Al Jourgensen of Ministry on the Phil Donahue Show

"Alian" is guest on the Phil Donahue Show circa 1983. Sorry, this is all I got of this clip. To see an interview in which Al mentions this episode, watch the following video: • Video

[@swantonbombx14]

That was the most anti-climatic video i've ever seen on youtube

[@420dAn]

Yeah hahaI was expecting something different. But it was Phil Donohue, after all.

[@j37h3r]

Lol I take that as a compliment! 😂

[@Deathkill06]

Al's stepdad was Norwegian, his real mom and dad were cubans

[@Guitarist888]

He’s still a white man.

[@judybower8801]

He doesn’t look cuban

[@Kanderson96]

​@@judybower8801not all Hispanics look the same some are white some are brown some are black

[@lolah3838]

His mother's not Cuban. His bio father was.

[@angelforfreedom]

I like Ministry's synth-pop and industrial work better than his newer metal stuff. "Twitch" is my favorite album. His style was so much more unique back then...but he's always been an in-yer-face bad-ass! Just doin his thang and not givin a fuck what player-haters be sayin!! AL RULES!!!!

[@goodbyecruelworld1]

The entire episode of this is on here in 4 parts, and its worth going thru it all just to here the few things Al says. He was awesome back then, and he's still awesome now.

[@basanistes359]

No, he's not

[@EliElland]

I felt that IDK deep down in my soul

[@j37h3r]

That's all I have. This was passed along for years from friends I knew from dub to dub, as this was all before the days of youtube.

[@j37h3r]

Like Uncle Al would say "You are what you eat..."

[@mattbelinski7760]

Wow, that’s real high quality shit.

[@veloboy]

Phil was so brave to confront this unruly new waver.

[@charlesgomez4495]

What were they gonna do ? Hurt Phil with pouting,

[@veloboy]

@@charlesgomez4495 Phil probably suffered PTSD from this encounter. ;-)

[@jg769]

Truthfully, Phil Donahue was one of the best among TV talk show hosts. He gave guests and audience members fair opportunity to engage in discussion without all the drama that came later with the likes of Springer, Geraldo, etc. Mike Douglas was another good host.

[@veloboy]

@@jg769 Point taken. I don't remember Donahue that well. Either too young or not so interested in that T.V. time slot. He was midday if I recall, wasn't he?

[@primitivebeans]

Damn i want more from this

[@glamnesianouveaux2039]

THIS IS GREAT!!!!

[@DarthMink]

wow, he was 25 in 1983? he has held up pretty damn good over the years. i'm a little drunk but i think that makes him like 60?

[@HectorsDolphin1977]

Yea. Now he's 78. It's crazy time flies fast.

[@mattbelinski7760]

I’m a little drunk too!!

[@mattbelinski7760]

@@HectorsDolphin1977 your math is as poor as your grammar.

[@scott7521]

You were a lot drunk. Your math is terrible. I blame our schools

[@evad520]

Al's been clean for 6 or 7 years now.

[@reaganwiles_art]

Uncle Al is still around but where is Phil Donahue?

[@veggie74]

I was an audience member once on the Phil Donahue show and was from his hometown, and he couldn't care less when we had the "meet and greet" after the show when I shook his hand and told him that....not a very sincere fellow in my opinion....so his response to Al doesn't surprise me either.........

[@rivotrich7]

What is the point of this interview?? Was phil just trying to make alain and the other new wavers of the time look dumb?? shame on phil :(

[@j37h3r]

RIP Phil.

[@batsinmybed]

this is hilarious. thank you.

[@kelzclive]

That's awesome! Too bad you didn't have more.

[@icepickmessiah1010]

Oh, WOW. This is fucking GREAT.

[@cynthianovo1472]

this looks like kindergardrn compared to what he is now...love -u-al...

[@drummondjwall9509]

He looks cool to me.

[@Rockgod2099]

This is hilarious!

[@fomocore]

He plays industrial

[@Zincink]

MOARRRR

[@jwatson626]

@empresswuhu Someone uploaded the full thing somewhere a couple months back. I'll try to find it for you.

[@nuffzed2001]

"you are the only person I know!"

[@MaliBootyz]

@empresswuhu That's cool... What year was this exactly? God, I miss the 80s! :(

[@yobananaboy798]

Sounds like at one person in the audience has good taste

[@andrewcarononline]

What was the topic of this Donahue episode? New Wave Gone Bad?

[@j37h3r]

@empresswuhu Always down for a long, strange tale...

[@VinMetal666]

This was almost 30 years ago.

[@RTheWalkerOfGreenB]

41 years ago now

[@VinMetal666]

And somehow Al is releasing albums worse than his synthpop crap in 2024 too

[@RTheWalkerOfGreenB]

@@VinMetal666 yeah. I've been slowly diving into their music since 2010... So far everything from With Sympathy to Senor Peligro is my favorite... Afterwards? Meh

[@TomFromJersey]

What was the topic of the show?

[@jenfreedom9883]

Lol, Love you Al, thank you for being honest! And not a super genre , trendy butthead!!

[@elgeneralxx]

See they think this is ridiculous

[@krisironcastle3178]

this was when uncle al started taking his vitamins

[@elgeneralxx]

See they think this is ridiculous

[@Deathkill06]

I do, you do too apparently.

[@dothesenate2745]

Al looks like skrillex

[@elgeneralxx]

They think this is ridiculous

[@ceef8688]

"For now." "I'm sorry?" "For now." "Uh huh..." thanks for this grainy weird clip!

[@elgeneralxx]

See they think this is ridiculous

[@elgeneralxx]

They think this is ridiculous clap clap clap clap clap 🙌🙌🙌

[@ceef8688]

@@elgeneralxx Al gets his check, the room gets vacuumed, and tomorrow is all about the man who can eat things up his ass

[@elgeneralxx]

@@ceef8688 I have no idea who this is lol. I thought this old clip was so weird I played it really loud in home Depot when Phil said they this is ridiculous clap clap clap clap clap

[@ceef8688]

@@elgeneralxx you played it on your phone, or on some kind of loudspeaker? A lot of metal groceries would give it cool acoustics

[@j37h3r]

Here's the rest, thanks internet! watch?v=UGOQUahAmxg

[@cheapy2006]

he's 50.

[@MaliBootyz]

@empresswuhu LOL! Nevermind, I just saw the info at the bottom, duh! LOL!

[@charlesneyando33]

What the fuck hahaha, shit al, dammit

[@carmangary]

It's funny because it's true.

[@drew7473]

@emjr65 right on.

[@elgeneralxx]

See they think this is ridiculous clap clap clap clap clap 👏

[@virus058910]

@rivotrich7 i bet it was a 'look at the youth of today!' type of show... stupid... reminds me of the scene from party monster with john stamos as the host.

[@grizzlybare3771]

New wave??? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@elgeneralxx]

See they think this is ridiculous

[@elgeneralxx]

They think this is ridicous

[@laughorgomad]

Okay that was a pointless post >:(

[@Deathkill06]

obvious troll is obvious

[@streetfred8430]

Al used to be a chick?

[@ThatOneGuy831]

9/11 was an inside

[@malmswax]

Beeeeeee...che cazzo?

[@ReedRosson1987]

69th comment

[@Executioner_of_Time]

Ultra mega poser from day 1.

[@evolunacy2]

Yeah, what a fuckin' letdown. Al coulda been something and had a "fruitful career in modeling" (?!) but instead he chose the disgraceful path of Ministry! And now he's getting older too, almost like he's...HUMAN or something.

[@gangurobitch]

How much brain damage does it take before you could possibly think going on a tabloid talk show would be a good idea? The world may never know.

Free publicity for an unknown band. Seems like a smart move to me.

[@derkeheath5172]

Free publicity and all he had to do was walk a few blocks to the Donahue Studio. Al was a smart man.

[@lschultz2001]

From new wave to industrial to doom metal. Can any other band match that journey? I love the early stuff through Pslam 69. I've started checking out some of the later material but a lot of it is too dark and metallic for my tastes (but I am warming up to some of it). Still Al rules regardless! Oh and yes, he is definitely high as a kite in this clip, lol.

[@freedomofpeach9790]

When Ministry turn into BUTT ROCK, it lost 99% of its fans

[@susrev88]

killing joke did a similar path in terms of styles

[@TheLostBoy1974]

susrev88 But killing joke did it better, for me anyway.

[@susrev88]

@@TheLostBoy1974 agree. i listen to 99% more KJ thank ministry though

[@SofaKingShit]

If you say so.

[@elgeneralxx]

They think this is ridiculous

[@kreed1004]

was this "With Sympathy" era?

[@heartdisciple]

K Reed yes

[@vivaldireal1741]

The final years of it.

[@elgeneralxx]

See they think this is ridiculous weird man with glasses staring at camera with bad tape player clap clap clap clap clap 👏

[@andrewherdeg7293]

Nice hair, Al!

[@korndud]

even if they didn't make him dress like that, who cares? people change. no biggy. i love him either way. i love him more because of his insecurities and flaws. it makes him human. like the rest of us.

[@Nephilimfields]

Oh if Phil could see Al now.

[@QuadMochaMatti]

Kind of hard to do when he's dead and in the the ground or an urn, or got dipped in

[@jg769]

@@QuadMochaMatti Phil is very much alive. I think he’s retired and living in Connecticut these days.

[@elgeneralxx]

See they think this is ridiculous

[@elgeneralxx]

See they think this is ridiculous

[@elgeneralxx]

They think this is ridiculous

[@staceywylde8751]

Too cool for school

[@elgeneralxx]

They think this is ridiculous clap 👏

[@theheartlandgroup757]

Alain, not “Alian”…..

[@elgeneralxx]

"they think this is ridiculous" (bad vhs tape)- phil donahue 1980

[@elgeneralxx]

THEY THINK THIS IS RIDICULOUS- PHIL DONAHUE

[@elgeneralxx]

See they think this is ridiculous

[@BMadden225]

but you refer to the part you do like as the boy george years? i like both eras, even if al disowns the early shit.

[@StanAlter]

Music was a temporary job for Al?

[@reginarichards7001]

Lol.....

[@elgeneralxx]

They think this is ridiculous

[@markg0410]

Doppelgänger - kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5Klm6VmrrWZq5Y

[@rivotrich7]

Or maybe Hair gone bad :)

[@renton66]

drugs.

[@myownme7772010]

Thanks for posting.

[@SofaKingShit]

"Al you're in this for a living l presume". "For now". Still now.