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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, for which he was arrested and imprisoned on multiple occasions. AllMusic and G4TV's ''That's Tough'' have called him "the most spectacular degenerate in rock & roll history"〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=GG Allin Biography )〕 and the "toughest rock star in the world", respectively. Known more for his notorious 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 lyrics, which often expressed themes of 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.〔Weisbard, Eric, ''Spin Alternative Record Guide'', Vintage Book s, 1995〕 Despite (or perhaps because of) these factors, Allin maintained a cult following throughout and after his career. Allin promised for several years that he would commit suicide on stage during one of his concerts, but died off stage of an accidental heroin overdose.〔 ==Early life== 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.〔 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.〔 His older brother, Merle, was unable to pronounce "Jesus" properly and called him "Jeje",〔Youtube: ''GG Allin's mother explains why he was named "Jesus Christ" when he was a baby'' (excerpt from ''Raw, Brutal, Rough & Bloody''): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nciiY0lvVo (2:20)〕 which became "GG". The family lived in a log cabin with no running water or electricity in Groveton, New Hampshire. Merle Sr. was an abusive recluse and religious fanatic, who threatened his family with death, digging graves in their cellar.〔http://rockstarmartyr.net/eat-shit-and-die-gg-allins-first-name-was-jesus-christ/〕 In an essay titled "The First Ten Years", Allin wrote that his father wanted to kill his family in a murder-suicide. 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.〔Lifestory: GG Allin (including relevant excerpt of The First Ten Years) http://www.tincan.tv/features/music/382/life-story-gg-allin/〕〔Full text of The First Ten Years http://www.oocities.org/kissingtheflames/writings.htm〕 Allin said that he was glad to experience such an upbringing, and that it "made () a warrior soul at an early age.〔 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.〔 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, a poor student at school, was placed in special education classes and required to repeat the third grade. According to his older brother, he experienced bullying by fellow students due to not fitting in.〔''Hated: GG Allin and the Murder Junkies''. Dir: Todd Phillips, 1994.〕 In his second year of high school, he began attending school cross-dressed, which he said was inspired by the New York Dolls.〔 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." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「GG Allin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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