Kevin Michael “GG” Allin (born Jesus Christ Allin; August 29, 1956 – June 28, 1993) was an American punk rock singer-songwriter, who performed and recorded with many groups during his career. GG Allin is best remembered for his notorious live performances, which often featured transgressive acts, including coprophagia, self-mutilation, and attacking audience members.[1] AllMusic and G4TV’s That’s Tough have called him “the most spectacular degenerate in rock & roll history”[2] and the “toughest rock star in the world”, respectively.
Although more notorious for his stage antics than for his music, he recorded prolifically, not only in the punk rock genre, but also in spoken word, country, and more traditional-style rock. His extremely politically incorrect lyrics, which often covered subjects such as misogyny, pedophilia, blasphemy and racism, polarized listeners and created varied opinions of him within the highly politicized punk community. When questioned about his music and shows, Allin often replied that he was trying to make rock music “dangerous” again.
Allin’s music was often poorly recorded and produced, given limited distribution, and was met with mostly negative reviews from critics.[3][4][5] Despite (or perhaps because of) these factors, Allin maintained a cult following throughout his career, and a fan base that has greatly expanded since his death.[citation needed] Though Allin promised for several years before his death that he would commit suicide onstage during one of his concerts, he died June 28, 1993 of an accidental heroin overdose
Allin was born Jesus Christ Allin at Weeks Memorial Hospital in Lancaster, New Hampshire, the younger of two sons to Merle Colby Allin, Sr. and Arleta Gunther.[3] He was given this name because his father told his wife that Jesus Christ himself had visited him, and told him that his newborn son would be a great man in the vein of the Messiah.[3][6]
His older brother, Merle, was unable to pronounce “Jesus” properly and called him “Jeje”[7] which became “GG”. The family lived in a log cabin with no running water or electricity in northern New Hampshire. Merle Sr. was an abusive recluse and religious fanatic, who threatened his family with death, digging graves in their cellar.[8] In an essay titled “The First Ten Years”, Allin wrote that his father wanted to kill his family in a murder-suicide pact. He “despised pleasure” and allowed his family “very little contact with others”. They lived a “primitive existence” and “were more like prisoners than a family”. Allin also states that his mother attempted to escape before she filed for divorce, but Merle Sr. thwarted the attempt by kidnapping Allin.[9][10] Allin said that he was glad to experience such an upbringing, and that it “made [him] a warrior soul at an early age. [11]
In 1961, Arleta filed for divorce from Merle Sr., as his mental instability was worsening. Allin and his brother were from that time raised by their mother and stepfather, and settled in East St. Johnsbury, Vermont in 1966.[3] Arleta changed her younger son’s legal name to Kevin Michael Allin on March 2, 1962, during his first year of schooling. Arleta had allowed his birth name to stand until this point and finally changed it to give her son a chance of a mockery-free childhood.
Allin was a poor student at school, being placed in special education classes and having to repeat the third grade. According to his older brother, he experienced bullying by fellow students due to not fitting in.[12] In his sophomore year of high school, he began attending school cross-dressed, which he said was inspired by the New York Dolls.[12] When asked about his childhood, Allin said that it was “very chaotic. Full of chances and dangers. We sold drugs, stole, broke into houses, cars. Did whatever we wanted to for the most part – including all the bands we played in. People even hated us back then
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