I was a very repressed young person. I wasn't good at school. I didn't fit in. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
When you're very young, images that you upload into your very young mind tend to stay with you. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Music keeps you young. Having music in your life keeps you open to things. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I think young people should travel and travel often to other countries... like I do. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
When you are young, there is so much ahead of you, it's like the Saharan desert. You can't even see across it. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Where there is young people and vitality, you're going to find punk rock. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Young African-American males: Stop existing. It could get you killed. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
August used to be a sad month for me. As the days went on, the thought of school starting weighed heavily upon… — 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
It's hard for me to sympathize with a young person who chooses to go into the military because they know where they're… — 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
I get letters from young people telling me that they're broke and download my albums for free. They ask me what I… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
What makes me uncomfortable about [Barack] Obama is what makes me uncomfortable about any young politician who has not yet been bloodied… — 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
As a young person growing up in Washington, D.C., summers were hot, humid and relentless. My friends and I grew more restless… — 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
I'm actually on the Twitter like all those crazy young kids are, and if I'm going to do an in-store appearance or… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
The fact is, in the minds of many, Trayvon Martin received the appropriate punishment for a true crime: He was black, male… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Probably over half of America does not have a passport. If young people could spend two weeks of their life in India… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
When a young non-white male is stopped and searched at the whim of a police officer, his idea of personal space, privacy… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I beg young people to travel. If you don't have a passport, get one….the re are lessons that you can't get out… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I'm not a young man, and I can find intensity in a lot of different ways, sometimes without even raising my voice.… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I beg young people to travel. If you don't have a passport, get one. Take a summer, get a backpack and go… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I think it's fantastic when the young enrage their elders. I really do believe that if it's too loud, you are indeed… — 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
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