Ministry lynchpin Al Jourgensen has ranked the band’s discography in a new feature over at The Quietus. As part of the feature, he shares some anecdotes about each album, including his altercation with R. Kelly, rampant drug abuse and more. A few excerpts from the lengthy read can be found below:
On “With Sympathy”
“I won’t even say the title. Because I did not write that fucking record. I had nothing to do with that record except my face is on it and my voice is on it. They wrote the lyrics, made me cut my fucking hair, bought me a wardrobe, assigned me management. I was literally a product of the old-school star-making machine.
“It was revolting, disgusting and it traumatised me for years. Actually I think without that record I wouldn’t be as much of a fucking maniac douchebag as I am today. I completely rebelled against it. I was sick to my stomach on a daily basis. I threw up more on that record – times ten – than any other. It was absolutely an abortion period of my life. I fucking hated myself, the world, and everything around me because of that record.”
“In retrospect, because of that record I wouldn’t be who I am today. So I’m thankful for it now. I’ve finally come full circle. It still doesn’t mean I’m going to listen to that fucking drivel, but I am going to appreciate the overview, of what it’s done for me as a person in my career. I didn’t put it on this list, but I will give it an honourable ‘fuck you’.”
On “The Land Of Rape And Honey“:
“Everyone reads into the title like there’s an underlying premise, but we were touring Canada and wound up in a place named Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Just some truck stop. We weren’t even playing there. The one coffee mug on our bus had broken when the driver hit the brakes, so I went in and bought a new one. It had a picture of a little bee and a bundle of wheat, and it said “Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: The Land Of Rape And Honey”.”
You can find all his choices and such over at The Quietus. Jourgensen‘s latest effort recently hit stores in the form of the debut album from his latest venture, Surgical Meth Machine.
