Al Jourgensen
Al Jourgensen
Alain David "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, 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...
NationalityCuban
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth9 October 1958
CountryCuba
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It's such a stupid thing to sign a band and then demand a hit right away to instantly recoup the money. The point is, you have to do it by building your own following, and that is not necessarily done by writing instant hits.
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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.
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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 made me a true redneck in attitude: I never wanted to wake up ever again feeling owned.
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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.
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You're never quite prepared for the inundation of stardom, or whatever you want to call it.
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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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It's typical of record companies. They sign you because you're unique, and then they want to put you in a mold so they can sell records.
In Ministry, we've only had one message: Think for yourself.
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If I did all the stuff I've been accused of - or credited with - there's no way I could make all this music. I'd be drinking myself into the grave.
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I'm the biggest Blackhawks fan ever. I've been going to games since I was 6 years old.
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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.
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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.
I never read comic books as a kid.
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I hate bands that hang around, like, 10 years too long - they're like the drunk at a party you can't get rid of.