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Henry Rollins

American Musician

Born: Feb 13, 1961

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I plan to be a part of Haiti's reconstruction and future. Henry Rollins

Future Reconstruction Part Haiti Plan

For me, Memphis has always been a city that holds a great deal of meaning and also leads me to a lot of thinking. Besides Sun Studio, which helped put rock n' roll on the map all over the world, the legendary Stax Studio also called Memphis home. Henry Rollins

Home Great Me World Great Deal Thinking Sun Besides City Memphis Studio Put Leads Over Also Deal Rock Always Rock-N-Roll Been Lot Roll Legendary Holds Which Meaning Helped Map

Texas is a hotbed of insanely good bands and musicians. Henry Rollins

Good Musicians Texas Bands

I always start tours with a great deal of anticipation. Henry Rollins

Great Great Deal Tours Deal Always Anticipation Start

I would hate to think that some people have found themselves in a musical cul-de-sac and have ceased to explore new music, or at least music that is new to them, because they are so glued to the past. Henry Rollins

Music Hate People Some People Past Think Musical Would Some New Because Least Glued New Music Them Themselves Explore Found

I think the U.K. is an amazing place and has been extremely good to me. Some of my favorite and most-listened-to bands are from England. I have met many good people there and have been in front of some of the most loyal audiences I have ever encountered. Henry Rollins

Good Me People Amazing Good People Met Think I Think Extremely Favorite Has-Been Some Most Audiences Been Encountered Bands Front Place Loyal England Many Ever

For many years, I tried to make New Year's resolutions. I made lists and shot for great heights: I would show altruism and exert moral strength, patience and all those other great attributes. Henry Rollins

'SMiLE' is perhaps the Beach Boys' most legendary album. It was recorded in 1966 and 1967 but only saw a formal release in 2011. That's a long time to wait for what was said to be Brian Wilson's masterpiece. Henry Rollins

Florida is a crazy place, and I have played some of the wildest shows of my life here. Henry Rollins

Life Crazy My Life Wildest Some Place Shows Florida Played Here

More than 30 years ago, in Washington, D.C., I secured a copy of a single by a Los Angeles band called The Bags. The two-song 7-inch, released on Dangerhouse, had a girl on the cover who looked right at you with huge eyes. The songs, 'Survive' and 'Babylonian Gorgon,' were great and made many of my mix tapes. Henry Rollins

Great You Eyes Made Girl Single Band Released Secured Angeles More Had Songs Bags Looked Los Los Angeles Cover Mix Were Years Years Ago Tapes Huge Survive Than Who Many Washington Right Copy

I'm disappointed by bands left and right, every day. Henry Rollins

Day Every Day Every Disappointed Left Bands Right

We Californians can watch the Weather Channel for images of winter's brutality unleashed upon our fellow Americans and thank our lucky stars we don't have to contend with it. Henry Rollins

Winter Weather Stars Channel Unleashed Our Brutality Fellow Fellow Americans Californians Contend Thank American Lucky Watch Images

If you are a musician who has released albums, it would perhaps be morbidly interesting to know how much you would be owed if everyone who now has your music had actually bought your record. Henry Rollins

I still have dreams about CBGB's. I still miss the place. Henry Rollins

Dreams About Miss Still Place

I get letters from young people telling me that they're broke and download my albums for free. They ask me what I think about that. I now have a standard line. I tell them, 'I would rather be heard than paid.' Henry Rollins

Me People Free Young Think Broke Tell Telling Would About Rather Line Heard Than Get Young People Them Ask Paid Standard Download Now Letters Albums

Music files and downloading have indeed changed the currency of music to a great degree. Henry Rollins

Music Great Degree Changed Indeed Currency Files Downloading

Whenever any great song or album gets lost in the ether, someone is deprived of the joy of hearing it, and the great effort of those who created and recorded the work is damaged. Henry Rollins

Each year, every city in the world that can should have a multiday festival. More people meeting each other, digging new types of music, new foods, new ideas. You want to stop having so many wars? This could be a step in the right direction. Henry Rollins

Music You People World Year Every Other Digging Meeting Types City Direction Having More More People Foods Could Step New Ideas New Ideas Festival Stop Want Should Wars Many Each Each Year Right Right Direction

I try to be well informed. I don't know how well I do all the time, but I try nonetheless. Henry Rollins

Time Try Know Well Well-Informed Nonetheless How Informed

The Internet, the camera cellphone and the like have not only sped up the world's information uptake, but they have cheapened that which they capture. Henry Rollins

World Internet Only Like Camera Up Information Which Capture

Ramones music has a Pavlovian effect on me - the song starts, and the world blurs around the sound. Henry Rollins

Music Me Song World Starts Ramones Around Sound Effect

Sleep is for squares. Henry Rollins

Squares Sleep

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