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"My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud." ~ rollins
Starting with a sudden offer to become the lead singer of the LA punk rock band Black Flag back in the early 80s, Henry Rollins has built himself up into a multi-media powerhouse. He runs his own book company, tours with both his band and doing spoken word, hosts his own tv show (the Henry Rolins Show on IFC) and makes appearances overseas on USO tours, traveling to entertain soliders currently serving in the Middle East.
Rollins will be on the road this summer in the UK with his latest spoken word tour. Check his website for specific dates and cities.
Henry Rollins at a Glance
Henry Rollins (born February 13, 1961 as Henry Lawrence Garfield; often referred to simply as Rollins) is an American singer-songwriter, spoken word artist, author, actor and publisher.
After joining the short-lived Washington, D.C. band State of Alert in 1980, Rollins fronted the Californian hardcore punk band Black Flag from 1981 until 1986. Following the band's breakup, Rollins soon established the record label and publishing company 2.13.61 to release his spoken word albums, as well as forming the Rollins Band, which toured with a number of lineups until 2003 and during 2006.
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Books by Henry Rollins
More About Rollins
- HENRY ROLLINS.com/2.1.3.61.com
- The Official Henry Rollins website 21361 Publishing.
- The Henry Rollins Show
- Watch the Henry Rollins Show on IFC
- HARMONY IN MY HEAD
- Henry has a radio show on Tuesday nights for two hours on Indie 103 out of LA. You can stream the show from this site, or listen to it over iTunes.
- HelloHenry.com
- Henry Rollins fansite / blog dedicated to all the crazy funny things found online relating to Henry Rollins and his fans.
Rollins Videos
tv clips, interviews and more
The Latest Rollins News
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Henry Speaks
interviews and more
- Henry Rollins Answers Your Questions About Politics | The A.V. Club
- Last week, we solicited your questions about politics for Henry Rollins. This week, Rollins is back with the answers.
- "You can't dance to a book" Neddal Ayad interviews Henry Rollins
- Rollins can be a notoriously difficult interview. He doesn't suffer fools gladly, and I was more than a little intimidated when I called him up at the 2.13.61 offices last spring. I was relieved to discover that Rollins is a very friendly, self-effacing, and gracious guy and that he was more than willing to talk about his writing and the writers he's worked with over the years.
- Interview with Henry Rollins: Have Shorts Will Travel (NY Rock)
- NY Rock freelancer Bill Ribas recently gave Henry Rollins a call to discuss wives, girlfriends, and Nike shorts.
- Saul Williams Vs. Henry Rollins | The Exclusive Interview
- When we were approached with an opportunity to interview rock & roll icon Henry Rollins, it took about .5 seconds to say "HELL YES!" But the more we thought about it, the more nervous we got. I mean, Henry is a pretty intense guy. Would he tear us to shreds over the phone with a verbal barrage of insults? Would he talk about some 13th century Japanese author we know nothing about and then rip our hearts our of chest? So, in an effort to spare ourselves certain death at the hands of one of rock & roll's most intense, interesting and thought provoking personalities, we decided it would be much more entertaining (and beneficial to our health) to pair him up with an equally intense, politically charged wordsmith. The first person that came to mind (obviously) was poet/musician/actor Saul Williams, possibly the only person in the universe who could go blow for blow with this intellectual heavyweight. Here is the result of that meeting of the minds.
- Provoking Human Evolution: An Unexpurgated Conversation with Henry Rollins
- Henry Rollins is by far the easiest person to interview. He's intelligent, he's extremely well-informed and globally conscious, he's funny, and he inherently appreciates what it is that an interviewer needs of him. Add each aforementioned aspect to the fact that he's got his hand in several cookies jars as far as his life's work goes - and it makes for a mentally titillating interaction, to say the least.
Rant, Rave, Get It Off Your Chest!
Rollins is pretty out-spoken so here's where you get your chance to do the same!
