Explore Quotes by Henry Rollins

One person's roar is another's whine, just as one person's music is another's unendurable noise.

Ramones music has a Pavlovian effect on me - the song starts, and the world blurs around the sound.

As a young person growing up in Washington, D.C., summers were hot, humid and relentless. My friends and I grew more restless and adventurous with every passing year.

I wonder what it's like to be from a state that is spread across a few islands way out in the Pacific Ocean, only added to the United States in 1959. Not only that but to be the birthplace of America's first black president? Pretty cool, I bet.

The number of people who are actual supporters of Mr. Romney could very well be less than the Donner Party, whose members they sadly resemble in many ways.

Being unique is never easy, and often, by the time culture catches up with you, there are only a few people who notice.

Enough Americans saw fit to give president Obama a second term. I don't think there will be many people keeping their Romney/Ryan bumper stickers on their cars.

Trying to write music, be in a band and keep it all happening is one of the hardest, morale-destroying, heartbreaking things you will ever try to do - and that's when it's going well.

Imagine a 15-year-old kid saying, 'I have two moms - it's cool.' I don't fear that at all.

Nothing moves me more than the history of the United States.

To anger female voters in America is to tread on the tiger's tail. Women turn out in huge numbers, and they are well aware of how their bodies work and what they need.

I believe that contentment or any sustained period of joy that doesn't inspire thought that leads to action almost immediately is useless.

With age, life becomes complex and difficult, often fraught with risk on several levels, from the practical to the fiscal.

I think, to a great degree, we humans still divide ourselves into two species, even though we are monotypic. There are males and females. We see them as different and not equal.

Try driving the streets of Los Angeles without seeing a billboard depicting a film with a lead actor holding a gun. It's almost as if guns are harmless props used to bring out the cheekbones and jawline of the screen star.

Luckily for me, I genuinely like my audience. They really are a good bunch.

Contemporary bands often will do tour-only releases pressed and sold only in Australia. Crikey!

Motivation has always been a fascinating factor when considering a touring artist, especially when the years stack up. What keeps one out there year after year?

The history of apartheid-era South Africa is incredibly sad and at times infuriatingly incomprehensible.

Smart people make good choices. They dig science and say 'no' to the invasion of sovereign nations for the pleasure of corporations.

The Ruts were a great punk rock band from England whose songs were as excellent as their time together was short.