--- title: "9 Ever Quotes By Al Jourgensen" description: "9 Ever quotes by Al Jourgensen. Plus more from Al Jourgensen and more Ever sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4f/al-jourgensen-8398_anything_i-don-t-think-i-ve-ever-done-anything-pr_1041710.png" --- > [I don't think I've ever done anything professionally.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-jourgensen/i-don-t-think-i-ve-ever-done-anything-professionally/) [Al Jourgensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-jourgensen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4f/al-jourgensen-8398_anything_i-don-t-think-i-ve-ever-done-anything-pr_1041710.png) > [I'm the biggest Blackhawks fan ever. I've been going to games since I was 6 years old.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-jourgensen/i-m-the-biggest-blackhawks-fan-ever-i-ve-been-going-to-games-since-i/) [Al Jourgensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-jourgensen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c8/al-jourgensen-8398_been_i-m-the-biggest-blackhawks-fan-ever-i-ve_1317393.png) > [I'm an all-or-nothing guy. When I'm working, I work, work, work, work, work, and when I'm not, I'm the laziest sloth this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-jourgensen/i-m-an-all-or-nothing-guy-when-i-m-working-i-work-work-work-work-work/) [Al Jourgensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-jourgensen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/690/al-jourgensen-8398_ever_i-m-an-all-or-nothing-guy-when-i-m-worki_1880913.png) > [The very first pharmaceutical commercial I ever heard was 15 seconds of the product and 45 seconds of side effects, so I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-jourgensen/the-very-first-pharmaceutical-commercial-i-ever-heard-was-15-seconds/) [Al Jourgensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-jourgensen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9aa/al-jourgensen-8398_cannot_the-very-first-pharmaceutical-commercial_1206572.png) > [We'll see if we ever do another Ministry gig again or not. I'm not saying yes or no yet. All I'm saying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-jourgensen/we-ll-see-if-we-ever-do-another-ministry-gig-again-or-not-i-m-not/) [Al Jourgensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-jourgensen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f39/al-jourgensen-8398_again_we-ll-see-if-we-ever-do-another-ministry_1993680.png) > [I'm getting a bunch more face tattoos, because it doesn't look like I'm ever going to have to apply to a Walmart…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-jourgensen/i-m-getting-a-bunch-more-face-tattoos-because-it-doesn-t-look-like-i/) [Al Jourgensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-jourgensen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8f/al-jourgensen-8398_apply_i-m-getting-a-bunch-more-face-tattoos-be_1553406.png) > [Ah, man, if I could ever hook up with Tom Waits, I'd be the happiest camper in Yellowstone, alright? That's the one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-jourgensen/ah-man-if-i-could-ever-hook-up-with-tom-waits-i-d-be-the-happiest/) [Al Jourgensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-jourgensen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fc/al-jourgensen-8398_ah_ah-man-if-i-could-ever-hook-up-with-tom_2770224.png) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-jourgensen/i-was-stupid-when-i-started-the-epitome-of-bright-eyed-and-bushy/) [Al Jourgensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-jourgensen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/692/al-jourgensen-8398_again_i-was-stupid-when-i-started-the-epitome_2439631.png) > [You know what? I feel my book is kind of pointless. I didn't want to do a book, but rather than tell…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-jourgensen/you-know-what-i-feel-my-book-is-kind-of-pointless-i-didn-t-want-to-do/) [Al Jourgensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-jourgensen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/977/al-jourgensen-8398_again_you-know-what-i-feel-my-book-is-kind-of_3126476.png) ## Other authors on Ever ## More by Al Jourgensen > [I'm male gigolo. Professionally? I don't think I've ever done anything professionally.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-jourgensen/i-m-male-gigolo-professionally-i-don-t-think-i-ve-ever-done-anything/) [Al Jourgensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-jourgensen/) > [I'm a studio rat. I like going in there as producer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-jourgensen/i-m-a-studio-rat-i-like-going-in-there-as-producer/) [Al Jourgensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-jourgensen/) > [Ian MacKaye was in London while I was living there. We both decided that even though we had very different lifestyles, we had the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-jourgensen/ian-mackaye-was-in-london-while-i-was-living-there-we-both-decided/) [Al Jourgensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-jourgensen/) > [Listen, man: I am not the industrial godfather, king, whatever. I don't relish that title. I don't like it. I think it's limiting. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-jourgensen/listen-man-i-am-not-the-industrial-godfather-king-whatever-i-don-t/) [Al Jourgensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-jourgensen/) > [I was a pretty delinquent little kid. My folks and I didn't get along, so I basically moved out... put myself through high school…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-jourgensen/i-was-a-pretty-delinquent-little-kid-my-folks-and-i-didn-t-get-along/) [Al Jourgensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-jourgensen/) > [Let's get with it, guys: You don't need to hear a Ministry song to get political. You should be political on your own. We're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-jourgensen/let-s-get-with-it-guys-you-don-t-need-to-hear-a-ministry-song-to-get/) [Al Jourgensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-jourgensen/) > [The more you think, the more you ruin things. Art has to come viscerally; otherwise, forget it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-jourgensen/the-more-you-think-the-more-you-ruin-things-art-has-to-come/) [Al Jourgensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-jourgensen/) > [This administration affects the everyday life of the common person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-jourgensen/this-administration-affects-the-everyday-life-of-the-common-person/) [Al Jourgensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-jourgensen/) > [Obama might as well be president of Turkey or Brazil; it does not matter. It's the system that is absolutely flawed, where 25 or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-jourgensen/obama-might-as-well-be-president-of-turkey-or-brazil-it-does-not/) [Al Jourgensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-jourgensen/) > [I get along great with all of my exes. That's really cool. That's a good sign.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-jourgensen/i-get-along-great-with-all-of-my-exes-that-s-really-cool-that-s-a/) [Al Jourgensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-jourgensen/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-jourgensen/i-ve-never-seen-the-osbournes-i-ve-never-seen-paris-hilton-i-d-rather/) [Al Jourgensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-jourgensen/) > [Our label is very digital-friendly. We try to provide some free stuff to get interest in the band, but we have to pay our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-jourgensen/our-label-is-very-digital-friendly-we-try-to-provide-some-free-stuff/) [Al Jourgensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-jourgensen/) > [I'm done with industrial. Seriously, my iPod collection at home has no industrial music on it; it's strictly jazz, blues and country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-jourgensen/i-m-done-with-industrial-seriously-my-ipod-collection-at-home-has-no/) [Al Jourgensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-jourgensen/) > [The main thing in measuring integrity is someone's motive and intent, not how many records they sell. Our intent in Ministry was never to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-jourgensen/the-main-thing-in-measuring-integrity-is-someone-s-motive-and-intent/) [Al Jourgensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-jourgensen/) > [I got my influences from '70s bands - Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, blah blah blah. When I was growing up, we had all these crazy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-jourgensen/i-got-my-influences-from-70s-bands-zeppelin-pink-floyd-blah-blah-blah/) [Al Jourgensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-jourgensen/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ever/al-jourgensen/#itemlist", "name": "9 Ever Quotes By Al Jourgensen", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't think I've ever done anything professionally.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Al Jourgensen" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-jourgensen/i-don-t-think-i-ve-ever-done-anything-professionally/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4f/al-jourgensen-8398_anything_i-don-t-think-i-ve-ever-done-anything-pr_1041710.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4f/al-jourgensen-8398_anything_i-don-t-think-i-ve-ever-done-anything-pr_1041710.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4f/al-jourgensen-8398_anything_i-don-t-think-i-ve-ever-done-anything-pr_1041710.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I don't think I've ever done anything professionally.” — Al Jourgensen", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm the biggest Blackhawks fan ever. 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