A biography for Al Jourgensenhasn’t been written yet.
“I just tell you what I feel. I go out there, you put a quarter on my tongue, twist my ear and I'll spit out some hit for you.”
“'Rock n' Roll Animal,' the live album, is one of the greatest live albums out there. It was a huge influence on me.”
“Ah, man, if I could ever hook up with Tom Waits, I'd be the happiest camper in Yellowstone, alright? That's the one guy.”
“There was one theory put forth by a journalist recently. I have a lot of friends that have died prematurely and a lot of friends that have died of natural causes. I've lost a lot of people over the years. This journalist basically recommended to me that God keeps me around because I amuse him.”
“We have to support our local artists. It's just that simple. Otherwise, we will have no art.”