Without the blues, modern music would be nothing like it is now - not remotely. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
When I write lyrics, it's only when I'm angry or hurt or sad. So lyrically it's never really easy going. And the… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Technically speaking, there is no music whatsoever on a CD. Lots of information, but no music. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
There's no rule that you have to like Henry Rollins the musician or the actor. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Let's pretend my career in music is a bell. Whether you like my music or not is up to you. But you've… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
You could split hairs and bring up words like 'doo-wop' and terms like 'soul' or 'R&B', but I think pop music is… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Punk-rock gave music back to people. For a long time, when I was very young, I went to go see arena rock… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
My feelings for you shame me into silence. The truth of this and your name will never be revealed. It is you… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I don't have a crystal ball, but I'm willing to bet one of my arms right now that as long as there's… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
If I were a doctor, I would prescribe that you addict yourself deeply and irrevocably to music and never, ever seek cure… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Sometimes when you meet a musician you are a fan of, and he or she isn't the friendliest person, you walk away… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Trying to write music, be in a band and keep it all happening is one of the hardest, morale-destroying, heartbreaking things you… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
The world’s a better place since I chose music. I like the physical aspect of it, the volume and the intensity of… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I come from a town of great musicians: Washington, D.C. It's no joke, that history. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I tend to gravitate to the darkest or most obscure part of any venue in an effort to have my own space… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
As far as I have been able to understand, the Japanese seem to keep things close to the vest. Friendly but remote… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
It's hard to get people at a record company to talk about music. They don't seem to want to talk about music,… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
To combat the confusion and depression that assault me when I come off the road in the middle of a tour, I… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
For me, music was an age/time/place thing. One day I woke up and realized I was done. That was many years ago. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Other music exists to heal wounds; but the tango when sung and played is for the purpose of opening them, for the… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
As a young person, I was on the road playing music, so I was getting new environments shoved in my face whether… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Whenever any great song or album gets lost in the ether, someone is deprived of the joy of hearing it, and the… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
“If you have an idea of what you want to do in your future, you must go at it with almost monastic… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I think that one of the hardest things in the world to be is a black male. I mean everyone hates your guts. White… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
In the summer of '84, you just couldn't escape the Born in the USA record. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
We spend millions of dollars to remove pain from our lives. It's why so many people get hooked on painkillers. The body becomes addicted… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
There's a lot of mountain climbers trapped inside of bodies of people behind the counter at Kinko's. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
If I lose the light of the sun, I will write by candlelight, moonlight, no light. If I lose paper and ink, I will… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
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… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I feel pain everyday of my life. When you see me perform, it's that pain you're seeing coming out. I put all my emotions,… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I feel close to people like Jimi Hendrix because I connect with his music. Not the man but what he did. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I don't believe in fate or destiny. I believe in various degrees of hatred, paranoia, and abandonment. However much of that gets heaped upon… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
