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In the 70s, what thrash was there? Punk came on, and that was cool. But there was no thrash. There were dinosaur big bands, and that was great. Those were my influences.
Al Jourgensen
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Al Jourgensen
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: October 9
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I pissed away over ten million dollars On dope and crack I passed away deader than a door knob But now I'm back
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