Part Three - GG Allin On Touring

Are there a lot of people here in Tampa
And other people across the country that help you out
Help you get shows and stuff?
Yeah, I mean, there are, there are people
You know, a lot of it, like you said, it's curiosity
Some people have seen it and believe in it
And it's you know, you've got to get the shows, you've got to get it
That's why I do these in-stores, because it's great
You've got to get the records out

I'll sell my records, I mean
If I've got to sell the fuckers for 50 cents, I'll sell them, or a dollar, whatever
I've got to get those records out, I've got to get people to hear 'em
I've got to get this message across
And I've got to make people buy my records and not buy anybody else's
Because, you know, we don't make a lot of money, you know
Maybe more now, only because I'm getting more
But still, compared to most bands, I'm making virtually nothing

So and our tours, our tours are - we never have motel rooms
We never have, like, a van, it's like, get a
You know, I might even still get a 30-day Greyhound pass like I used to
And just get on a Greyhound, go to a city, do a show
Go to the next town, do a show, go to the next town, get on the bus
And if you don't have a place to stay, just get on the bus and go from one city to another
Just to kill a few hours in between, sleep on the bus, get off, do another show

So your tour costs 69 bucks or less, right?
Yeah, well, you can get a, you can get a 30-day pass for 350 dollars, and do a tour on the Greyhound
But then you've got, you know, I'm still bleeding, and you know, my pants are sticking
And I've got to like dig it out, and I'm still bleeding, and the blood poisoning, and all that shit
So it's, it's not, it's not comfort by any means, but it's still it's got to be there
I mean, rock 'n' roll, that's what it's got to be, it's got to be dangerous
It's got to be threatening, it's got to be just fucking tearing it all down, ripping it apart
And fucking with people, breaking, breaking all barriers
And going beyond what everything, everybody else has ever done

I mean, nobody's gonna do it except me, I mean, I'm willing to go to that, to the death
I'm willing to go all the way, it's like, there is no compromise
So go, and when you die, as long as you've got everything done that you've set out to do
Just keep accelerating and accelerating
Packing those years in, getting that message out, tour, and do this I mean
My, my, I don't really tour, it's like my life is a tour, it's like I continuously tour
Somebody calls up, "Be here", you'll be there
It's just the way it is all the time

So you're talking about rock 'n' roll, and people selling out
Who are some of the folks who have inspired you?
We're listening to Iggy here, are there some rockers that you've - that mentored you? (Yeah)
A lot of the old I mean, when I grew up, I was listening to a lot of that stuff
But Iggy sold out, I mean, the Pistols were a joke
Uh, all those bands, it's like now doing reunion shows for the money
It's like I mean, jeez, I can't, I just, I just like fuck, I can't believe what's going on
I mean, nobody is really true to it, nobody's you know
Nobody's willing to go 'til the death and like, just create a complete total war
And just an obstruction of their life for rock 'n' roll

To just bring it all down, and bring it all dangerous
I mean, the amount of times that I've been to jail, and I've been to the hospital
People would think that, you know, that would be enough to make a guy stop
And even prison didn't stop me
It just enhanced me to want to go come out and, like, fuck with them even more
You know, tear it down more

Can you think of anybody that's gone as far as you have? (Right)
No, I can't think of anybody now that I even like, I mean, I don't buy records anymore
I can't think of anybody, no, I really can't
It's like, I mean, even some of the so-called underground bands now are playing arenas
And big places, making big money, got tour of audience
And then they're trying to say they're underground, but they're playing that game
Nobody is completely doing what, I mean, just going out there, and just
"So what? You won't book me again? You don't like me? I don't give a shit
I'm gonna knock the shit out of you anyway, fuck it, even if you put me back"

Dude, I just don't care about it, I don't care about any of that shit, it's not important to me
The most important thing to me is just going in there and bringing myself
Bringing my life, the street, what I go through
Bringing it on that stage, bringing that tension
And knocking the shit out of that audience, and that's it