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Henry Rollins was born Henry Garfield in Washington, D.C., on February 13, 1961. He performed in local hardcore bands as a teenager, and one night when his heroes Black Flag came to town, he leaped up on stage and began singing with them. Shortly thereafter, when Flag vocalist Dez Cadena decided to switch to guitar, the band invited Rollins to audition, and he became their new lead singer. By the time Black Flag broke up in 1986, Rollins had not only garnered a reputation as one of the fiercest performers in hardcore punk, but had already begun touring as a spoken-word performer. Rollins made his recording debut as a solo artist in 1987 with Hot Animal Machine, and ... issued his first spoken-word album, Big Ugly Mouth, that year (as well as the Drive By Shooting EP, recorded as Henrietta Collins and the Wifebeating Childhaters).
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Henry Rollins was the lead singer of Black Flag, but when they broke up, he put together the Rollins Band to do his music. Around this time, he started doing readings of his poetry (along with self-publishing books of it), which spun out into doing monologues and routines. He's got more spoken word albums now than he does solo musical records, though there's quite a few of those, as well. He ... is an actor in his spare time, which he doesn't have any of, as he's always writing, performing, acting, running a label/publishing house and all of the other things he's doing which fall under the category of "working".
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In the '90s, Henry Rollins emerged as a post-punk renaissance man, without the self-conscious trappings that plagued such '80s artists as David Byrne. Following Black Flag's 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 movies, and appearing on radio programs and, less frequently, as an MTV VJ. The Rollins Band's records are uncompromising, intense, cathartic fusions of hard rock, funk, post-punk noise, and jazz experimentalism, with Rollins shouting angry, biting self-examinations and accusations over the grind. On his spoken word albums, he is remarkably more relaxed, showcasing a hilariously self-deprecating sense of humor that is often absent in his music. All the while, he has kept his artistic integrity, becoming a kind of father figure for many alternative bands of the '90s. Rollins was born Henry Garfield in Washington, D.C., on February 13, 1961.
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Henry Rollins makes music, acts, writes books, does spoken word performances and runs his own record label and book publishing company. After five years as frontman for the hardcore punk band Black Flag, he went his own way with Rollins Band. During the '90s, he toured as a spoken word artist, focusing on social topics and recounting his life experiences. Rollins is set to host a new TV show about movies, Henry's Film Corner, on cable's IFC.
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Henry Rollins's career has been fueled by rage. As a musician he turned his rage into song. As an author he has turned his rage into prose. As a talk show host he has turned his rage into one of the most unique shows of the genre. As a performer he has turned his rage into compelling storytelling. As a human being he has turned his rage into philanthropy. You see, Henry Rollins isn't the misanthrope that many believe.
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Henry Rollins is known as a Spoken Word Artist, Actor, Musician and Writer. His career achievements include 21 albums (under both the Black Flag and Rollins Band banners), 9 spoken word discs, 12 books, and a host of film and television appearances. His spoken word tours have taken him around the world and have garnered him a large and loyal fan base.
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