Quotes from Henry Rollins

I have always maintained that Iggy Pop is the Heavyweight Champion of Rock & Roll.

Rock is ironic in that, up to a certain point, you can get better and better at it if you don't mind possibly looking more and more ridiculous.

There are records that, in my opinion, only reach their full potential when the listener is disoriented.

I'm a good authoritarian figure; I don't know why. 'Can you be a cop?' Sure. 'Can you be a Marine?' Absolutely. Well, at least in a movie.

It's one thing to buy a copy of 'Atlas Shrugged.' You actually have to read it to get anything out of it.

I don't cuss in songs. It's too easy.

You want to meet a bunch of really friendly people? Go to a Slayer concert. There'll be some real psychos there, but most of those people will take care of each other.

One person's disaster is another person's talking point.

Respect is not a one way street

An appreciation of animals is good for a human, it can lead to a better understanding and respect for all living things.

If you really want a true confrontation, you treat your opponent with respect.

Knowledge without mileage equals bullshit.

In the worst of times the best among us never lose their moral compass, and that is how they emerge relatively unscathed.

A great way to learn about your country is to leave it.

Rarely do I do film press because I'm so low on the food chain of the movie, and for me it's just this thing I did for four weeks before the next tour started.

Some people see Black Friday as a much-needed break for their wallet. I see it as retail outlets showing the customers the full weight of their contempt. The frenzy to buy cheap crap from China, the human downgrade of people fighting with each other over items they can probably live without, to me, is an insult.

I think that humans have a huge capacity to carry pain and sadness. There are things that haunt us our entire lives; we are unable to let them go. The good times seem almost effervescent and dreamlike in comparison with the times that didn't go so well.

I don't need to have my convictions confirmed by a show of numbers. However, being among people in front of a band leads me to believe that all is not lost, that humans, now and then, can communicate on a higher level than the political and the practical.

Shirley Sherrod seems like a good and dedicated person.

I'm a big fan of the American Tapes label. But that's very hard to keep a grip on that because you blink your eyes and they've released three records, all of which are limited edition, all sold at one show. So you have to follow in drips and drops on eBay, which I do.

More than 30 years ago, in Washington, D.C., I secured a copy of a single by a Los Angeles band called The Bags. The two-song 7-inch, released on Dangerhouse, had a girl on the cover who looked right at you with huge eyes. The songs, 'Survive' and 'Babylonian Gorgon,' were great and made many of my mix tapes.

I don't mind bees and think we are all the better for having them around. I like the taste of honey.

I never thought about getting any tattoos removed.

When I see the hatred exacted at Mr. Obama - you know, he lowered your taxes, killed your number one bad guy and got your guys out of Iraq - I don't understand why he seems to inflame people so much. You know, unless, unless there's a race problem.