The times I have tried to get close to someone resulted in me feeling threatened and weak. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I am a pretty crazy person, so it's best for me to be on my own most of the time. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
“I'm not close to people, I am close to myself. I spend a lot of time inside.” — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
“It's about time that governments feared the people instead of the other way around.” — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
And I laugh at myself when I screw things up, which happens all the time. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I try to be well informed. I don't know how well I do all the time, but I try nonetheless. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Like a lot of inwardly drawn young people, I spent a lot of time in libraries. At my high school, I often… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
The history of apartheid-era South Africa is incredibly sad and at times infuriatingly incomprehensible. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
No time for drug addiction, no time for smoke or booze. Too strong for a shortened life span, I've got no time… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Being unique is never easy, and often, by the time culture catches up with you, there are only a few people who… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
We city dwellers, we residents of Los Angeles and the surrounding areas, are for the most part urbanized to some extent. We… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Creating problems is easy. We do it all the time. Finding solutions, ones that last and produce good results, requires guts and… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I have had a number of less-than-enviable moments in my life when dealing with other people. I won't attempt to blunt that… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Certainly, there are huge, multiplatinum bands whose singers command their audience's attention. Sadly, much of the time they have little to say. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I spend several days at a time without enough sleep. At first, normal activities become annoying. When you are too tired to… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I do my best to limit the amount of compromise in my life so I have more time to do what I… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Please don't think that I am one of those squishy types who can't handle reality. I have plenty of real-world things to… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Anything in this culture that stands still long enough eventually becomes okay if a person can derive an income from it. Eventually,… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
The talking shows are like free jazz. I'm just gonna go out there and blow with the idea of keeping it streamlined… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
When you hear about what someone else is going through, and you are unable to distance yourself from it or in any… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I have a house, I try to spend as little time in it as possible. Not always easy on the mind and… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
For a long time, when I was very young, I went to go see arena rock bands. I was 16, and it… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
When was the last time you wanted to say it all to the right person To have it all come out right,… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
“Look. I see it. You can go to all the movies and watch all the television you want. I am the end… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Sometimes it's not catastrophic. Sometimes you only come to the bottom of your coffee cup. Sometimes you have a good day. No… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
“I would like to be able to gently drift in and out of existence when I wanted to. I don’t want to… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Most of the time when I have met artists who have meant a lot to me, the experience has been well above… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
“Why is there so much meaningless, waste of time music out there these days? I'm no snob. I know I'm right about… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Nietzsche, who you don't spend too much time with after the age of seventeen, did have that one great line about "he… — 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
“Is there anything here I can call my own? A feeling? A moment? Anything? Will there ever be a time when I… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I'm terrified of motorcycles. I've been on one a couple of times. I did not like it. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
No matter how rough things can be at times, many Americans are optimistic and on the move. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Best not to mix the past with the present. The present paints the past with gold. The past paints the present with… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
No such thing as spare time, no such thing as free time, no such thing as down time. All you got is… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I'm just a guy. I get treated like I'm famous but I don't take it seriously. I take the time people take… — 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
