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Ministry: The Lost Gospels According to Al Jourgensen | Al Jourgensen
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Ministry: The Lost Gospels is both ugly and captivating, revealing a character who has lived a hard life his way, without compromise. 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. And fame and fortune almost killed him. 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. Filled with humor, heart, decadence, and tragedy, Ministry depicts the epic life of a renegade iconoclast.
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Short version: Al Jourgensen has made some great music, most famously with the band Ministry. He's also done a lot of drugs. Somehow, his most commercially successful music was created when he was most wasted. I picked this up for insight into his creative process, but it turns out it was mostly drugs. The drug stories get old fast, much of the rest is dubious, and I got tired of waiting for insight. Guess I'll just stick to the music.