Henry Rollins
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He is perhaps best known for his work with the hardcore punk band Black Flag from 1981 to 1986, and for leading the Rollins Band since 1987.
Critic Steve Huey decribes Rollins as “a post-punk renaissance man … Rollins is relentlessly busy … and has kept his artistic integrity, becoming a kind of father figure for many alternative bands of the ’90s.”
Rollins grew up in Washington, D.C… His parents divorced when he was young, and Rollins was raised primarily by his mother, Iris, who taught him to read before he entered school, and who he credits with instilling his lifelong love of reading.
He was prescribed Ritalin as a child and was sent to the The Bullis School, a Washington, D.C. military school. He disliked the authoritarian atmosphere and the then-boys-only campus, which impeded his early attempts at dating and made him uncomfortable around women for several years. More positively, he said Bullis helped instill in him a sense of discipline and a strong work ethic. It was at military school that he began to develop his muscular build, and began writing. Rollins described his early literary efforts as follows:
“I would write short stories, and they’re probably horribly written, about blowing up my school and murdering all the teachers.
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Nochek
Happy Birthday!
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JeanetteWall
Check out this video of Henry talking about working with the West Of Memphis film: http://aol.it/ZTnVyb
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bmocon13
Gotta love the work he did trying to help the West Memphis Three. http://www.spinner.com/2013/01/14/henry-rollins-west-of-memphis/
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KHsonicdude23
"So, what are the 3 CD's in your changer right now?" "Well, I'm really listening to the new Nickelback right n-" *RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!* "GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY CAR!"
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bEATWEAKer
EPIC truth telling.
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henryp996
Long live henry rolins, he rocks!!
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NinjaTravisLee
SHAMELESS PLUG!!! http://www.facebook.com/#!/GreatCounselorFL download our EP from our Page!!!!!!!
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flamengulfing
v This is really great. I've got to look at this site more often.
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rob4ert
http://zenpencils.com/comic/56-henry-rollins-whos-the-crazier-man/
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avantish
* This guy is simply not very.....
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avantish
This guy is simple not very interesting.. I really tried to listen to this guy (including his interview with Marc Maron on WTF) but his views on Music are kinda childish, and he's not saying anything profound that i havent already heard before. A likeable guy, but certenly not the genius people keep telling me about.
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janelesque
I don't think I could ever meet Henry. i'd be too nervous and throw up and then fall into a fetal position in my own vomit.
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R-Dixxon
@Glebmo, What neck?
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Elicoor13
Ah, I love this dude. I used to not, but then I heard his spoken word shit and was all over his shit.
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Lechusz
Ice cold @ Sons of Anarchy
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Glebmo
his neck <3
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Austriaal
Saw him last thursday. So amazing and inspirational.
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Force_of_Will
Henry's letter to a young American http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbnFJVgBcw0&list=PL614D0E016EA754F8&index=22&feature=plpp_video
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RottenJ
There's a man outside, he wants to come in
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kyniu123
@Gohel - I like Enter Shikari and Rollins too... What's wrong with it ? ES have got lot of influnces from HxC in their lirycs. The sing about society and they doesn't accept lot of facts like Black Flag in their music.
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