Who is Henry Rollins

Henry Lawrence Garfield (born February 13, 1961), known professionally as Henry Rollins, is an American musician, writer, spoken word artist, actor, and presenter. He hosts a weekly radio show on KCRW, is a regular columnist for Rolling Stone Australia, and was a regular columnist for LA Weekly.After performing in the short-lived hardcore punk band State of Alert in 1980, Rollins fronted the California hardcore band Black Flag from 1981 to 1986. Following the band's breakup, he established the record label and publishing company 2.13.61 to release his spoken word albums, and formed the Rollins Band, which toured with a number of lineups from 1987 to 2003 and in 2006.

Rollins has hosted numerous radio shows, such as Harmony in My Head on Indie 103, and television shows such as The ...
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Henry Rollins Quotes

• I'm 36 and if I met a woman of my own age and married her, I'd also be marrying her former life, her past. It might be OK for some people - I don't want to judge it or anything - but it's not for me. It would destroy my creativity.
• Yes, I guess you could say I am a loner, but I feel more lonely in a crowed room with boring people than I feel on my own.
• I need to do things on my own, need to be left alone.
• Being an artist is dragging your innermost feelings out, giving a piece of yourself, no matter in which art form, in which medium.
• Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.

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• Rusty_pincers: from 2017- henry rollins: art should be for everyone, not just those who can afford it
• Almjd9mjd: “loneliness adds beauty to life. it puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.” –henry rollins
• Bonkersasscin: listen, i think heat (1995) is a masterpiece, but there’s nothing less i believe in the world than al pacino taking down henry rollins.

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