Henry Rollins Spoken Word

Henry Rollins is doing his spoken word thing on Halloween at the Moore Theater

Once upon a time in the 1980s, Henry Rollins was the lead singer of the hardcore punk band, Black Flag.  One of the most famous of all of the hardcore scenesters of that era, Henry Rollins later formed his own band called Rollins Band and performed to huge audiences and had mainstream success.  Remember the song, Liar


I love that song.  Boy, he sure is intense.

Aside from his music career, Henry Rollins has spent the past 3 decades writing books and performing spoken word, and he now hosts his own tv show on IFC.  He has also been in several movies, including one of my favorite movies, The Chase.  You can see his discography here.

Henry Rollins is intense, but his spoken word can actually be very light-hearted and funny.  Although he is a big superstar now, he has humble beginnings and his spoken word includes stories about his life in a down-to-earth manner.

On a side note, I hear he has worn a halloween costume for his halloween performances in the past, and I'm hoping he wears one on Wednesday's show.

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D.Katz - October 5, 2008 10:42 AM

Here is a poem I came across. I think it is about Rollins but cannot be sure. Check it out if you want.

http://common-line.com/2007/07/ananda-selah-osel_5368.html

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