Henry Rollins citáty

„Nikdy nezabudnem, aké dobré a zároveň zlé depresia a osamelosť boli. Stále sú.“

—  Henry Rollins

„Nemám blízko k ľuďom, mám blízko k sebe. Trávim veľa času vo svojom vnútri.“

—  Henry Rollins

„Myslím na význam bolesti. Bolesť je osobná. Naozaj patrí tomu, kto ju prežíva. Je to pravdepodobne jediná vec, ktorá je naozaj len vaša. Ja mám svoju bolesť rád.“

—  Henry Rollins

„Je smutné, keď sa z niekoho, koho poznáte, stane niekto, koho ste poznali.“

—  Henry Rollins

„Jazva má pevnejšie tkanivo, než zdravá koža.“

—  Henry Rollins

„Spoznaj svoju silu a choď ďalej.“

—  Henry Rollins

„Whenever I get dumped, I nail the door shut so that no one can come inside, get a towel and clip it around my neck so it's like a Superman cape, take off my shoes so I can slide across the room, and…get a fake mic, like a celery stick or a pen, and I play any record that features the vocalist Ronnie James Dio. And you can just pretend you're Dio, because on every album he does, he has minimum one, usually three, *EVIL WOMAN LOOK OUT!*- songs. And if you wanna point like Dio, it's a three-finger point. (heavy metal voice) 'The exit is that way. Evil LURKS! Evil lurks in twilight! Dances in the DARK! Evil woman! Just WALK AWAY!“

—  Henry Rollins

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

„I will never say the things that I want to say to you. I know the damage it would do. I love you more than I hate my loneliness and pain.“

—  Henry Rollins

Solipsist (1998)

„The Ninja, as you know, operates by stealth. And so, case in point: I put out records… no one hears them! I make videos… (whispers) no one sees! I go on tour…. (whispers) no one knows! NINJA! I was never here!“

—  Henry Rollins

Talk Is Cheap Volume 2 (2003)

„Cynicism is only intellectual sloth.“

—  Henry Rollins

Riff on life's journey blends humor, hope http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/04/02/review-henry-rollins.html, Columbus Dispatch

„It is no surprise to me that hardly anyone tells the truth about how they feel. The smart ones keep themselves to themselves for good reason. Why would you want to tell anyone anything that's dear to you? Even when you like them and want nothing more than to be closer than close to them? It's so painful to be next to someone you feel strongly about and know you can't say the things you want to.“

—  Henry Rollins

Solipsist (1998)

„If I was gay, there would be no closet, you would never see the closet I came out of. Why? I would have burned it for kindling by the time I was 12. Because I know with all certainty in my mind, there is nothing wrong with being gay, and you know it.“

—  Henry Rollins

Solipsist (1998)

„I must tell you that I was always afraid of the fury with which I loved you. It overwhelmed me. I thought it beyond comprehension, therefore my silence.“

—  Henry Rollins

Solipsist (1998)

„Listen to the stage manager and get on stage when they tell you to. No one has time for the rock star act. None of the techs backstage care if you're David Bowie or the milkman. When you act like a jerk, they are completely unimpressed with the infantile display that you might think comes with your dubious status. They were there hours before you building the stage, and they will be there hours after you leave tearing it down. They should get your salary, and you should get theirs.“

—  Henry Rollins, kniha Black Coffee Blues

Black Coffee Blues

„I got three letters today telling me that I'm god. Why can't I pay the rent?“

—  Henry Rollins, kniha Black Coffee Blues

Black Coffee Blues

„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. It never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends may come and go. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds.“

—  Henry Rollins

IRON, article in Details Magazine, January 1993

„Thank you for touching me. Some of the only moments worth living were spent with you. Not you especially, the collective you.“

—  Henry Rollins

Solipsist (1998)

„My pen knows what to do. I close my eyes and I see this girl who glows. A girl who radiates. When she smiles, she beams. She warms my heart. I open my eyes with a feeling of floating past all the garbage around me. I will emerge unscathed because I will not endeavor to hide myself from whatever is coming. Bring on the worst. I welcome it with open arms.“

—  Henry Rollins, kniha Black Coffee Blues

Black Coffee Blues

„Someone who would go across a desert that can kill you, to get to another country? You want to be an American *that* bad? 'Cause I've never had to lift my damn finger to be an American. I'm honored to share a country with you.“

—  Henry Rollins

Interview with Pharrel Williams for the Reserve Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTekl1AFNm4&t=41s at youtube.com