Interview with Henry Rollins | ABC News Breakfast | 2 June, 2023

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[incognitoatunknown]

What would Henry do?
Say yes. Show up. Be on time. Try new things. Dont be afraid to look foolish or fail. Be respectful. Be authentic. Be grateful. Be humble. Give it every ounce of your being.
We all need to learn from Henry Rollins.

[TroublesomeOwl]

Saw his for his show in Melbourne. Man 62 years old, just goes for 2 + hours with rapid fire oration, no stool, no rest, not even a glass of water. Just hard as hell. Such a legend

[CJRamos-jvpb]

Henry is 100% Henry. Nothing phony about this guy. Love him.

[danalexander]

I walked up to Henry Rollins and gave him a birthday card (on his birthday) before a show in South Florida (early 2000s). He yelled at me to fuck off (because he was already late to his show from other people stopping to talk to him). I proceeded to fuck off. By the time I made it to the box office, the show was sold out. I was fairly bummed out.

I guess my ex-GF snuck our names and my address on a business card into the birthday card envelope I made him. A few weeks later, I received a very kind and thoughtful postcard from Henry. His handwriting is just as meticulous and intense as he is.

This is one of my most fondest memories.

[georgemarko]

He always looks healthy and fit. Great guy. STR8 EDGE 4EVER.

[icecreamforcrowhurst]

Having been the angriest man on the planet it’s amazing how he’s mellowed. He’s downright personable these days.

[bernstock]

Henry is such a great dude. So humble, and relentlessly interested and enthusiastic. Welcome back old mate!

[sitindogmas]

henry is bad ass in every way! he inspires me to this day "I'm 45" . he just keeps going STRONG ! love you Henry!!

[davidedemurodominijanni]

Kindness of heart personified. If he really had ever anger deep inside he definitely spilled it all out loud till no remain was left inside and turned out purified.
I owe a lot to this man. I just wish I could do the 1% of what he did. He is one of the very few who can give life lessons and you sip'em with utter attention and gratitude.
A special human being, one of a kind!

Thanks Henry!

[ianrogers]

Nothing but respect for Henry. Class act.

[CiscosDisco]

He’s lying! He’s not 62! He’s forever 22. Great guy. World needs a gene pool full of Henrys

[docbp]

The man belongs on the Mount Rushmore of hardcore, and yet is also the most straight up and genuine dude ever.

[xayax]

Got a chance to see Henry do a spoken word show in Florida about a year or two ago. I couldn’t believe I was actually able to cross paths with someone who has really inspired me, most of my idols passed away before I learned about them. Still doing my best to get a band of my own going

[xgxbwff]

HANK, seeing your spoken word performance as a 16-year-old girl with my dad was one of the best experiences ever! Thank you for being you. 💖

[vikinglore]

Henry is just a real unique interesting person. Love listening to him.

[mulcrackers]

Such a nice polite man! So intelligent and well spoken! Like the fact he's into albums too!

[WowJustWow]

His rock show on KCRW was such a help during quarantine. He introduced me to Idles, Amyl and the Sniffers, and other great music. He’s one of the coolest dudes on earth, hands down.

[Chris-jtvy]

In 1999 I was traveling through Australia. Went to the gym in Adelaide and bumped into Henry Rollins.

[Seacai]

Henry is fkn awesome. You can learn a lot from him. He’s as genuine and authentic as they come.

[jt.]

Still looks great at his age! Clean Living and a Healthy lifestyle!