Punk Musician Henry Rollins opens up to Duncan Garner 

One hell of a human being. He’s had 30 years of my respect and hopefully another 30 to come. Total inspiration, and an absolute legend. Thank you for your honesty, hard work and dedication, Henry. I salute you!

Henry Rollins is my moral north star. He puts into words alot of what I am thinking. When he talks about having no self confidence and that he feels he has to work 3 times as hard because he knows he will probably screw it up. Man that is hits home.

This interview could have been 5 hours and I would've still watched the whole thing! Amazing interview, Henry is always so insightful in his interviews. Thank you!!

Rise above, we're gonna rise above!

Love the bath towel hung up in the background, nice touch!

In addition to uncountable times seeing the Rollins Band, I have seen Henry do spoken word shows six or seven times over the past 30+ years and it is always worth it... will be there in July too.

It's amazing someone on RU-vid that has just 409 subscribers manages to interview such a famous individual. Again never ceases to amaze me.

Have the exact same father and it’s helpful for me to hear him talk about it

First time I've seen Henry all grey. I'm 46 and it's coming in on the sides...damn!! I'll never dye it and just be real and natural like ol Hank!!

One of my heroes love this man

I don’t think people would give a shit how old he is and would feel lucky just to see him perform music- but I understand he goes where he feels he’ll have the most powerful impact.

Richmond V.A The Casablanca 1981 or 2 Black Flag best show of that genre of music I ever saw. Thanks Henry!

The question about his father passing was a bit personal but Henry took it quite well. All I can say is...Damn!!

It's just different to see HENRY in a shirt that isn't black 😊 I am a 57 yr old drummer who is just starting to explore more colors in my wardrobe 😁😎🎼🥁🥁

amazing interview!

I like Henry a lot - Rollins Band in particular were a very underrated band. No ones perfect obviously and Henry definitely is a fighter and gives a great interview .. that said their are two great questions hes being avoiding for years : 1. The reason hes not doing Rollins Band anymore is because he's too old to be travelling and singing at the level the band would be perched at today. Also, There is zero money in being in a band of that level in 2023. 2. His parents. He wont go into that - its a closed shop. if he genuinely didn't connect with his father at 61, hes obviously been dealt a really hard blow in childhood. Theres got to be abuse at the root of that.

If you're a creative type you really want to read Henry's book 'solipsist.'

Great interview

I'm a black man and I couldn't tell you about any of Mr. ROLLINS music, but I've always thought he was / is a pretty cool guy. Very intelligent and stands on his beliefs. Respect!! 🍺 🍻

It's the first time I hear him say that he's a rich man. The old "I got to work for my next meal" was getting old.

There's my guy.Pure role model.

opens up? because he's been such an introvert all these years

Henry is so cool. I think I'm going to see him when he comes round in September.

Love this guy. Rollins for President!! 🏴‍☠🏴‍☠🏴‍☠🏴‍☠🏴‍☠

Love that man! I wish he'd go on Bill Maher's podcast and set him straight.

Excellent books, highly recommend...love his music. Love to hear him speak on History. The man is so interesting

Henry’s the man. I can totally relate to him. A man I can trust.

COULDN'T HAVE BEEN EXPLAINED ANY BETTER WHAT A WORD SMITH💥💯

Thanks Henry!

Is it supposed to be special that he "opened up" to this particular interviewer? I mean rollins generally will talk at length whether you want him to or not. Lol

Henry's my idol,and I'm old. 👊 Not many people impress me that much.

Man’s interviews are like a book. Articulate on the fly and covers all angles. Would love another studio album. Understand not wanting to be angry and spastic live in your late 60s but do it one more time on wax Henry lol.

Such an interesting Man.

See you Tuesday in Fall River, MA

I LOVE THIS MAN!!! He is incredible! HE IS INTENSE and that is why I love him! I have watched him speak 4 times in my life. I saw him in 2005, 2017,2018 and 2022. He is delightful and I had the honor of meeting him in 3 out of those 4 speaking engagements. He is a sweet person but I can see why he is guarded. In the last three speaking engagements there were still groupies. One of them was quite clingy and wearing THE OUTFIT hoping to be called backstage for sex. She was so vacant, she didn't know Henry wrote books! He probably got lucky and good for him if he liked that type. He would be a great dinner guest not because he is a celebrity but simply because he has a lot of interesting things to say and he is funny without even trying. Growing up in conservative deep south Texas, a lot of the things he said would have been considered foreign but when he said them, I felt like I wasn't alone in the world and VINDICATED. My dad died of cancer around the time Joe Cole was murdered so when I was exposed to his work, it was like the universe gave me a gift. I liked the book on grieving because those feelings were shared when I read those lines in his book! He even talked about how people show their true colors when there is a death or tragedy. I saw a lot of ugliness too when my father died and to know someone else knew and understood meant so much at the time! I will always have a special place in my heart for this man!!!

a very interesting guy.......put him along with Iggy Pop,,,,David Lee Roth as great story Tellers

Bless him

ah, the hamster wheel of trying to get ahead grounded by one of my heroes, rather just flying higher.

Absolute legend.

Hell of a front man to a band .So crap i never saw him go off onstage

Henry signed my the end of silence L.P. at a spoken word show in my hometown in Liverpool, UK, it was a cold night, and covid was still an issue, but he still signed our things, other artists wouldn't of entertained signings on a night like this, but he did, respect to our Hank.

"Too intelligent for that!" Many confuse intelligence with wisdom.

Rollins says some things that I wish some would listen to, he's simple, direct and knows who he is. I'm curious about one thing, behind him there's a towel covering something, pretty sure it is Rollins that said something like ''I'll be on your show but I'll not have that thing as a background behind me.'' , I wonder if anyone knows what it is? :)

I remember Henry outside the Astoria in 81-82 when Black Flag played and Henry was raving about how we should attack the cops because they had no guns. "We could beat their ass" he said, we all forgot to mention the Brixton and Toxteth and Bristol riots.

my hero

Henry i fucking love your soul man!

⚡💯

I like Hank, but I'm glad he got called out at 16:45 on that old line about his father.

Henry forever.

What Henry is saying here about his father makes one think , ''are there Ideals, regardless of their bias, worth defending beyond the risk of losing your kids' attachment to you?''. The answer is 'No'', of course, but the road to get there is long and rocky as Hell and you're barefooted.

The best singer Black flag ever had.

Probably disagree with him on a lot of political issues but I love his spoken word performances. Especially when he brings up the subjects U2 and techno. Also, his work ethic is admirable.

The more I listen to Henry, the more I want him to put out a brand of ice cream.

I just watched him squirm through the debacle with John Lydon. I think the only thing Henry Rollins has missed is that Rock'n Roll/Punk is in fact purile and toxic at its core. Everything depends on the ability to control the ego, of which he is a genuinely shining light.

I’m going to see Black Flag august 12

Always liked & respected Henry, both as a man and as a musician. But I wish that I had heard more of what he says sooner. Down to earth wisdom & honesty of the highest degree. Rock on Henry. You are an inspiration. He embodies being a true warrior, spirit, mind & body. A true inspiration. . -Matt’s dad

God I love henry, inspired me to get sober and stay sober, sldo to keep fit.... Ish😂

"I'm not a musician. I can't play an instrument." - Rollins 2022 :D

Put me in a room with Henry, Iggy and Anthony Bourdain, please

Henry, please tell me you're not using a towel for a curtain 😂😂😂

I wish politicians and other entertainers had the focus and perception that Henry has developed. Life is too short to have your eyes closed. I was an early punk kid and I had a somewhat similar upbringing.

Great interview Dunc!! Although I prefer earlier Black Flag.. Hanks a gd bloke at heart... He at least rmmbrs when everyone hated us...the system is fukt.. FTS!!

Musician?

You should have asked Hank how he feels about Mike Valley stealing his identity 😮

Henry, preston loves you man!!

Go Bills!

3:40

Wayyyy too much focus on whether or not Henry is/was angry. There are so many other aspects of his life that would make much more interesting topics of discussion.

If this guy drank he'd be Charles Bukowski...

dig him up and ask him 😂

I wonder what kind of POTUS this guy would make…

This interviewer is squirrelly AF. Too much caffeine! But at least he lets Henry talk.

Duncan Garner looks like he's been on a year long bender drinking Lion Red & eating meat pies.

Why does Duncan Garner stutter his words like he’s uncertain all the time, guys interviewing someone and he stutters with a twang in his voice.

Wow, he really has placed himself on a pedestal, looking down on everyone else. Henry really does believe that he’s doing something great, and making changes to the world by ridding it of all its evils. I guess it’s great to have been in a popular band. I’m sure that spoken word that he does pretty much just preaches to the choir. In the grand scheme of things his impact probably will be similar to the effect a butterfly has on the world by rigorously flapping its wings. Sorry, but I don’t need some former punk rocker to lecture me on how to live my life in a meaningful and moralistic way. Henry Rollins really comes across as a narcissistic clown, even though he really does believe he is enlightened and is making a difference.

He's like a punk metal version of Eminem. But cool.

I'm able to look past his politics, but those comments on "homophobia" are really unfortunate. Nobody questioned when the Church was under the microscope for abuse and the attitudes that are to this day associated with priests, but somehow gays get a pass despite so many of their people being associated with abuse and pedophilia. Leaving that argument aside, I don't think he realizes so much of what he enjoyed in his youth, stuff that to this day he celebrates, cannot be made possible in large part due do the villainization and erasure of straight men, along with the outsized protection afforded to gays and minorities on behalf of corporate and government interests -- a long con that has and will continue to hurt EVERYONE. Again, I get it. He's too busy doing stuff to ever sit and relate to people who are living in the here and now and really think on these things. this may be the preferred way of living. but man, then he goes on to tell with glee ignoring his father's dying wish to speak with him. People are wrong to think he's "softened". It's all a veneer.

I'm very curious why he chose to leave LA, for a state that epitomizes some fundamental things he focuses his anger against??, ie: homophobia, racism

Rollins loves painting a hard life for himself and appearing working class/hard working The racial tension in DC The minimum wage world Getting into fights Always going with his feet on the starting blocks Henry lived in a white section of DC He attended a very exclusive, very expensive private school He scooped ice cream for a few months In his 20s, he punched 14yr old kids at black flag shows He talks, and noone is listening, writes it down, undoubtedly for far fewer hours than the average American works....all while dressed like an auto mechanic despite never having done any work in his life that would actually require a pair of Dickies 😂

Wait what? Living in Nashville? Where’s Heidi?

He didn’t give his dad a chance to maybe show he changed. Come on Henry. People can change

I HATE THAT HENRY's a liberal. he should be a leftist... not mad at Bush or Trump... but mad at all of them. When he advocates for voting, he advocates for maintaining this system. It needs to be dismantled!

I don't consider Henry to be a singer at all, I've never heard him actually sing, he's a vocalist, there is a difference. I don't think that he really has much talent, what he does have is a work ethic that puts most of us to utter shame! However, he's one of the last that would look to as a moral compass! 🤣

Rubbish I just seen him being disparaging about John Lydon.........and basically call him a homo for no reason but he wanted to denigrate him.......

Might’ve been interesting if I hadn’t fallen asleep in the first five minutes

Always liked Henry but I was disappointed when he started spouting WEF globalist talking points on global overpopulation and climate change nonsense. I hope he has snapped out of that

the epitome of the gen x upbringing.

Get in the van taught me how to be a grown up.

Imagine hating daddy in your 60s

GO NAVY SEALS 🇺🇲☦️🪖

Over the years I've slowly but surely outgrown Henry Rollins. 25 years ago we were on the same page. I no longer find him interesting, nor impressive. Why people stop learning, developing and growing, or simply refuse to learn, develop and grow, is a mystery to me. Usually I blame it on college, but I don't believe that applies to Henry.

Henry Rollins is more than just a punk musician, hes an intilectual.

The interviewer seems to be a bit presumptuous.

how about henry for president ... sooo much better than Trump and Grandpa Biden

Henry! you called yourself a singer. AND! just a few minutes later, you say that you "couldn't sing a note". you're not a singer. you're a vocalist.

Wow, what if his father had genuinely changed for the better during those 42 years!? We will never know.

I respect you Henry.

He is not really a musician. Not a lick of musical talent actually. I do like some of his social commentary, but his 'how I made myself superstar of manhood as a punk' is a rather tired story now.

Pity he didnt mention misandry

Never cared for Rollins.