Henry Rollins Quotes
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The Bad Seeds are a band I will travel a great distance to see whenever possible.
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I've made some great mistakes in my life, but, you know, they were honest mistakes.
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The talking shows are like free jazz. I'm just gonna go out there and blow with the idea of keeping it streamlined and not wasting time. It's wild. And it's a great thing when you see a performer really able to.
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Smart people make good choices. They dig science and say 'no' to the invasion of sovereign nations for the pleasure of corporations.
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To this day, my haircut is the number two clippers, which I apply to myself every month.
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If I were a doctor, I would prescribe that you addict yourself deeply and irrevocably to music and never, ever seek cure outside of more music. It really is the best drug available.
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When I write lyrics, it's only when I'm angry or hurt or sad. So lyrically it's never really easy going. And the music is always really intense.
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I think Perry Ferrell put independent music on a very good path with Lollapalooza.
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In my world there would be as many public libraries as there are Starbucks.
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I have no pride about anything I have done. It's just not the way I think about things. I do the work, always, as hard as I can, to the point of pain, injury, exhaustion, if that is what it takes. Once I am done, I move on.
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Music keeps you young. Having music in your life keeps you open to things.
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I just get things done instead of talking about getting them done. I don't go out and party. I don't smoke, drink or do drugs and I'm not married, that leaves a lot of time for my work.
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Early spring is the time for vigorous change, a preparation for the heat-driven oppression that is to come.
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Don’t think about it. Do it. Don’t talk about it. Do it.
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All of the jobs have gone away to satisfy the stockholders, so that's where the economy has gone. These major multinational corporations do not see their futures in America.
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August used to be a sad month for me. As the days went on, the thought of school starting weighed heavily upon my young frame. That, coupled with the oppressive heat and humidity of my native Washington, D.C., only seemed to heighten the misery.
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Motivation has always been a fascinating factor when considering a touring artist, especially when the years stack up. What keeps one out there year after year?
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Without the blues, modern music would be nothing like it is now - not remotely.
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My love is a thousand French poets puking black blood on your Cure CD collection.
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The most interesting place by far was Afghanistan. Just because it is a place that I cannot see myself living. The hardness of the people and the history of the country is just so completely intense.
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I get along with Australians really well. Everyone's usually really cool, and it's always a drag to leave.
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I'm usually busy - if you call me at the house, I get about four phone calls there a year - I'm usually running around the house with a pen in my mouth holding onto something, folding it, or doing something to it, and it's always a bad time.
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I get tired of talking when I want to be silent.
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Now and then, someone is able to look at an empty space, conclude it would be a great place to start a revolution, and bravely go forward.