Tag: Henry Rollins
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Rock is ironic in that, up to a certain point, you can get better and better at it if you don’t mind possibly looking more and more ridiculous.
Henry Rollins
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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.
Henry Rollins
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The Ruts were a great punk rock band from England whose songs were as excellent as their time together was short.
Henry Rollins
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I don’t want to pass through life like a smooth plane ride.
Henry Rollins
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I think the U.K. is an amazing place and has been extremely good to me. Some of my favorite and most-listened-to bands are from England. I have met many good people there and have been in front of some of the most loyal audiences I have ever encountered.
Henry Rollins
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When a young non-white male is stopped and searched at the whim of a police officer, his idea of personal space, privacy and self esteem are shattered, to say nothing of his Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment protections. The damage goes deep quickly and stays. Stop & frisk, as well as a tactic, is also an incitement.
Henry Rollins
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My first visit to West Berlin was in February 1983. The drive through East Berlin, the fact that West Berlin was surrounded by a wall that was more than 100 miles long – the absurdity and intensity of it really knocked me out.
Henry Rollins
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For many years, I tried to make New Year’s resolutions. I made lists and shot for great heights: I would show altruism and exert moral strength, patience and all those other great attributes.
Henry Rollins
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It is amazing to hear grown-up people rationalize homophobia and discrimination. The lengths they go to trying to prove their points take reason to its breaking point.
Henry Rollins
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The Internet, the camera cellphone and the like have not only sped up the world’s information uptake, but they have cheapened that which they capture.
Henry Rollins