GG Allin(1956-1993)
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Allin was born Kevin Michael Allin at Weeks' Memorial Hospital, in
Lancaster, New Hampshire and grew up in East St. Johnsbury, VT. He grew
up with his older brother Merle Allin and
his mother Arleta, with whom he seemed to have a love/hate
relationship. His father, Merle Sr., was a "backwoods" man who,
according to GG, wanted to kill the family in a murder/suicide pact.
Shortly before Allin started school, his mother changed his legal name
to Kevin Michael Allin (on March 2, 1962 by his birth certificate) in
order to give Allin a chance at a normal, mockery-free childhood. To
escape his family and small-town environment, Allin turned to punk
rock. Influenced by Iggy Pop, the MC5,
Alice Cooper , and the Ramones,
Allin played simple but catchy music. Originally a drummer, Allin
switched to lead vocals and began his career as one of the most
notorious singers in punk rock history. Beginning with the Jabbers,
Allin was an energetic singer who fought with the audience, cut himself
up with glass, and routinely found himself banned from most clubs in
New England. Allin also suffered through a failed marriage and also
fathered a child in this time. Allin's thirst for notoriety, combined
with his hatred for almost everyone, caused him to transform himself
into the most vile, sickening and fear-spreading character in rock
history. Along with the fights and self-mutilation came on-stage
defecation and urination (as well as the eating/drinking of it),
attempted sexual assault of female audience members, brutal fights with
other members of the audience, drug/alcohol abuse, nudity, etc. His
bands included the "Scumf*cs", the "Texas Nazis" and the "Murder
Junkies". Allin was jailed over 60 times for his onstage antics, and
spent over 4 years in prison for assault and subsequent parole
violations. In 1993, after a final gig at the Gas Station in New York
City, (which saw Allin deliver 2 songs - "I Am The Highest Power" and
"Look Into My Eyes and Hate Me"), a near-riot broke out, and Allin
escaped from the police officers who were called to the club. Allin
apparently overdosed on heroin while staying with friend Johnny Puke
and died in his sleep. Allin is buried in Littleton, New Hampshire.