Henry Rollins Quotes
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I mean Black Flag happened. I was lucky. I don't think I could have put together something with one percent of that oomph on my own.
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As far as poetry, I don't know if I've ever written any. I've read a lot. I just write and it comes out in different forms and shapes. I don't know if I'm any good at it I just really go for it and I'm very prolific book wise only because I own the company. No one tells me 'no' around here.
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When you start thinking as far as what's a good photo, unfortunately everything starts looking like a good photo.
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Quite often people will get an animal which is probably not a good idea for them to have. They get it out of enthusiasm, there is a genuine interest, but sometimes they're not exactly prepared for what they're getting themselves into.
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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 with the grandchildren.
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Castle Face Records, run by The Oh Sees main man, Johnny Dwyer is always worth checking in with.
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What goes best with a cup of coffee? Another cup.
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There's no rule that you have to like Henry Rollins the musician or the actor.
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My understanding of first-degree murder is that premeditation needs to be proven.
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I tend to gravitate to the darkest or most obscure part of any venue in an effort to have my own space to experience the music on my own, free from unwanted conversations and other distractions.
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This is my 25th year of being on stage. A lot of people who I kind of toed up to the starting line with are no longer in this position. I feel very, very lucky.
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America is off-the-hook gay. I will not go all Ann Coulter on you and say, 'Our gays are better than their gays,' but as far as countries go, we are in-your-face gay.
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For me, Memphis has always been a city that holds a great deal of meaning and also leads me to a lot of thinking. Besides Sun Studio, which helped put rock n' roll on the map all over the world, the legendary Stax Studio also called Memphis home.
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I have no artistic sensibilities. I wish I did. It is probably really cool. I have work habits and work ethic. For me, all the things I do are jobs.
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We know that in September, we will wander through the warm winds of summer's wreckage. We will welcome summer's ghost.
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The only thing about sanctions is that, like a lot of drone strikes, there are countless unintended victims. Cutting off aid to Uganda only increases the pain there.
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I can die anytime I want. I wish I could do the same with life.
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When I die, the world dies with me. I'd really like to leave it better than how I found it and I'm doing what I can to effect that.
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Where there is young people and vitality, you're going to find punk rock.
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I think it's very sad that the political landscape is so dotted with religious extremists who feel the need to infringe upon the lives of decent, free and harmless Americans who want nothing more than to be in love and to spend the rest of their lives together.
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The kid who throws his spaghetti from the high chair onto his father's face, he's pushing back. He's sticking it to the man as he sees it. I like that. So that is punk.
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I wonder if the guy at the gun store would give me a discount on the bullets I'll need if I told him what I was up to.
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There's a lot of mountain climbers trapped inside of bodies of people behind the counter at Kinko's.
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I see walking bombs on the street Hearts not beating, but ticking