Henry Rollins Quotes
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I'm always looking, people are always presenting and I have found that every year of my life there's been great bands. All over the world, all the time. So when someone goes, "Music sucks now!" I'll go, "I don't think so. Not over at my house."
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I don't want to fail the audience. I don't want to let them down.
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I can die anytime I want. I wish I could do the same with life.
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As long as I tell the truth I feel that nobody can touch me.
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You have to realize there are other people, other economies, governments, cultures, religions, and destinies going on at the same time as yours. You have to widen the scope of your lens and start seeing more.
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Sometimes when you meet a musician you are a fan of, and he or she isn't the friendliest person, you walk away from the experience wondering if you will ever be able to listen to their music again.
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I don't mind bees and think we are all the better for having them around. I like the taste of honey.
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As far as what people think of me, maybe my stuff should just be put online for free downloads when I'm gone.
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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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I never thought about getting any tattoos removed.
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You can't right the wrongs because you'll never understand the cause and you'll be too busy dodging the effect.
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There is a concerted effort to keep you and me, you know, the people, away from what it [war] really looks like, 'cause when you're selling war, when it's such a big industry. What they don't tell you is the rest of it and the down side of it. And so obviously there is a lot of money and a lot of time and effort being spent on that campaign "perpetual war for perpetual peace".
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Creativity requires a lot of pass/fail/start again and it is often hard on the psyche.
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Rush Limbaugh makes money getting simpleminded people to feel good about their intellectually undernourished brain spasms. He's very good at it, and I scarcely believe a fraction of what he says.
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One person's disaster is another person's talking point.
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While they flail about, you will remain calm in the knowledge that you possess strength from within.
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My unconditional sure thing is that I don't have one.
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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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I think it's fantastic when the young enrage their elders. I really do believe that if it's too loud, you are indeed too old, and that if it has been standing for too long, it needs a thorough inspection.
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Just understand that the end began long ago We got here just in time Look All the squares in the sidewalks were already there All these strangers have more money than you do All the good riffs have been taken And everyone is so scared Murder is commonplace I don't even flinch at the gunshots outside my window I feel lonely without them
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I don't hate the government. I don't think the Second Amendment is being infringed upon.
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Try driving the streets of Los Angeles without seeing a billboard depicting a film with a lead actor holding a gun. It's almost as if guns are harmless props used to bring out the cheekbones and jawline of the screen star.
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'Duck Dynasty' is a ridiculous show, and long may it wave. America and democracy will endure. They've seen a lot worse.
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I read a bit of Ray Bradbury when I was a younger man. I don't read a lot of fiction anymore... like, none.