Audio archive band books discography fan sites image library lyrics news poetry quotes rollins links site feedback site info site updates spoken word tour dates video. Following the bands breakup, he established the record label and publishing company 2. The 1980s music icon is currently in australia on his spokenword tour, appropriately named an evening with henry rollins. Music profile for henry rollins, born february 1961. Henry s known for his spoken word, so his performances are told in the form of a story, rather than a standup comedian telling unrelated strings of jokes. In the festival of dangerous ideas guide, which tonights performance was a part of, he didnt talk a lot on the topic of blood sports, which was to be about the us.
Henry rollins took an odd, some might even say misguided, turn with the rollins band last year, dismissing the tight, jazzinfluenced players and replacing them with a bluesy hardrock trio. Starting in the 80s, his hardcore music, confrontational spokenword pieces, and heman. Following the bands breakup, rollins established the record label and publishing company 2. Shortly after that, he formed the breakthrough rollins band. I know you has got to be one of the most powerful pieces of poetry i have ever read. Henry rollins 2016 spoken word tour of the uk starts this week. In the 90s, henry rollins emerged as a postpunk renaissance man, without the selfconscious trappings that plagued such 80s artists as david byrne.
Henry rollins is rumoured to have hooked up with madonna 1995 about. With henry rollins, david eisenbach, robert mclain, dustin lance black. Thomas m jacksonredferns r ollins has barely started this spokenword performance when he starts talking about david bowie. The henry rollins show is now being shown weekly on film24 along with henry rollins uncut. Heres how henry rollins writes slightly nsfw copyblogger.
As details magazine said when it named rollins the 1994 man of the year. Mar 11 masonic lodge at hollywood forever cemetery. He went on to become an author and spokenword artist. Punk rock legend henry rollins has a truly impressive resume, from his many bands through his work as a spoken word artist. A turning point came for henry rollins about a decade ago, marked by a departure from music into activism and spoken word performance, for me, music was a time and a place. Collected work of henry rollins from 19831987, october 1997, 2. I never really enjoyed being in a band, says henry rollins. Frank turner presents lost evenings iv, berlin, germany buy tickets. Henrys known for his spoken word, so his performances are told in the form of a story, rather than a standup comedian telling unrelated strings of jokes. An introduction a collection of works by everyones favorite aging. Tickets from here before hits the road he speaks to ltw boss and membranes singer john robb about the art of spoken word and why he opted out of the various black flag reunions. In spoken word performances, henry rollins extolled these gems of wisdom in the form of monologues that veered from standup comedy to selfhelp seminar to fascist rally. And if you arent familiar with his spoken word performances isnt the right word because its more like hes just having a conversation with the audience, you definitely need to hear them. When black flag disbanded, he started the henry rollins band, and along the way, in 1983, rollins began giving spoken word performances, telling stories about life on the road with his bands, and his extensive travels around the world one man, two backpacks, a collection of camera equipment, and a hell of a lot of energy bars.
Com an unofficial henry rollins and rollins band website. Born henry lawrence garfield on th february, 1961 in washington, d. In august of 1981, young henry got his start, joining the seminal punk band black flag. Actor, spoken word poet, writer and frontman of rollins band and black flag, henry rollins is back for season 3 of 10 things you dont know about, which airs allnew episodes every saturday night, only on historys h2 henry rollins is a mulittalented punk rock icon, who has written more than 25 books while running his publishing company and record label 2. Henry rollins was his usual engaging, informative, and entertaining self. He recently released a dvd collection of his 1 month residency back in 1999 a. The national tour dates kick off march 17 at the whitaker center in. Henry rollins recording the spoken word portion of bottom.
The portable henry rollins by henry rollins books on. Henry lawrence garfield born february, 1961, better known as henry rollins, is an american singer, songwriter, musician, actor, presenter, comedian, and activist. Noone comes close to the sheer volume of word iron that henry rollins pumps in his spoken word that are so mesmerising that. The show also lead to a promotional tour in europe that led to henry being dubbed a bad. Download the henry rollins spoken word torrent or choose other verified torrent downloads for free with torrentfunk. If you like henry rollins, this is another good spoken word disc set to have.
A performance from henry rollins spoken word tour, featuring humorous, commentary on politics, pop culture and his favorite exploits from 25 years on the. Henry rollins talks 10 things you dont know about season. Keep talking, pal 0 hours and 58 minutes movie 2018 the singer performs a oneman spoken word show. Henry rollins biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. The song, which exorcised his grief in a torrent of fidgety guitars, frantic beats. Hes been in the entertainment industry in some way or another for something like 30 years, trying everything from music to radio, voice work, and tv acting. Yet, no matter what you think of his music, you cannot deny his talent as a spoken word artist. Henry rollins isnt worried about his fbi file soft focus episode 4 duration. As henry rollins approaches the halfcentury mark, the everymanofalltrades gears up for a new talking tour simply titled 50. Listening to henrys awesome delivery of this poem first time had an immediate impact on me. Following black flags breakup in 1986, rollins was been relentlessly busy, recording albums with the rollins band, writing books and poetry, performing spoken word tours, writing a magazine column in details, acting in several. Henry rollins discusses different subjects throughout history. Compilation of high adventure in the great outdoors, pissing in the gene pool, bang. Albums include the flaming lips and stardeath and white dwarfs with henry rollins and peaches doing the dark side of the moon, iommi, and spawn.
Februar 1961 als henry lawrence garfield in washington, d. Henry rollins born february, 1961 as henry lawrence garfield is an american grammy awardwinning alternative rock singer and songwriter, spoken word artist, book author prose and poetry, radio and tv personality, occasional movie actor, comedian, and voiceover artist. Recorded live at 1997 and 1998 gigs in chicago and australia, think tank presents a far lighter side than rollins previously has recorded. With billy zane, kelly mcgillis, henry rollins, johnny galecki. Henry rollins opens up about being sexually abused as a. Henry rollins spoken word performance on february 7, 1987 at city gardens in trenton, nj. He shows another side here, one different from the counterculture iconthe guy with so much pain, he.
One from none people get lost the alarm clock goes off and someone loses his way all of a sudden five years have passed same job they look at themselves in the mirror cant understand where it all went. For his dreamworks debut, spokenword artiste henry rollins turns the funnydude charm way up on jocular monologues. Henry rollins its a long story by sydney opera house. Keep talking, pal is a tv special starring henry rollins. Henry, who went on to form rollins band after black flags demise, was. Henry rollins is an artist whose legendary, noholdsbarred performances encompasses music, acting, and written and spoken word. Henry rollins hosts a mix of all kinds, from all over and all time. Songs by rising artists like sam fender and henry jamison, and the bands idles and. Hell use the latter to embark on a massive north american tour that. Punks have very mixed opinions on henry rollins, some love the man i am one of those and some despise him for some reason. Henry rollins provoked at melbourne full show part 1.
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