Ministry: The Lost Gospels According to Al Jourgensen
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.24 (956 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0306824639 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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Is this book funny? Yes Kevin Lynch Here's the skinny: Is this book funny? Yes. Does it have the most over-the-top rock star studio/tour stories ever written? Yes. Is it at times disgusting, depraved, and disappointing? Yes. If you're the type who loves books by washed up rockers recounting their glory days of groupies, drugs, and groupies and drugs, then you'll no doubt love this book. I'll confess, that I . "Fear & Loathing in the Music Industry" according to Ragman. I don't normally read biographies of famous musicians. I've never subscribed to the belief that their lives are somehow more interesting just because they're famous, nor am I enough of a sycophant to really give a s*** how the other half lives. However, this proved an exception. Jourgensen's long had a reputation for being a larger-than-life, out-of-control, nihilistic, an. Al played baseball! Great read! Fun, easy, eye opening and very funny. I actually lived in Chicago at this time. I saw Al out and about and partied with pretty much all of the people in this book. I Would walk by Trax studio heading to a friends and would wonder what craziness was happening in there? Well, I have an even better idea and I am not sure what was more crazy my own thoughts or rea
An IV drug abuser from the age of fifteen, Jourgensen delved deeper into heroin, cocaine, methadone, and alcohol for twenty-two years before cleaning up, straightening out, and finding new reasons to live. Jourgensen, one of the most innovative and prolific artists ever to pick up a guitar, mandolin, harmonica, or banjo, wanted to be a musician, yet became a rock star. Ministry: The Lost Gospels is both ugly and captivating, revealing a character who has lived a hard life his way, without compromise. And fame and fortune almost killed him. Filled with humor, heart, decadence, and tragedy, Ministry depicts the epic life of a renegade ic
In addition to going behind the scenes for the creation of such industrial-metal classics as The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste and Psalm 69, Jourgensen dishes dirt on many renowned names whom he's crossed paths with throughout his career.”MTV Hive, 7/10/13 Just open the book and throw your finger on any given page, and you're liable to hit a sentence that makes you thank god you lived long enough on this planet to read something this batshit crazyThe most entertaining rock memoir I've ever