Henry Rollins
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Birth name | Henry Lawrence Garfield |
Born | Washington, D.C., U.S. | February 13, 1961
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Years active | 1980–present |
Labels | 2.13.61 |
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Website | henryrollins |
Henry Lawrence Garfield (born February 13, 1961), known professionally as Henry Rollins, is an American singer, writer, spoken word artist, actor, comedian, and presenter.[1] After performing in the short-lived hardcore punk band State of Alert in 1980, Rollins fronted the California hardcore band Black Flag from 1981 to 1986. Following the band's breakup, he established the record label and publishing company 2.13.61 to release his spoken word albums, and formed the Rollins Band, which toured with a number of lineups from 1987 to 2003 and in 2006.
Rollins has hosted numerous radio shows, such as Harmony in My Head on
Early life
Rollins was born Henry Lawrence Garfield in
Rollins attended
Music career
State of Alert
Initially into hard rock acts like Van Halen[19] and Ted Nugent,[20] Rollins soon developed an interest in punk with his friend Ian MacKaye.
"We wanted something that just kicked ass," he says. "Then one of us, probably Ian, got the Sex Pistols record. I remember hearing that and thinking 'Well, that's something. This guy is pissed off, those guitars are rude.' What a revelation![19]
From 1979 to 1980, Rollins was working as a roadie for D.C. bands, including
Around April 1981, drummer Simon Jacobsen was replaced by Ivor Hanson. At the time, Hanson's father was a top admiral in the
S.O.A. disbanded after a total of a dozen concerts and one EP. Rollins had enjoyed being the band's frontman, and had earned a reputation for fighting in shows. He later said, "I was like nineteen and a young man all full of steam and loved to get in the dust-ups." By this time, Rollins had become the assistant manager of the Georgetown Häagen-Dazs ice cream store; his steady employment had helped to finance the S.O.A. EP.[24]
Black Flag
In 1980, a friend gave Rollins and MacKaye a copy of Black Flag's Nervous Breakdown EP. Rollins soon became a fan of the band, exchanging letters with bassist Chuck Dukowski and later inviting the band to stay in his parents' home when Black Flag toured the East Coast in December 1980.[25] When Black Flag returned to the East Coast in 1981, Rollins attended as many of their concerts as he could. At an impromptu show in a New York bar, Black Flag's vocalist Dez Cadena allowed Rollins to sing "Clocked In", a song Rollins had asked the band to play in light of the fact that he had to drive back to Washington, D.C. to begin work.[19]
Unbeknownst to Rollins, Cadena wanted to switch to guitar, and the band was looking for a new vocalist.[19] The band was impressed with Rollins' singing and stage demeanor, and the next day, after a semi-formal audition at Tu Casa Studio in New York City, they asked him to become their permanent vocalist. Despite some doubts, he accepted, in part because of MacKaye's encouragement. His high level of energy and intense personality suited the band's style, but Rollins' diverse tastes in music were a key factor in his being selected as singer; Black Flag's founder Greg Ginn was growing restless creatively and wanted a singer who was willing to move beyond simple, three-chord punk.[26]
After joining Black Flag in 1981, Rollins quit his job at Häagen-Dazs, sold his car, and moved to Los Angeles. Upon arriving in Los Angeles, Rollins got the Black Flag logo tattooed on his left bicep[17] and also on the back of his neck, chose the stage name of Rollins, a surname he and MacKaye had used as teenagers.[26] Rollins played his first show with Black Flag on July 25, 1981, at Cuckoo's Nest in Costa Mesa, California.[27] Rollins was in a different environment in Los Angeles; the police soon realized he was a member of Black Flag, and he was hassled as a result. Rollins later said: "That really scared me. It freaked me out that an adult would do that. ... My little eyes were opened big time."[28]
Before concerts, as the others of the band tuned up, Rollins would stride about the stage dressed only in a pair of black shorts, grinding his teeth; to focus before the show, he would squeeze a pool ball.[29] His stage persona impressed several critics; after a 1982 show in Anacortes, Washington, Sub Pop critic Calvin Johnson wrote: "Henry was incredible. Pacing back and forth, lunging, lurching, growling; it was all real, the most intense emotional experiences I have ever seen."[30]
By 1983, Rollins' stage persona was increasingly alienating him from the rest of Black Flag. During a show in England, Rollins assaulted a member of the audience who attacked Ginn; Ginn later scolded Rollins, calling him a "macho asshole".
Black Flag's change in musical style and appearance alienated many of their original fans, who focused their displeasure on Rollins by punching him in the mouth, stabbing him with pens, or scratching him with their nails, among other things. He often fought back, frequently dragging audience members on stage and assaulting them. During a Black Flag concert, Rollins repeatedly punched a fan in the face who had continuously reached for his microphone.[34] Rollins became increasingly alienated from the audience; in his tour diary, Rollins wrote "When they spit at me, when they grab at me, they aren't hurting me. When I push out and mangle the flesh of another, it's falling so short of what I really want to do to them."[35] During the Unicorn legal dispute, Rollins had started a weight-lifting program, and by their 1984 tours, he had become visibly well-built; journalist Michael Azerrad later commented that "his powerful physique was a metaphor for the impregnable emotional shield he was developing around himself."[33] Rollins has since replied that "no, the training was just basically a way to push myself."[36]
Rollins Band and solo releases
Before Black Flag disbanded in August 1986, Rollins had already toured as a solo spoken-word artist.
In 1991, the Rollins Band signed a distribution deal with Imago Records and appeared at the Lollapalooza festival; both improved the band's presence. However, in December 1991, Rollins and his best friend Joe Cole were accosted by two armed robbers outside Rollins' home. Cole was murdered by a gunshot to the head, Rollins escaped without injury but police suspected him in the murder and detained him for ten hours.[41] Although traumatized by Cole's death, as chronicled in his book Now Watch Him Die, Rollins continued to release new material; the spoken-word album Human Butt appeared in 1992 on his own record label, 2.13.61. The Rollins Band released The End of Silence, Rollins' first charting album.[40]
The following year, Rollins released a spoken-word double album, The Boxed Life.
In 1995, the Rollins Band's record label, Imago Records, declared itself bankrupt. Rollins began focusing on his spoken word career. He released Everything, a recording of a chapter of his book
By 1998, Rollins felt that the relationship with his backing band had run its course, and the line-up disbanded. He had produced a Los Angeles
On the same topic, Rollins more recently said in 2016 "For me, music was a time and a place. I never really enjoyed being in a band. It was in me and it needed to come out, like a 25-year exorcism. One day, I woke up, and I didn't have any more lyrics. I just had nothing to contribute to the form, and I was done with band practice and traveling in groups."[47]
Rollins is a guest star on Damian Cowell's 2017 album Get Yer Dag On!
Musical style
As a vocalist, Rollins has adopted a number of styles through the years. He was noted in the
In both incarnations of the Rollins Band, Rollins combined spoken word with his traditional vocal style in songs such as "Liar" (the song begins with a one-minute spoken diatribe by Rollins), barked his way through songs (such as "Tearing" and "Starve"), and employed the loud-quiet dynamic. Rolling Stone's Anthony DeCurtis names Rollins a "screeching hate machine" and his "hallmark" as "the sheets-of-sound assault".[50]
With the Rollins Band, his lyrics focused "almost exclusively on issues relating to personal integrity", according to critic Geoffrey Welchman.[51]
As producer
In the 1980s, Rollins produced an album of acoustic songs for convict Charles Manson titled Completion. The record was supposed to be released by SST Records, but the project was canceled because the label received death threats for working with Manson. Only five test presses of Completion were pressed, two of which remain in Rollins' possession.[52]
In 1995, Rollins produced Australian hard rock band the Mark of Cain's third full-length album Ill at Ease.[53]
Media work
Television
As Rollins rose to prominence with the Rollins Band, he began to present and appear on television. These included Alternative Nation and MTV Sports in 1993 and 1994 respectively. Rollins also co-starred in The Chase with Charlie Sheen. In 1995 Rollins appeared on an episode of
Rollins was a host of film review programme Henry's Film Corner on the
In 2002, Rollins guest-starred on an episode of the sitcom
Rollins appears in FX's
In 2010, Rollins appeared as a guest judge on season 2 episode 6 of RuPaul's Drag Race.
In November 2013, Rollins started hosting the show
Rollins played the part of Lt. Mueller in episodes 1-3 of the fourth season of the TV series Z Nation, which originally aired on Syfy in 2017.[71]
In 2019, Rollins began appearing as a disillusioned poisons instructor in the TV series Deadly Class.
Radio and podcast
Weekly Radio Show (2004–2009)
On May 19, 2004, Rollins began hosting a weekly radio show, Harmony in My Head, on
Rollins put the show on a short hiatus from early to late 2005, to undertake a spoken-word tour.[citation needed] Upon resuming the show, Rollins kicked off his return by playing the show's namesake Buzzcocks song. In 2008, the show was continuing each week, despite Rollins' constant touring, with new pre-recorded shows between live broadcasts. The show ended when the station went off the air in 2009.[72]
Weekly Radio Show (2009–present)
On February 18, 2009, KCRW announced that Rollins would be hosting a live show on Saturday nights starting March 7, 2009,[73] which has since been moved to Sunday nights at 8:00 p.m.[74] As of Aug 2023, Rollins has hosted 748 episodes.[75]
Podcasts
In 2011 Rollins was interviewed on Episode 121 of American Public Media's podcast, The Dinner Party Download, posted on November 3, 2011.[76]
In February 2015, Rollins began recording a semi-regular podcast with his longtime manager Heidi May, titled Henry & Heidi.[77] In describing the show, Rollins stated, "One day Heidi mentioned that I've told her a lot of stories that never made it to the stage and we should do a podcast so I could tell them ... I thought it was a good idea and people seem to like how the two of us get along. We've been working together for over 20 years and are very good friends."[78] The podcast has received positive reviews from Rolling Stone and The A.V. Club.[78][79]
Filmography
Rollins began his film career appearing in several independent films featuring the band Black Flag. His film debut was in 1982's The Slog Movie, about the West Coast punk scene.[80] An appearance in 1985's Black Flag Live followed. Rollins' first film appearance without Black Flag was the short film The Right Side of My Brain with Lydia Lunch in 1985.[81] Following the band's breakup, Rollins did not appear in any films until 1994's The Chase. Rollins appeared in the 2007 direct-to-DVD sequel to Wrong Turn (2003), Wrong Turn 2: Dead End as a retired Marine Corps officer who hosts his own show which tests the contestants' will to survive.[82] Rollins has also appeared in Punk: Attitude, a documentary on the punk scene, and in American Hardcore (2006). In 2012, Rollins appeared in a short documentary entitled "Who Shot Rock and Roll" discussing the early punk scene in Los Angeles as well as photographs of himself in Black Flag taken by photographer Edward Colver.[83] Rollins also inspired the characterization of Negan in The Walking Dead comic and auditioned to play the character in the television series, but eventually lost the role to Jeffrey Dean Morgan.[84]
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1990 | Kiss Napoleon Goodbye | Jackson | |
1994 | Jugular Wine: A Vampire Odyssey | Self | |
1994 | The Chase | Officer Dobbs | |
1995 | Johnny Mnemonic | Spider | |
1995 | Heat | Hugh Benny | |
1997 | Lost Highway | Guard Henry | |
1998 | Jack Frost | Sid Gronic | |
2000 | Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker | Bonk | Voice |
2001 | Morgan's Ferry | Monroe | |
2001 | Dogtown and Z-Boys | Self | Documentary |
2001 | Scenes of the Crime | Greg | |
2002 | The New Guy | Warden | |
2002 | Jackass: The Movie | Self | |
2003 | Bad Boys II | TNT Leader | |
2003 | A House on a Hill | Arthur | |
2004 | Deathdealer: A Documentary | Vincent | |
2005 | Feast | Coach | |
2006 | The Alibi | Putty | |
2006 | American Hardcore | Self | Documentary |
2007 | Wrong Turn 2: Dead End | Dale | |
2009 | The Devil's Tomb | Father Fulton | Direct-to-Video |
2009 | H for Hunger | Self | Documentary |
2009 | William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet | Self | Documentary |
2009 | Suck | Rockin' Roger | |
2011 | Green Lantern: Emerald Knights | Kilowog | Voice |
2012 | West of Memphis | Self | Documentary |
2013 | Downloaded | Self | Documentary |
2014 | Salad Days | Self | Documentary |
2015 | He Never Died | Jack | [85] |
2015 | Gutterdämmerung | Priest Svengali | [86] |
2016 | The Last Heist | Bernard | [87] |
2019 | Dreamland | Hercules | |
2021 | Music | Ebo's Neighbor | [88] |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Saturday Night Live | Musical Guest (Rollins Band) | 1 Episode |
1999–2001 | Batman Beyond | Stanley Labowski / Mad Stan | Voice, 3 episodes |
2004 | Teen Titans | Johnny Rancid | Voice, 2 episodes |
2006 | Shorty McShorts' Shorts | Skylar | Voice, 3 episodes |
2009 | American Dad! | Trucker | Voice, episode: "Chimdale" |
2009 | Sons of Anarchy | A.J. Weston | 10 Episodes |
2010–2016 | Adventure Time | Bob Rainicorn, Cookie Man | Voice, 3 episodes |
2010 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Cliff Steele / Robotman | Voice, episode: "The Last Patrol!" |
2013 | Hawaii Five-0 | Ray Beckett | episode: "Ho’opio!" |
2014 | The Legend of Korra | Zaheer | Voice, 13 episodes |
Uncle Grandpa | Skeletony | Voice, episode: "Hide and Seek" | |
2015 | Stitchers | Robert Barbiero | Episode: "Full Stop" |
2016 | Sheriff Callie's Wild West | Speedy Silverado | Voice, episode: "Blazing Skaters" |
2017 | Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters | Mickey Simmons, Prison Guard | Voice, episode: "The Gangs of Old Town" |
2017 | Z Nation | Lt. Mueller | 3 episodes |
2018 | Mr. Pickles | Govt. Agent Commander | Voice, episode: "S.H.O.E.S." |
2021 | Masters of the Universe: Revelation | Tri-Klops | Voice |
2023 | The Patrick Star Show | FitzPatrick | Voice, episode: "FitzPatrick" |
Books and audiobooks
Rollins has written a variety of books, including
For the
In early 2005, with his weekly show on hiatus, Rollins posted playlists and commentary on-line;[where?] these lists were expanded with more information and published in book form as Fanatic! in November 2005. In 2007 and 2008, Rollins published Fanatic! Vol. 2 and Fanatic! Vol. 3, respectively.[72]
Rollins continued to take notes of the music featured on his show, and wanted to preserve them in book form along with scans of set lists, flyers and other music-related materials he had been collecting since the 70s. These volumes Stay Fanatic!!! Vol. 1, Stay Fanatic!!! Vol. 2 and Stay Fanatic!!! Vol. 3 were published in 2018, 2021 and 2022, respectively.[72]
Online journalism
In September 2008, Rollins began contributing to the "Politics & Power"
Spoken word
Since the 1980s, Rollins has toured around the world doing spoken word performances and his shows frequently last for over three hours.[96] His spoken word style encompasses stand-up comedy, accounts of experiences he has had in the world of music and during his extensive travels around the globe, self-deprecating stories about his own shortcomings, introspective recollections from his own life (such as the death of his friend, Joe Cole), commentaries on society and playful anecdotes.[citation needed] "The talking shows are more demanding, because it's only me on stage", Rollins explained in regards to his spoken word shows. "It's like comparing surgery with construction – one requires super concentration and the other is just physical."[97]
Video games
Rollins was a playable character in both Def Jam: Fight for NY and Def Jam Fight for NY: The Takeover.[98] Rollins is also the voice of Mace Griffin in Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter.[99]
Campaigning and activism
Rollins has become an outspoken human rights activist, most vocally for
During the Iraq War, he started touring with the United Service Organizations to entertain troops overseas while remaining against the war, leading him to once cause a stir at a base in Kyrgyzstan when he told the crowd: "Your commander would never lie to you. That's the vice president's job."[102] Rollins believes it is important that he performs for the troops so that they have multiple points of contact with other parts of the world, stating that "they can get really cut loose from planet earth."[103] He has made eight tours, including visits to bases in Djibouti, Kuwait, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan (twice), Egypt, Turkey, Qatar, Honduras, Japan, Korea and the United Arab Emirates.[104]
He has also been active in the campaign to free the "West Memphis Three", three young men who are believed by their supporters to have been wrongfully convicted of murder, and who have since been released from prison, but not exonerated. Rollins appears with Public Enemy frontman Chuck D on the Black Flag song "Rise Above" on the 2002 benefit album Rise Above: 24 Black Flag Songs to Benefit the West Memphis Three, the first time Rollins had performed Black Flag's material since 1986.[105]
Continuing his activism on behalf of US troops and veterans, Rollins joined Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) in 2008 to launch a public service advertisement campaign, CommunityofVeterans.org, which helps veterans coming home from war reintegrate into their communities. In April 2009, Rollins helped IAVA launch the second phase of the campaign which engages the friends and family of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans at SupportYourVet.org.[citation needed]
On December 3, 2009, Rollins wrote of his support for the victims of the
Rollins is an advocate for the
In August 2015, Rollins discussed his support for Bernie Sanders as a candidate in the 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries.[117]
Personal life
Views and relationships
Rollins has said that he does not have religious or spiritual beliefs, though he also does not consider himself an
Rollins is
After nearly 40 years of living in
In an interview with Jason Tanamor of Zoiks! Online, when asked about a longtime rumor of Rollins being homosexual, the singer said, "Perhaps wishful thinking. If I were gay, believe me, you would know."[126]
Murder of Joe Cole
In December 1991, Rollins and his best friend
In a 2001 interview with Howard Stern, Rollins was asked about rumors that he kept Cole's brain in his house. He stated that he has only the soil from the spot where Cole was killed. During the interview, he also speculated that the reason they were targeted may have been because, days prior to the incident, record producer Rick Rubin had requested to hear the newly recorded album The End of Silence and parked his Rolls-Royce outside their house while carrying a cell phone. Because of the notoriety of the neighborhood, Rollins suspected that this would bring trouble because of the implication that there was money in the home. He even wrote in his journal the night of Rubin's visit that his home "is going to get popped".[128][129]
Rollins has included Cole's story in his spoken word performances.[130]
Works
Musical releases
With State of Alert
- No Policy (1981)
- Flex Your Head (1982)
With Black Flag
- Damaged (1981)
- My War (1984)
- Family Man (1984)
- Slip It In (1984)
- Live '84 (1984)
- Loose Nut (1985)
- In My Head (1985)
- Who's Got the 10½? (1986)
Solo
- Hot Animal Machine (1987)
- Drive by Shooting (1987)
- Live (1987) – split album with Gore
With Rollins Band
- Life Time (1987, re-release 1999)
- Hard Volume (1989, re-release 1999)
- Turned On (1990)
- The End of Silence (1992, double-CD re-release 2002) #160 US
- Weight (1994) #33 US, #22 UK
- Come In and Burn (1997) #89 US
- Insert Band Here (1999)
- A Clockwork Orange Stage (2000)
- Get Some Go Again (2000) #180 US
- Nice (2001) #178 US
- A Nicer Shade of Red (2002)
- End of Silence Demos (2002)
- The Only Way to Know for Sure: Live in Chicago (2002)
- Rise Above: 24 Black Flag Songs to Benefit the West Memphis Three (2002)
- Weighting (2004)
With Wartime
- Fast Food For Thought (1990)
Spoken word
- Short Walk on a Long Pier (1985)
- Big Ugly Mouth (1987)
- Sweatbox (1989)
- Live at McCabe's (1990)
- Human Butt (1992)
- The Boxed Life (1993)
- Think Tank(1998)
- Eric the Pilot (1999)
- A Rollins in the Wry (2001)
- Live at the Westbeth Theater (2001)
- Talk Is Cheap: Volume 1 (2003)
- Talk Is Cheap: Volume 2 (2003)
- Talk Is Cheap: Volume 3 (2004)
- Talk Is Cheap: Volume 4 (2004)
- Provoked (2008)
- Spoken Word Guy (2010)
- Spoken Word Guy 2 (2010)
Spoken word videos
- Talking from the Box (1993)
- Henry Rollins Goes to London (1995)
- You Saw Me Up There (1998)
- Up for It (2001)
- Live at Luna Park (2004)
- Shock & Awe: The Tour (2005)
- Uncut from NYC (2006)
- Uncut from Israel (2006)
- San Francisco 1990 (2007)
- Live in the Conversation Pit (2008)
- Provoked: Live From Melbourne (2008)
- 50 (2012)
- Keep Talking, Pal (2018)
Audio books
- Get in the Van: On the Road with Black Flag(1994)
- Everything(1996)
- Black Coffee Blues (1997)
- Nights Behind the Tree Line (2004)
- World War Z (2007)
Guest appearances and collaborations
Song | Artist | Album | Year |
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Minor Threat's First Demo – provided additional Vocals (credited as Henry Garfield) | Minor Threat | First Demo Tape EP | 1981 |
"We Are 138" | Misfits | Evilive | 1982 |
"Kick Out the Jams" | Bad Brains | Pump Up the Volume Soundtrack | 1990 |
"Let There Be Rock" | Hard-Ons | Released as a single | 1991 |
"Bottom" (Spoken word monologue by Henry, 3:14 minutes into the song) | Tool | Undertow | 1993 |
"Wild America" | Iggy Pop | American Caesar | 1993 |
"Sexual Military Dynamics" | Mike Watt | Ball-Hog or Tugboat? | 1995 |
"Delicate Tendrils" | Les Claypool and the Holy Mackerel
|
Highball with the Devil | 1996 |
"T-4 Strain" | Goldie | Spawn: The Album
|
1997 |
"War" | Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Tom Morello & Flea | Small Soldiers | 1998 |
"Laughing Man (In the Devil Mask)" | Tony Iommi | Iommi | 2000 |
"I Can't Get Behind That" | William Shatner | Has Been | 2004 |
All tracks | The Flaming Lips | The Flaming Lips and Stardeath and White Dwarfs with Henry Rollins and Peaches Doing the Dark Side of the Moon
|
2009 |
"Grey 11" | The Mark of Cain | Songs of the Third and Fifth | 2012 |
"Come On Waleed" | Damian Cowell's Disco Machine | Get Yer Dag On | 2017 |
"Jingle Bells" | William Shatner | Shatner Claus
|
2018 |
"Jingle Bells (Punk Rock Version)" | William Shatner | Shatner Claus
|
2018 |
"All tracks" | Charles Manson | Completion | Additional production- Henry Rollins |
Essays
- I Am an Audiophile, an editorial essay in Stereophile.[131]
- Iron and the Soul, an editorial essay in Details.[132]
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You might remember Fanatic! volumes 1-3, which were published between 2004 and 2007. I had a radio show at a station called Indie 103.1. I was there from 2004 to early 2009 when they signed off. I made extensive notes for each show and annotated each song. I thought that they might be useful for people who were curious about music and they were really fun to write. The Fanatic! books were comprised of these notes. When Indie closed its doors in 2009, I felt bad for the station and that all the people who had put so much into making it great were suddenly out of a job. Selfishly, I felt bad for myself as I really dug having a radio show. Playing music for people is something I've always liked. Having this as an actual job was incredible. ~. I found that I really liked writing about music, so I kept on typing up brief show notes, which I still do every week. However, I wanted to write about music beyond what I was doing for the radio show. I wanted to take advantage of the fact that I've been collecting records, flyers, set lists, clip- pings and other music related materials since the late 1970s. I wanted to be able to scan these pieces as images, imbed them on pages and write about them. I wanted to take the reader into a world of obsessive gathering and organizing. Otherwise, this stuff just sits in acid-free environments, for the most part, unseen. I also wanted to detail the record stores I go to all over the world, the epic searches I've embarked on to locate records and music related items, the shows I've been to, and so on. Basically a life of being a total music Fanatic.So, how to do it? I tried to come up with ideas as to how to put all the enthusiasm I had for music and records into a format that would be fun for me to write and enjoyable for someone to read.
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A good show lined up for you. We hope you dig it. As I'm writing this, I'm listening to the Art Of Self Defense remix. Of course my audio source is not all that great but even through the small speakers, it sounds really good. Thanks for reading these notes and for tuning into the show. Have a great week and STAY FANATIC!!! –– Henry
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Q: You're well-known for imploring audiences not to destroy themselves with alcohol and tobacco, but have you ever had a pint and a Castella?
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Further reading
- Azerrad, Michael. ISBN 0-316-78753-1
External links
- Official website
- Henry Rollins discography at Discogs
- Henry Rollins at IMDb
- Henry Rollins at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- IFC Site for The Henry Rollins Show
- Interview with Henry Rollins on PMAKid.com
- "Henry Rollins: 9 Questions with the Legendary Frontman about the Mainstream Media, So-called Class Warfare and the Political Necessities facing the 99% Movement". Archived from the original on September 22, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2012., Dan O'Mahony, "Point Nine Nine", November 7, 2011
- Henry Rollins, episode #14 of By The Way, In Conversation With Jeff Garlin on Earwolf, July 11, 2013
- "RuPaul Drives Henry Rollins" review of web series Rocker Magazine 2013