Henry Rollins

I have never experienced anything like walking out onto the stage of an oversold venue and, before the first note is struck,…

— Henry Rollins

A country that has been through as much as Vietnam has to have some crazy music somewhere.

— Henry Rollins

Smart people make good choices. They dig science and say 'no' to the invasion of sovereign nations for the pleasure of corporations.

— Henry Rollins

When I am in Africa, I always have the feeling that it's where everything started. When I am in New York, I…

— Henry Rollins

if i was a woman these days, i'd be killing motherfuckers. my handgun would never cool and my hands would be covered…

— Henry Rollins

But I have a good life. I enjoy what I do. I am married to work.

— Henry Rollins

I just work, to the exclusion of most other things. I rarely work in a frenzied manner, just kind of - if…

— Henry Rollins

I'm a recognizable person and some people feel the need for some reason to take me to task. You're really messing with…

— Henry Rollins

This sounds really corny, but I am a slave to my work, a workaholic, and glad of it. I like what I…

— Henry Rollins

August in sub-Saharan Los Angeles is one of the great and awful tests of one's endurance, sanity and stamina.

— Henry Rollins

The only difference between me and others is that they think they can change something with cute little poems, nice cards or…

— Henry Rollins

If some band sucks, you're going to have to find out about it for yourself, because I don't have the interest in…

— Henry Rollins

“I have never met a truly strong person who didn't have self-respect. I think a lot of inwardly and outwardly directed contempt…

— Henry Rollins

When people hold you in high esteem, it's very delicate relationship. When they meet you they're putting all their chips up. It's…

— Henry Rollins

“I was listening to the radio the other day in California and one of our songs came on and I jumped because…

— Henry Rollins

The blues is losing someone you love and not having enough money to immerse yourself in drink.

— Henry Rollins

I would like to become a better photographer. I'm working on that.

— Henry Rollins

I think a lot of Americans have never been all that hungry. They've never had war on their shore, and they've never…

— Henry Rollins

I definitely learned a lesson this time. I know that I can be broken. I am not as tough as I thought.…

— Henry Rollins

Hopefully, one enhances [when growing older] his sense of humor. As he approaches 50, he'll need all the humor he can get.

— Henry Rollins

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

There's tons of junk food for your mind on the Internet. You can sit there for three or 10 or 20 hours…

— Henry Rollins

Don't do anything by half. If you love someone, love them with all your soul. When you go to work, work your…

— Henry Rollins

August brings into sharp focus and a furious boil everything I've been listening to in the late spring and summer.

— Henry Rollins

I'm a good authoritarian figure; I don't know why. 'Can you be a cop?' Sure. 'Can you be a Marine?' Absolutely. Well,…

— Henry Rollins