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Henry Rollins

American Musician

Born: Feb 13, 1961

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I have always identified with Joan Didion's depiction of Los Angeles and Southern California, ever since reading 'Play It As It Lays,' 'Slouching Towards Bethlehem' and 'The White Album.' Henry Rollins

Reading White Joan Angeles Bethlehem Lays Towards Since Identified California Always Los Los Angeles Southern Southern California Depiction Ever Play Album

I think it's fantastic when the young enrage their elders. I really do believe that if it's too loud, you are indeed too old, and that if it has been standing for too long, it needs a thorough inspection. Henry Rollins

Needs You Old Long Young Believe Think Too I Think Thorough Indeed Has-Been Inspection Been Loud Fantastic Elders Really Standing

The idea that any performer type is owed anything is a joke to me. Henry Rollins

Me Joke Type Idea Performer Owed Any Anything

I know that collector types can be a pain in the neck and seem perpetually frozen in time - or at least in their parents' basement - but someone has to look out for the past, lest it slip away forever. Henry Rollins

To get a human through a life, lives of broken bones, knock-me-over-with-a-feather susceptibility to myriad viruses, and whatever else might befall someone will cost money. Henry Rollins

Life Broken Money Will Whatever Else Viruses Cost Someone Myriad Through Befall Get Human Might Lives Bones

I wonder what it's like to be from a state that is spread across a few islands way out in the Pacific Ocean, only added to the United States in 1959. Not only that but to be the birthplace of America's first black president? Pretty cool, I bet. Henry Rollins

Black First Ocean Few Added President State Birthplace Way States I Wonder Out Pretty Bet Only Like Islands Spread Wonder America Pacific Pacific Ocean Across Cool United United States

Being in New York is an almost overwhelming experience. While Washington, D.C., is my favorite American city, I regard New York City as the most amazing city in the world. No other comes close. It is an incredible, inexhaustible engine. Henry Rollins

Experience World Amazing Overwhelming Other Incredible Favorite City Almost New Most Most Amazing Inexhaustible Close American York New York New York City Being Regard While Engine Washington

There is a lot to say about what Bikini Kill and other 'riot grrrl' bands were able to achieve when they first set out. They were not some momentary, convulsive, creative spasm of independent music. There was a very real, relevant point of view being expressed. Henry Rollins

Music Creative Achieve First Other Say Independent Relevant Out Riot Able Some About Point Point Of View Real Were Lot Very Bands Being Bikini View Momentary Expressed Set

Every single record I have is a fossil. Henry Rollins

Single Every Record Fossil

Harmony is boring. Henry Rollins

Harmony Boring

The best compliment I get every year is that a band will write me and say, 'We were just on tour, and we had people coming to our show saying they had never heard us before they heard us on your show.' Henry Rollins

Saying Best Me People Will Year Before Band Every Our Say Compliment Write Tour Never Had Coming Were Heard Get Just Us Your Show

I think Perry Ferrell put independent music on a very good path with Lollapalooza. Henry Rollins

Music Good Path Think Independent Put Perry Very

I've been in Iraq, and it never occurred to me to go, 'Hey, this war is bogus,' to some guy who's 24 hours a day trying not to get shot at or blown up. Henry Rollins

War Day Me Hey Some Guy Never 24 Hours Hours Occurred Go Been Iraq Up Get Trying Blown Shot Bogus

Having an identity is one thing. Being born into an identity is quite a different matter. Henry Rollins

Matter One Thing Born Having Identity Quite Being Different Thing

I'm terrified of motorcycles. I've been on one a couple of times. I did not like it. Henry Rollins

Like Couple Terrified Been Motorcycles Times Did

If there is one set of laws, one Constitution for every citizen, its protections hopefully applied equally to all, then why do the results seem to differ so radically? What do you call that? Look around - you're living in it. Henry Rollins

You Constitution Citizen Living Every Hopefully Seem Laws Results Look Call Equally Around Differ Then Radically Why Applied Set

With any advent in technology, any technological innovation, there is the good and the bad. Henry Rollins

Good Technology Innovation Bad Advent Any Technological

It took me until my teenage years to realize that I was medicating with music. I was pushing back against my stupid school uniform, instructors who called me by my last name and my classmates, who, while friendly enough, were not at all inspiring. Henry Rollins

Music Me School Stupid Enough Teenage Teenage Years Took Back Classmates Inspiring Pushing Name Until Instructor Were Years Friendly While Against Uniform Realize Who Last

Trayvon Martin did not need to die. Henry Rollins

Martin Did Die Need

Nelson Mandela will always be the face of South Africa. The traveler passing through the country will see Mandela's face almost everywhere he looks. Truly, the man is omnipresent. Henry Rollins

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