Henry Rollins Quotes
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It's hard to get people at a record company to talk about music. They don't seem to want to talk about music, it's all marketing, and that's part of a record, you gotta get it out there, people have gotta hear it, but you could do it in a way that's not repulsive.
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I still have dreams about CBGB's. I still miss the place.
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Almost all human who can form a sentence will eventually let you in on the fact that their lives are very difficult and sometimes very hard to manage.
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Some people tell me that they like what I do, which is great, of course. The perfect irony and truth is that I need them much more than they need me.
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What if Americans were all judged by the actions of the Bush administration and people did not know the truth? That America is full of people who are, at present, poorly represented and poorly catered to by the media.
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Creating problems is easy. We do it all the time. Finding solutions, ones that last and produce good results, requires guts and care.
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Live music is the cure for what ails ya.
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Strength is the product of struggle, you must do what others don't to achieve what others won't.
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Music, to me, is mankind's greatest possible achievement because look at all the good it does.
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I am neither pro- nor anti-gun. I am gun-conscious.
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I'm not exactly ambitious as much as I have a very good realization of what I am and what I am capable of.
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Don't do anything by half. If you love someone, love them with all your soul.
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I need to do things on my own, need to be left alone.
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Love beyond the damage.
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Without the blues, modern music would be nothing like it is now - not remotely.
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It's easy for me to play bad guys because it's a very linear acting. Bad guys aren't empathetic. Being a bad guy is great because you're not friendly and you don't have to do much with your face.
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I'm not a young man, and I can find intensity in a lot of different ways, sometimes without even raising my voice. When I was younger, it was all about how I need three extra sets of lungs to get enough wind to get out the thing at the screaming level I need to, because that's the way it needs to be. Now, I see that there's a whole lot of other colors on the palette.
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If there is one set of laws, one Constitution for every citizen, its protections hopefully applied equally to all, then why do the results seem to differ so radically? What do you call that? Look around - you're living in it.
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Think about it: No matter who you are, the past plays a large part in your life. I am all about living in the present as best as I can. Try as I might, there is only so much I am able to achieve on this front.
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I have not the smarts or patience for political office.
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I love to go on stage and sing.
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The arts in America exist in spite of America, not because of America.
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As a teen, I heard the second Velvet Underground album, 'White Light/White Heat,' and it was too much for my limited scope of appreciation. It was intense, but I didn't get it.
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I'll be here tomorrow If I can make it through today.