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Metal Legend Plans to Quit Music and Become a Farmer Raising Fainting Goats

Al Jourgensen of legendary metal band Ministry revealed his plans to leave music behind in order to raise fainting goats on a farm.

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It’s no secret that it can be hard to make a living in the music industry nowadays. Streaming services make it practically impossible to make real money off of the music. Touring can be complicated if fans can’t pay for tickets. Merchandise can only take an artist so far. It’s not just new artists struggling with this phenomenon either. Even legends in their respective genre can fail to see returns on their art. Consequently, it’s making metal legend Al Jourgensen retreat from the industry altogether and retreat to a farm in the middle of nowhere.

In an interview with Full Metal Jackie for Loudwire, the Ministry frontman revealed that after their........

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