Al Jourgensen Quotes

I'm still a recluse. I still hate everyone. I'm still a misanthrope.

Everything shapes you to be the person you are today. Sometimes hard lessons pay off dividends.

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.

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

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

Rock n roll is for the young idiots, not an old fart like me.

I'd still prefer to do five nights at a club than one night at Allstate Arena.

Ministry is just ZZ Top with technology.

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.

I pissed away over ten million dollars On dope and crack I passed away deader than a door knob But now I'm back

If you remember the ‘90s, you weren’t there.

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.

I'm male gigolo. Professionally? I don't think I've ever done anything professionally.

Jello's Biafra kind of like my weird, retarded uncle. He's part of the family.

I'm for Barack Obama. We gotta have the Muslim cell in there just to piss Rush Limbaugh and the right wing off.

This rock thing got in the way of my teaching career.

Punk rock really influenced me, the basic metal bands, Zeppelin, Stones and Floyd, and Southern rock bands. I think I was pretty well-rounded.

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.

It's all downloading. As a matter of fact, within five years, there will be no CDs.

I feel great. George W.Bush is leaving. We're leaving. It's all perfect timing.

There are people all over the world starving and here we are trying to get pot delivered for free; we felt kind of guilty.

Rock n Roll Animal, the live album, is one of the greatest live albums out there. It was a huge influence on me.

In the 70s, what thrash was there? Punk came on, and that was cool. But there was no thrash. There were dinosaur big bands, and that was great. Those were my influences.

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?