Al Jourgensen Quotes & Sayings

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

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

“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.”

“Ah, man, if I could ever hook up with Tom Waits, I'd be the happiest camper in Yellowstone, alright? That's the one guy.”

“I'm a very firm believer in karma, and put it this way: I get a lot of good parking spots.”

“I was stupid when I started: the epitome of bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. It was like, 'I get to live in L.A. and drive around in limos? Really?' I didn't realize I was owned. The more money gets pumped into you, the more you become a marionette. It made me a true redneck in attitude: I never wanted to wake up ever again feeling owned.”

“Nothing exceeds like excess.”

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

“This administration affects the everyday life of the common person.”

“You tell me one other person that graduated from Yale that is as inarticulate as Bush. Yale's a great school, and here's this idiot.”