your Christmas tree, wrapped in paper, 'From Beer to Eternity' is the bow that goes around the present, you know what I mean?

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I've seen 48 Stanley Cups in my life. I was about six or seven when I started going to games with my dad.

Al Jourgensen

You tell me one other person that graduated from Yale that is as inarticulate as Bush. Yale's a great school, and here's this idiot.

Al Jourgensen

I'm a very firm believer in karma, and put it this way: I get a lot of good parking spots.

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The very first pharmaceutical commercial I ever heard was 15 seconds of the product and 45 seconds of side effects, so I know that this cannot be good for you.

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I don't want people buying my records for this summer's hit. I want people buying them because they're interested in what Ministry will have to say in the future.

Al Jourgensen

There was one theory put forth by a journalist recently. I have a lot of friends that have died prematurely and a lot of friends that have died of natural causes. I've lost a lot of people over the years. This journalist basically recommended to me t...

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This administration affects the everyday life of the common person.

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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.

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Author Bio

  • NameAl Jourgensen
  • Descriptionmusician
  • BornOctober 9, 1958
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSinger; Music Executive; Banjoist; Composer