Ministry is a memoir both ugly and captivating, revealing Al Jourgensen as a man who lived a hard life his own way without making compromises. He survived prolonged drug addictiontwenty-two years of chronic heroin, cocaine, and alcohol abuse, to be more precisebefore cleaning up, straightening out, and finding new reasons to live.
During his career, Jourgensen has engaged in all of the rock n roll clichs regarding decadence and debauchery and invented new forms of previously unachieved nihilism. Despite this and his addictions, he created seven seminal albums, including the bonafide, hugely influential classic The Land of Rape and Honey, 1989s The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste, and 1992s blockbuster Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed.
Ministry imparts the epic life of Al Jourgensen, a survivor who tempted fate, beat the odds, persevered, and put the pieces back together after unraveling completely.
