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Paul Brannigan

Superstar magician Penn Jillette has a wild secret rock 'n' roll past that no-one ever talks about, and the "bloody scars" to prove it

Penn Jillette and Teller, December 20, 2025.

Founded by ex-Public Image Ltd./ Killing Joke drummer Martin Atkins and former R.E.M./ King Crimson drummer Bill Rieflin, industrial metal supergroup Pigface have always had a revolving, shape-shifting line-up, and have collaborated with artists such as Trent Reznor, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, Pixies leader Black Francis, and members of Tool, Ministry, The Jesus Lizard, Swans, The Orb and more.

The group's 2003 album Easy Listening... For Difficult Fuckheads is a typically eclectic affair, featuring cameos from Kittie's Fallon Bowman, Revolting Cocks frontman Chris Connolly, former Clash/PiL guitarist Levene and, on it's very rude, expletives-laden closing track The Horse You Rode In On, magician, comedian and actor Penn Jillette, one half of superstar illusionist duo and Las Vegas fixtures Penn & Teller. Melody-wise, it's a song unlikely to give Paul McCartney sleepless nights, but with Jillette spitting lyrics such as "Fuck all the people that God fucking killed", "Fuck God", "Fuck the KKK", "Fuck poseurs", "Fuck cops", etc over grindingly funky beats, it sticks in the memory.

And if you want to point the finger at someone for Jillette's "fuck list", then Fuck Capitalism.

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