My first introduction to African music was by my mother, who bought the 'Pata Pata' album by the great Miriam Makeba when it came out. Now that is an album. What a voice. Henry Rollins africanalbumbuy Change image and share on social
One of the nice things about a favorite pop song is that it's an unconditional truce on judgment and musical snobbery. You like the song because you just do, and there need not be any further criticism. Henry Rollins criticismfavoritejudgment share on social
I'm most in my element on tour, with a gig that day, like today. I'm on the road where I am supposed to be. I will be where I'm supposed to be at nighttime, on stage, in front of people, doing my thing. Henry Rollins dayelementfront share on social
Sometimes when you meet a musician you are a fan of, and he or she isn't the friendliest person, you walk away from the experience wondering if you will ever be able to listen to their music again. Henry Rollins experiencefanfriendly Change image and share on social
When you hear about what someone else is going through, and you are unable to distance yourself from it or in any way muzzle your empathy and are inspired to actually do something, these are moments to learn from. Henry Rollins distanceempathyhear share on social
I forged myself out of a vacuum. I crawl along the highway on hacked off stumps year after year. Some wonder how and why. I never do. Henry Rollins crawlforgehack Change image and share on social
I know I was a generic dysfunctional child, but I think a lot of people are. Henry Rollins childdysfunctionalgeneric Change image and share on social
I have healthy disagreements with political parties I'm not aligned with, but I don't think it should be to the point where we're cursing and trying to strangle each other. Henry Rollins aligncursedisagreement Change image and share on social
There's a lot of mountain climbers trapped inside of bodies of people behind the counter at Kinko's. Henry Rollins bodyclimbercounter Change image and share on social
