Hated: GG Allin and The Murder Junkies

I have a confession to make; I might be one of the few people who is genuinely a fan of GG Allin’s music. I can’t really admit that in public for obvious reasons, but I can’t help but be fascinated by his music. So many people just focus on GG’s antics and dismiss his music but for some reason it was the opposite for me. I don’t even like a lot of GG Allin’s music, and there’s even some songs of his that I refuse to listen to, but I absolutely love some of the music that he’s made.

I couldn’t find the right words for my admiration for his music until I heard his album “suicide sessions” which was the album that was playing on his headphones when he was buried. That album is in my top 5 albums of all time. Never have I heard such a raw, angry, and vicious portrayal of self hatred in music. The opening song “dagger in my heart” is the best example of how depressive that album gets, the lyrics read more like a lamentation of GG’s desperate cries for connection rather than some try hard shock song.

I bring up that album because I think it’s integral to explaining why this documentary is amazing. Todd Phillips portrays GG as the absolute jackass he is, but behind that, there’s a deep sadness buried underneath him. Hearing about the abuse he suffered as a kid, and how he struggled to make friends in school, shows that his horrible behavior didn’t come from nowhere. When his band, the jabbers, wasn’t getting enough attention, he started doing crazy antics just to get more people to listen to his music, and while it worked, most people just tuned in for his antics rather than his art. Does this mean GG is absolved from his actions? Absolutely not, he is 100 percent to blame for his horrible behavior, and he has hurt many people in his desperate search for attention. That being said, I think GG could’ve had a much healthier life if the people around him took his behavior seriously and got him the help he needed.

This documentary shows GG at his most vulnerable, but thats not to say that this is a depressing movie by any means. There were a lot of scenes where I did laugh at how absurd some of his antics were (the banana scene being a standout), but I do believe that this movie wants us to see GG as who he really is; an attention seeker who will stoop to any lows he can to get his art out.

I remember the first time I heard GG, I was terrified because we shared the same birthday; August 29th. We also both had a rebellious streak in school; though I definitely wasn’t as much of a troublemaker. What terrified me most of all, was that his thought process for connecting with people was by humiliating himself and others. I never reached anywhere near the levels of depravity that GG did, but I would always make a fool of myself, or make fun of others to get friends, because I never wanted to be alone, I just wanted people to listen to me. Now, as an adult, I realize that’s a horrible way of making friends, but it seems that GG never learned that lesson.

I watched this documentary months ago but I still think about it from time to time, as an example of what not to be. GG Allin has made great art that comes from a place of personal anguish, and this film captures his pain really well. He wasn’t a punk rock messiah or an unredeemable monster with nothing human about him whatsoever; he was a scared and lonely little kid that never grew up, and transformed his fear into anger and rage. I view this documentary as a cautionary tale of what NOT to be, but also as a fascinating deep dive into the psychology of someone who would do anything just to be heard.

I have a confession to make; I might be one of the few people who is genuinely a fan of GG Allin’s music. I can’t really admit that in public for obvious reasons, but I can’t help but be fascinated by his music. So many people just focus on GG’s antics and dismiss his music but for some reason it was the opposite for me. I don’t even like a lot of GG Allin’s music, and there’s even some songs of his that I refuse to listen to, but I absolutely love some of the music that he’s made.

I couldn’t find the right words for my admiration for his music until I heard his album “suicide sessions” which was the album that was playing on his headphones when he was buried. That album is in my top 5 albums of all time. Never have I heard such a raw, angry, and vicious portrayal of self hatred in music. The opening song “dagger in my heart” is the best example of how depressive that album gets, the lyrics read more like a lamentation of GG’s desperate cries for connection rather than some try hard shock song.

I bring up that album because I think it’s integral to explaining why this documentary is amazing. Todd Phillips portrays GG as the absolute jackass he is, but behind that, there’s a deep sadness buried underneath him. Hearing about the abuse he suffered as a kid, and how he struggled to make friends in school, shows that his horrible behavior didn’t come from nowhere. When his band, the jabbers, wasn’t getting enough attention, he started doing crazy antics just to get more people to listen to his music, and while it worked, most people just tuned in for his antics rather than his art. Does this mean GG is absolved from his actions? Absolutely not, he is 100 percent to blame for his horrible behavior, and he has hurt many people in his desperate search for attention. That being said, I think GG could’ve had a much healthier life if the people around him took his behavior seriously and got him the help he needed.

This documentary shows GG at his most vulnerable, but thats not to say that this is a depressing movie by any means. There were a lot of scenes where I did laugh at how absurd some of his antics were (the banana scene being a standout), but I do believe that this movie wants us to see GG as who he really is; an attention seeker who will stoop to any lows he can to get his art out.

I remember the first time I heard GG, I was terrified because we shared the same birthday; August 29th. We also both had a rebellious streak in school; though I definitely wasn’t as much of a troublemaker. What terrified me most of all, was that his thought process for connecting with people was by humiliating himself and others. I never reached anywhere near the levels of depravity that GG did, but I would always make a fool of myself, or make fun of others to get friends, because I never wanted to be alone, I just wanted people to listen to me. Now, as an adult, I realize that’s a horrible way of making friends, but it seems that GG never learned that lesson.

I watched this documentary months ago but I still think about it from time to time, as an example of what not to be. GG Allin has made great art that comes from a place of personal anguish, and this film captures his pain really well. He wasn’t a punk rock messiah or an unredeemable monster with nothing human about him whatsoever; he was a scared and lonely little kid that never grew up, and transformed his fear into anger and rage. I view this documentary as a cautionary tale of what NOT to be, but also as a fascinating deep dive into the psychology of someone who would do anything just to be heard.

me pregunto quien sera el gg de bolivia

me pregunto quien sera el gg de bolivia

free up my man gg allin or sum idk i didn't watch it

edit: nevermind what a morbid little cunt rest in piss

free up my man gg allin or sum idk i didn't watch it

edit: nevermind what a morbid little cunt rest in piss

i don’t really agree with some of his things. but boy do i love his music

i don’t really agree with some of his things. but boy do i love his music

GG Allin the loveable larrikin

GG Allin the loveable larrikin