Who is Henry Rollins
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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. Having toured with his own band (the Rollins Band) and hosted his own tv show (the Henry Rollins Show on IFC), he nows spends most of his time on the road doing his spoken word gigs. When he's at home in LA, he hosts a weekly radio show (one of the most eclectic and rocking shows EVER!), pre-tapes shows for when he's traveling, does voice-over work for commericals and catches the occasional Monday Night Football evening at William Shatner's house. He makes a lot of appearances for the USO, entertaining the troops, and is slowly trying to visit every place in the world he can think of (which makes good use of his frequent flyer miles)
Currently his is touring doing spoken word, reflecting back on the events of the last thirty years after turning 50 years old in February 2011.
Currently his is touring doing spoken word, reflecting back on the events of the last thirty years after turning 50 years old in February 2011.
AJ Weston
one of the bad guys on Sons of Anarchy
Rollins was cast in the second season of the FX network drama "Sons of Anarchy" playing the right-hand and muscle to a white supremacist masquerading as a mild-mannered business man. Henry has said the only redeeming feature of this character is that he loves his two sons. All the tattoos you see on Rollins on the show are his except for two: the Nordic rune (a white power symbol) that appears at the base of Weston's throat, right where his shirt collar opens, and the "I Kill..." tattoo on his chest in the last episode of season two.
Books by Henry Rollins
More About Rollins
Being the busy man that he is, there's a lot you can read about him. Below are links to his book company and personal website, his radio show (which you can stream online!) and his tv show for the Independant Film Channel. And the HelloHenry.com site, which I just find really funny. Be sure to clear all liquids from your desktop area before you look at the illustrations by Japanese students....
- 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
- Henry on KCRW
- Henry Rollins hosts a great mix of all kinds from all over from all time. Saturday nights on KCRW in LA or over the web. Check out archived shows too.
- HelloHenry.com
- Henry Rollins fansite / blog dedicated to all the crazy funny things found online relating to Henry Rollins and his fans.
The Latest Rollins News
Music and Spoken Word from Henry Rollins
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!
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artgoodman
Nov 26, 2010 @ 8:17 pm | delete
- Love this man, his music, and his point of view. Great lens, thanks for sharing
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audacious Al
May 30, 2009 @ 9:24 pm | delete
- Thank you so much for the radio show! I freaked out when 103.1 went off air. But you are even better now... If you eve need anything, consider me a friend. Yup, like this song, you are my hero. I'm a fanatic!!! Al
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