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IRON AND THE SOUL by Henry Rollins I believe that the definition of definition is reinvention. To not be like your parents. To not be like your friends. To be yourself. Completely. When I was young I had no sense of myself. All I was, was a product of all the fear and humiliation I … Continue reading "Iron and The Soul by Henry Rollins"
Jul 8, 2020 · The essay is from 1994 by Henry Rollins entitled The Iron and Soul.... Allow me to read one of the best essays a man can ever read, particularly if he is young.
Dec 7, 2009 · "The Iron never lies to you. You can walk outside and listen to all kinds of talk, get told that you’re a god or a total bastard. The Iron will always kick you the real deal. The Iron is the great reference point, the all-knowing perspective giver. Always there like a beacon in the pitch black. I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend.
- For The Record…
- Found Personal Drive
- Rollins Band Took Shape
- Published Written Work
- Career as Actor and TV Host
- Selected Discography
- Sources
Born Henry Garfield on February 13, 1961, in Washington, D.C. Education:Spent one semester at college, 1979. Managed reptile department of pet shop, late 1970s, and ice cream shop, 1979-81; became singer with band Black Flag, 1981; became spoken-word performer, 1983; formed book publishing (and later mail-order and video) company 2.13.61, 1984; Bla...
Once he had learned control and dedication from “the iron,” Rollins was able to apply his new-found drive to everything else in his life. Describing his adolescence to Musician contributor Jon Pareles, Rollins said, “If we were into something, we were living it…. Skateboards, 24 hours a day. Bikes. Whatever we were doing. I worked at a pet shop, I ...
After the band’s dissolution, Rollins turned immediately to his next project. He contacted guitarist Chris Haskett and, within four months, had produced the record Hot Animal Machine. By April of 1987, when Rollins recruited drummer Sim Cain and bassist Andrew Weiss, the Rollins Band was starting to solidify; the group soon added a permanent sound ...
Rollins had begun the spoken-word performances—a kind of anti-high-culture version of poetry reading—in 1983. A year later, he was publishing volumes of his own written work. He has described himself as being as consumed with his writing as he is with his music, revealing in Melody Maker, “I first started writing in high school, but it was no big d...
Sent into overdrive by the success of Weight, Rollins appeared on MTV and VH-1, and ventured into film with an appearance in The Chase. Details also made Rollins a regularly contributing columnist. The Rollins Band label, Imago, shut down, and after their jazz and poetry experiment project Everything, the band made a new deal with DreamWorks. The f...
With Black Flag; on SST Records
My War, 1983. Family Man, 1984. Slip It In, 1984. Live ‘84, 1984. Loose Nut, 1985. The Process of Weeding Out, 1985. In My Head, 1985. Who’s Got the 10, 1986.
With the Rollins Band
Hot Animal Machine, Texas Hotel, 1987. Drive By Shooting, Texas Hotel, 1987. Life Time, Texas Hotel, 1988. Do It, Texas Hotel, 1988. Hard Volume, Texas Hotel, 1989. Turned On, QuarterStick Records, 1990. The End of Silence, Imago, 1992. Weight (includes “Liar”), Imago, 1994. Come In and Burn, DreamWorks, 1997. Get Some, Go Again, DreamWorks, 2000.
Spoken-word recordings
Short Walk on a Long Pier, Texas Hotel/2.13.61, 1987. Big Ugly Mouth, Texas Hotel, 1987; reissued, QuarterStick, 1992. Sweatbox, Texas Hotel, 1989; reissued, QuarterStick, 1992. Live at McCabe’s, QuarterStick, 1992. Human Butt, QuarterStick/2.13.61, 1992. Deep Throat, QuarterStick/2.13.61, 1992. The Boxed Life, Imago, 1993. Get in the Van: On the Road with Black Flag, 1995. Think Tank (live), DreamWorks, 1998. A Rollins in the Wry, Quarterstick, 2001.
Periodicals
Creem, May 1992. Details, January 1993; January 1994. Detriot Free Press, April 17, 1992. Detroit News, May 1, 1993. Down Beat, December 1984. Entertainment Weekly, March 12, 1993. Los Angeles Daily News, May 31, 1992. Melody Maker, February 13, 1993. Metro Times(Detriot), March 3, 1993. Musician, April 1993. People, August 13, 2001. Pulse!, April 1992. Rolling Stone, April 16, 1992; March 18, 1993; December 23, 1993. Spin, May 1992. TV Guide, September 26, 1992.
Online
“Henry Rollins,” All Music Guide, http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.d11?p=amg&sql=B8zadqj4bojja~C (December 13, 2001). “Rollins’ History, 2.13.61,” http://www.two1361.com/hr/rollinsHistory.html(October 12, 2001). Additional information was obtained from an Imago Recording Company press biography, 1992. —Ondine E. Le Blanc
Sep 19, 2018 · Editor’s note: This essay by Henry Rollins was originally published in Details Magazine in 1994. Iron and the Soul By Henry Rollins I believe that the definition of definition is reinvention. To not be like your parents. To not be like your friends. To be yourself. Completely. When I was young I had no sense […]
Jun 14, 2020 · Iron and the Soul By Henry Rollins. I believe that the definition of definition is reinvention. To not be like your parents. To not be like your friends. To be yourself. Completely. When I was young I had no sense of myself. All I was, was a product of all the fear and humiliation I suffered. Fear of my parents.
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Dec 4, 2009 · Iron and the Soul – By Henry Rollins. It’s been many years since Henry Rollins had his essay Iron and the Soul published in Details magazine (1994). I’ve read through the essay several times over the years. It never gets old and is like a treasure chest filled with quotes. That last paragraph is perhaps the most famous, but the entire ...
