GG Allin
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| + | '''GG Allin''' ([[29 August]] [[1956]] – [[28 June]] [[1993]]) was a [[punk music|punk]] singer and bandleader who performed and recorded with many groups during his career. | ||
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| + | He is best remembered for his notorious live performances that typically featured wildly [[transgressive art|transgressive]] acts such as Allin [[defecating]] and [[urinating]] onstage, rolling in excrement, committing [[self-injury]], performing naked, taunting people to perform [[fellatio]] on him, and violent actions toward the audience. Although more notorious for his stage antics than for his wide body of music, he recorded prolifically, not only in the punk rock genre, but also in [[spoken word]], [[country music|country]] and [[The Rolling Stones|Rolling Stones]]-influenced rock. | ||
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GG Allin (29 August 1956 – 28 June 1993) was a punk singer and bandleader who performed and recorded with many groups during his career.
He is best remembered for his notorious live performances that typically featured wildly transgressive acts such as Allin defecating and urinating onstage, rolling in excrement, committing self-injury, performing naked, taunting people to perform fellatio on him, and violent actions toward the audience. Although more notorious for his stage antics than for his wide body of music, he recorded prolifically, not only in the punk rock genre, but also in spoken word, country and Rolling Stones-influenced rock.
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