1,228 Quotes by Henry Rollins

As performers grow older, I reckon there are two ways they can go. They can either be up there, playing more deeply from their guts than ever, or they can be phoning it in so crassly that it leaves a lump in your throat as you leave the venue at the end of the show.

I am an employment hyena. I am happy to make a meal of what the lions leave behind.

My fear is naked, I'm naked and fearless, and my fear is naked!

Humans are pretty amazing at living pretty much anywhere and so that makes me optimistic that perhaps humanity will be able to survive itself, because the reality is that we are going to have problems with water in this century.

Russia is tough. The history, the land, the people - brutal.

When I am in Africa, I always have the feeling that it's where everything started. When I am in New York, I know it is where everything ended up.

I was raised in Washington, DC, very violent place. I grew up with violence. My introduction to music was violent. The years I've spent on tours, some of that was extremely violent.

As a young person, I wanted everyone to agree with me.

No magic. I do believe you might have taken it all with you when you went away.