If I think of the audience too much, then I'm going to start catering to them...and it turns into entertainment. And I've… — 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
“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
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
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
'SMiLE' is perhaps the Beach Boys' most legendary album. It was recorded in 1966 and 1967 but only saw a formal release… — 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
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
And I laugh at myself when I screw things up, which happens all the time. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
How memories lie to us. How time coats the ordinary with gold. How it breaks the heart to go back and attempt… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Pride is not a word or sentiment I can ascribe to anything I have done or do. As far as regret, it… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
In the worst of times the best among us never lose their moral compass, and that is how they emerge relatively unscathed. — 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
In many ways, America is on the receiving end of a pendulum that has been swung with great force, and for a… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
When you're holding people's attention, I feel you must give them high-quality ingredients. They deserve nothing but your best. And if they… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I don't know how much you follow current events. For some, there's not enough time to keep up on what's happening; for… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Think about it: No matter who you are, the past plays a large part in your life. I am all about living… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
If I was gay, there’d be no closet. You’d never see the closet I came out of. Why? I would have burned… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I spend a lot of time alone so I get a lot done. I don't do much else but work, check things… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
The Ruts were a great punk rock band from England whose songs were as excellent as their time together was short. — 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 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
I would hate to think that some people have found themselves in a musical cul-de-sac and have ceased to explore new music,… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I have been an XL fan of Devo since I was in high school in the 1970s. Their records only sound better… — 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
