Maybe I'm just a psycho, and the stage is a better place to go than either the loony bin or somewhere else. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I have never experienced anything like walking out onto the stage of an oversold venue and, before the first note is struck,… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I've never raped or killed anybody, or hurt a kid. I've done all the more inept, high-volume stuff - like, "Whoops, sorry… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
For me, speaking to anyone - on a stage, in an elevator - I am looking for impact and connection. The same… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
This is my 25th year of being on stage. A lot of people who I kind of toed up to the starting… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I can deal with people who watch me on stage but I am not good in communicating with people any other way… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
With writing, there are multiple drafts. On stage, there is one take. I do a lot of preparation for shows, so, for… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
If I was gay, there would be no closet. You would never see the closet I came out of. Why? Because I'd… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Listen to the stage manager and get on stage when they tell you to. No one has time for the rock star… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Giving a good performance, giving it all is what it's all about. I love to perform. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I'm most in my element on tour, with a gig that day, like today. I'm on the road where I am supposed… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
The talking shows allow me to come out of my cave and that's why those shows go on for so long. I… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I like it better that people aren't throwing stuff at my face and trying to fight me on stage. Like in the… — 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
