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After 30 years, Ministry says C U LaTour 

One last fix

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click to enlarge SO WHAT? Ministry's Al Jourgensen

  • SO WHAT? Ministry's Al Jourgensen

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At least there's no one in his family running.

I was basically a Kucinich guy just because his wife is so hot and he's such a little troll that he must be packin' 18 inches down there or something. You gotta vote for a guy that's that self-assured. Now, I think I'm probably gonna go for the undercover brother because Rush Limbaugh called him a "sleeper Muslim cell." (laughs) I'm figuring, you know what, maybe that's what this country needs. Just to really shake it up, let's get a Muslim sleeper cell as our new president.

At least people wouldn't hate us so much.

Exactly! (laughs) Not only that, we wouldn't have to worry about other people blowing us up, because our own president would be blowing us up ... cause he's a sleeper cell!

Is there any one moment in the last 30 years that stands out in your mind?

I think the best moment in the last 30 years was kicking heroin, cold turkey. [Withdrawl] lasted about a week, but it's the best thing I ever did.

Congratulations on that again. I interviewed you a couple of years ago shortly after that for the Animositisomina tour. It was right after that.

Yep. Did you notice that my output increased considerably? Instead of an album every three years; last year, I wound up doing seven albums, producing Prong, Watchers, False Icons, wrote a Revolting Cocks record, did the Cover Up record and did the Ministry record and managed to fit a soundtrack into that. It's coming out next September for a horror movie. So, all of the sudden I'm not living on Dealer Standard Time anymore, waiting for some idiot to show up with my medication. So, it's good, you can get a lot of shit done.

I gotta ask -- what do you hope the band will be remembered for when it's all said and done? Do you want to be remembered for all the anti-Bush stuff?

I just think the ... it's just a whole body of work. I'm not thinking that way now because, like I said, I've got a whole bunch of other projects lined up. Maybe 10 years from now, sitting on a rocking chair on my porch with my dogs, I'll reminisce, but right now, I'm really excited about the next thing I'm gonna be working on.

Sounds good. I'm looking forward to the future stuff. I appreciate you taking the time to talk with me.

You got it, man.

Thanks a lot.

Take care, Jeff.

Bye.

Bye.

The C U LaTouR with Ministry will be at Tremont Music Hall with Meshuggah and Hemlock on Thursday, April 24. Tickets are $35.

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