Henry Rollins

“When you're going into an employment environment that looks pretty scary, it is easy to lose your moral compass, your decency, your sense of civility and your sense of community.”

“The first several years of my life were used to upload incredible amounts of fear, and I just became afraid of everything. I was afraid of my parents, afraid of my classmates, afraid of the...”

“It took me until my teenage years to realize that I was medicating with music. I was pushing back against my stupid school uniform, instructors who called me by my last name and my classmate...”

“There's a lot of mountain climbers trapped inside of bodies of people behind the counter at Kinko's.”

“To see change in your own area code is very powerful. There's a little orphanage down the street from my company, and we donate $1 from the sale of each CD we sell to the orphanage.”

“Collecting records is, for many, beyond a hobby.”

“Consumerism is at once the engine of America and simultaneously one of the most revealing indicators of our collective shallowness.”

“The scarcity of the music not only makes the music itself enjoyable but it also gives the collector a strange sense of superiority.”

“I don't need to have my convictions confirmed by a show of numbers. However, being among people in front of a band leads me to believe that all is not lost, that humans, now and then, can co...”

“Most poets are elitist dregs more concerned with proving their skill with a dictionary than communicating ideas with impact.”

“I think that humans have a huge capacity to carry pain and sadness. There are things that haunt us our entire lives; we are unable to let them go. The good times seem almost effervescent and...”

“I have come to the conclusion that it's a waste of time to have too much pride in anything. Perhaps it's good to have a sense of duty, a jealous zeal to protect or improve, but pride ultimat...”

“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?”

“Fish is the only kind of respirating thing that I consume. Everything else I don't want any part of.”

“Some people see Black Friday as a much-needed break for their wallet. I see it as retail outlets showing the customers the full weight of their contempt. The frenzy to buy cheap crap from Ch...”

“I believe that contentment or any sustained period of joy that doesn't inspire thought that leads to action almost immediately is useless.”

“I contribute a large amount of money to the Southern Poverty Law Center, so I'm on their mailing list for all their Klan Watch newsletters. I'm very well aware of White Power movements in Am...”

“I'd like to talk to Sean Hannity in a controlled environment and say, 'O.K., you can't interrupt and jump up and down like a professional wrestler.'”

“I tend to gravitate to the darkest or most obscure part of any venue in an effort to have my own space to experience the music on my own, free from unwanted conversations and other distracti...”

“Most Americans are very cool people.”