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Henry Lawrence Garfield (born February 13, 1961), known professionally as Henry Rollins, is an American singer, writer, spoken word artist, actor, and presenter. After performing in the short-lived hardcore punk band State of Alert in 1980, Rollins fronted the California hardcore band Black Flag from 1981 to 1986.
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Rollins has toured the world as a spoken word artist, as frontman for both Rollins Band and Black Flag and as a solitary traveler with insatiable curiosity, favoring road-less-traveled locales in places such as Nepal, Sri Lanka, Siberia, North Korea, South Sudan and Iran.
Jul 7, 2020 · As the Stooges' 'Fun House' turns 50, Henry Rollins delves into his lengthy history with the album, and why he's still in awe of it.
Feb 14, 2019 · Henry Rollins on the Music of His Life. The 58-year-old punk icon and master of intensity talks about the songs and artists that have meant the most to him—John Coltrane, Isaac Hayes, Ted...
May 11, 2024 · Henry Rollins is an American singer, poet, monologuist, and publisher whose tenure as the lead vocalist of Los Angeles hardcore group Black Flag made him one of the most recognizable faces in the 1980s punk scene. From the 1990s he became better known for his spoken-word work.
Oct 7, 2021 · “Rollins is many things,” says The Washington Post, “diatribist, confessor, provocateur, humorist, even motivational speaker…his is an enthusiastic and engaging chatter.” Rollins returns with the announcement of his Good To See You 2022 tour.
Mar 23, 2023 · In a new interview with The Guardian, punk rock icon Henry Rollins once again discussed his decision to stop making music 17 years ago after spending well over a decade recording and touring...
Feb 22, 2023 · Henry Rollins says that the racial tensions which characterised his hometown of Washington D.C. in the late 70s shaped his political values from a young age.
Something of an artistic renaissance man, Rollins has over the decades immersed himself in acting, writing, photography and performing spoken word, among other pursuits. Currently, he’s out on the road on the Good to See You spoken-word tour, his first outing since 2018.
