His catalogue is a juggernaut of puerile mania, demented concupiscence and Hustler-level humor.Īll moral and artistic judgment aside, Allin is due some credit for managing to do what he did with so much conviction for so long. Allin was a relentlessly obnoxious, coarse and lewd extremist who could send even the most generous-minded liberal over the edge. Until he finally bit the big one on June 29, 1993, this self-immolating jockstrap-clad mace-spraying dung-flinging aberration survived his own berserk reputation (not to mention his recklessly self-destructive instincts) to become the worst nightmare the Dead Boys and Iggy never had.
Produced as a hand-numbered, limited edition of 2000, the doll sold out a long time ago, although originals and replicas regularly show up on eBay.For better and worse, GG Allin was a legend. If you are so inclined, a GG Allin Bobblehead toy is available to purchase online. This was based on what happened when Allin and his band The Murder Junkies played at the Antenna Club in Memphis on NovemAmong other things, he shoved a microphone up his arse.ġ6.
Clean cut southern rockers Drive-By Truckers wrote a song called The Night GG Allin Came To Town. His song When I Die was an eerie acoustic blueprint for the way Allin wanted to be remembered after his death.ġ5. He was buried with a bottle of Jim Beam, as he had requested.ġ4. After all his suicide threats, it was accidental.ġ3. Allin died from a heroin overdose on June 28, 1993. In his last interview, given just a few days before his death, Allin admitted to being arrested 52 times, and claimed he had raped both women and men onstage.ġ2. This was from a relationship with Tracy Deneault.ġ1. Allin had a daughter, Nico, born in 1986. When asked about the validity of the story, Shaw laughed and said: “I wish it were true, but it isn’t”.ġ0. One of the most hysterical rumours about GG Allin was that he guested on the debut solo album from Styx guitarist Tommy Shaw, titled Girls With Guns. Despite repeating the claims of his impending suicide in front of an audience, Allin never even tried to follow this through, once telling an interviewer that he would only do it when his powers were at their peak.ĩ. But he was in jail, so unable to carry out his threat. In 1989, Allin said he would commit suicide onstage on Halloween that year. Allin idolised country star Hank Williams, and covered Family Tradition by Hank Williams Jr., although he retitled it Scumfuc Tradition.Ĩ. Allin always claimed he was the last true true rock and roller, out to reclaim rock music as the real art form of rebelliousness.ħ. When he literally – and deliberately – shat himself onstage, there was a near riot, as people tried to get away from the stench.Ħ. Allin introduced his famed ‘poop punk stage movement’ in 1985 at a show in Peoria, Illinois. But good to play if you wanna annoy your neighbours.ĥ. For proof, just read the words to Ass Fuckin’, Butt Suckin’, Cunt Lickin’ Masturbation or Die When You Die. His lyrics were renowned for being anything but politically correct. His first band were called Little Sister’s Date, and covered songs by Kiss and Aerosmith.Ĥ.
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