Henry Rollins
Henry Rollins
Henry Rollinsis an American musician, actor, television and radio host, and comedian. He hosts a weekly radio show on KCRW, and is a regular columnist for LA Weekly and Rolling Stone Australia...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPunk Singer
Date of Birth13 February 1961
CountryUnited States of America
years long lasts
For the last 30-plus years, I have been doing one long, uninterrupted improv.
mistake honest made
I've made some great mistakes in my life, but, you know, they were honest mistakes.
revolution albums rage
If you listen to 'The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,' by Gil Scott-Heron, that album is dripping with rage.
writing simple thinking
All good writers inspire me as I have never thought I was any good. As far as a writer who made me think I could do it, it was Henry Miller. Not because I thought he was so simple that I reckoned I could pull it off as well, but it was his freedom and guts that really moved me to want to write all the time.
media america people
What if Americans were all judged by the actions of the Bush administration and people did not know the truth? That America is full of people who are, at present, poorly represented and poorly catered to by the media.
ideas america giving
So many Americans, for one reason or another, they watch the news and it doesn't really give them the idea of the world. Or they don't read or travel. They have no idea that America is part of the world and not the world itself.
years washington-dc violence
I was raised in Washington, DC, very violent place. I grew up with violence. My introduction to music was violent. The years I've spent on tours, some of that was extremely violent.
coffee cups coffee-cup
What goes best with a cup of coffee? Another cup.
unconditional-love soul if-you-love-someone
Don't do anything by half. If you love someone, love them with all your soul.
world found dies
When I die, the world dies with me. I'd really like to leave it better than how I found it and I'm doing what I can to effect that.
thinking passionate want
I think the most "passionate" I get about actual humans are the ones I want to kill.
thinking
Don’t think about it. Do it. Don’t talk about it. Do it.
book people waiting
I beg young people to travel. If you don't have a passport, get one.........the re are lessons that you can't get out of a book that are waiting for you at the other end of that flight. A lot of people - Americans and Europeans - come back and go, "ohhhhh." And the lightbulb goes on.
artist giving roles
I've always seen it as the role of an artist to drag his inside out, give the audience all you've got. Writers, actors, singers, all good artists do the same. It isn't supposed to be easy.