The history of apartheid-era South Africa is incredibly sad and at times infuriatingly incomprehensible. — 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
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
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
Everyone who knows me knows that I'm a hopeless romantic who listens to love ballads and doo-wop songs all the time. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
You can pass all the gun legislation you want. None of it will make me feel any more or less safe than… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I never think of what it's going to be like later. I only think in the present tense. The only time I… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Imagine someone so infatuated by a band that they have every different pressing of every album the band made. Most of the… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I do think that Americans are poorly served by their media, at times extremely poorly served by their elected officials who are… — 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
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
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
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
I don't need music for the good times. I don't have that kind of need. Music doesn't serve me like that. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Thank you for touching me. Some of the only moments worth living were spent with you. Not you especially, the collective you. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
There's something about being under-rested and knowing that the situation is going to remain that way for quite some time that makes… — 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
To me, getting muscular was the first thing I ever achieved by working at it, and it was a game changer for… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
The opportunity to write for the 'L.A. Weekly' has been one of the better breaks that has come my way in a… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
One of the most insane environments I have ever spent time in is a gun range. There we are, all in a… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Early spring is the time for vigorous change, a preparation for the heat-driven oppression that is to come. — 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
'The Great Gatsby' is a book I have read a few times, and it seems to get heavier every time I come… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Here in this moment we are beautiful, nocturnal creatures and our thoughts and words are jewels guarded by the moon. — 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
“The past is the Jabberwock. Forget not the fallen, but beware the jaws and claws. With your vorpal blade going snicker-snack, kill… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I just get things done instead of talking about getting them done. I don't go out and party. I don't smoke, drink… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
The perpetrators of the actual bad stuff that does real and lasting harm to people, like leakage of industrial chemicals into water… — 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
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
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
At times, I feel America is something that I can actually put my arms around, more than a land mass and a… — 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 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
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
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
In the summer of '84, you just couldn't escape the Born in the USA record. — Henry Rollins Copy Share
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
There's a lot of mountain climbers trapped inside of bodies of people behind the counter at Kinko's. — Henry Rollins Copy Share
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
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
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
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
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
I was never told to "Get up, get out there, get a job." It was never a thing either parent ever said I had… — Henry Rollins Copy Share
There's no retirement, there's just a few years of non-work by the fire with someone bringing you some tea and relative peace and playing… — Henry Rollins Copy Share
