Ministry’s Al Jourgensen Talks About Sexual Harassment, 2018 Tour and Politics

Jan 10, 2018 James Currie Media, Videos 0

LOS ANGELES, CA – (WEDNESDAY, January 10, 2018) — Today, Ministry’s Al Jourgensen talks about the recent sexual harassment claims in the media. Check out the video HERE.

Like former U.S. Senator Al Franken, Jourgensen admits he’s done things that he’s not proud of. “But you grow, you learn, you listen,” he says. Jourgensen has taken an objective look at some of his actions from the past that he didn’t consider sexist at the time, but, today’s raised awareness has given him a fresh perspective.

“Now it’s time for the men to buck up and start thinking,” he says. “We’ve slated our society to be exploitative and men have been rewarded by this system, but now, we’re starting to think.

“It’s not going to be an overnight thing, but at least start thinking. ‘Ok, I remember this party back, maybe 10 years ago where I did…yeah…I see that that was weird, I can see where I could have possibly weirded someone out…’ just that is a step forward. Just for a man to think ‘you know what? That was fucked up.’ That’s a step forward and that’s where we need to be and that’s what these discussions that are happening right now are doing…hopefully.”

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Ministry will release its new album AmeriKKKant on March 9 (Nuclear Blast), and kick off its 2018 North American tour on March 22. Dates are below.

MARCH 2018

22 House of Blues, Anaheim, CA

23 Ventura Theatre, Ventura, CA

24 Brooklyn Bowl, Las Vegas, NV

26 Ace of Spades, Sacramento, CA

28 Roseland Theatre, Portland, OR

29 Vogue Theatre, Vancouver, BC CANADA

31 Union Hall, Edmonton, AB CANADA

APRIL

1 Palace Theatre, Calgary, AB CANADA

3 Wilma Theatre, Missoula, MT

5 Boubon Theatre, Lincoln, NE

7 Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL

8 Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee, WI

10 Bogart’s, Cincinnati, OH

11 20 Monroe Live, Grand Rapids, MI

12 Egyptian Room, Indianapolis, IN

14 Opera House, Toronto, ON CANADA

15 MTelus, Montreal, QC CANADA

17 Royale, Boston, MA

18 Aura, Portland, ME

19 Paramount Theatre, Huntington, NY

21 Wellmont Theatre, Montclair, NJ

22 Town Ballroom, Buffalo, NY

23 Rams Head Live, Baltimore, MD

25 Center Stage, Atlanta, GA

26 Hard Rock Live, Orlando, FL

28 Levitation Festival, Austin, TX

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