Henry Rollins est reconnu pour sa production artistique viscérale et souvent conflictuelle, explorant les thèmes de l'identité, de la politique et de l'expérience humaine. Son écriture, qu'il s'agisse de poésie, de prose ou de spoken word, se caractérise par une honnêteté brute et une curiosité intellectuelle. À travers ses nombreuses entreprises d'édition et ses performances publiques, il s'est forgé une voie unique en tant qu'artiste n'ayant pas peur de poser des questions difficiles et d'explorer des significations plus profondes dans le monde contemporain.
Unwelcomed Songs covers the lyrical output of Henry Rollins from his first work in the late seventies when he lived in Washington DC, through his contributions to the Black Flag cannon to the first few years of the Rollins Band.In interviews Henry has said on many occasions that he has always tried to "bring the inside outside" lyrically. Usually blunt and visceral, his words make no apology and don't hold back, earning him die hard fans and harsh criticism alike.
These interviews with Henry Rollins conducted by RE/Search (and Search & Destroy) founder V. Vale focus on Henry's travels -- often to countries considered dangerous and off-limits. There are references to Punk Rock history, the Occupy movement, and numerous personal adventures and experiences over the past 30-plus years of combing the planet giving musical and Spoken Word performances, and generally being as creative and humorous as possible no matter what the situation may be. Whatever Henry wants to do, he does it while giving his full attention, like a kind of Zen master. RE/Search tries to reveal the full scope of his creativity, achievements and darkly sardonic perceptiveness and contempt for cliche. This book is full of both humor and inspiration.
In his twelve books, Henry Rollins has led us on a hallucinatory journey through the decades - and his mind - with poems, essays, short stories, diary entries, and rants that exist at "the frayed edges where reality ends and imagination begins" (Publishers Weekly). For the first time, the best of his legendary, no-holds-barred writing are available. This collection includes new photos and works from seminal Rollins books plus never-before-released stories.
Reflections, Inspections And Travel In All Directions. 2007
2007 was a very busy year for Henry Rollins. He traveled to Iran, Syria, Lebanon, and Pakistan, where he was staying when Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated. While traveling, Rollins performed numerous spoken word shows and worked on films, his IFC television show, and Harmony in My Head, his popular weekly radio show. In short, a quintessentially Rollins-ian sleepless, nonstop, and highly productive. A Preferred Blur contains stories written in the form of journal entries from Rollins’ travels throughout the year. As in his other travel-related books and journals, Rollins — Detail magazine’s 1994 Man of the Year — writes not only about his own life and work, but of music, current affairs, and the world around him with humor, insight, and brutal honesty.
'I believe that one defines oneself by re-invention. To be yourself. To cut yourself out of stone.'Using his trademark wit, insight and verve, hardcore punk rock icon Henry Rollins interviews Jerry Lee Lewis, John Lee Hooker and Isaac Hayes, includes articles on Roky Erickson and David Lee Roth and reproduces his 1991 Lollapalooza tour journals..
'If I lose the light of the sun, I will write by candlelight, moonlight, no light, If I lose paper and ink, I will write in blood on forgotten walls. I will capture nights all over the world and bring them to you.'Henry Rollins, renowned spoken-word performer, musician, actor and author of several books, has a unique, hard-edged view of the world.
Using his trademark wit, insight and verve, icon Henry Rollins shares journals from his gruelling world tours of 1997 and 1998, as well as a record of the fulfilment of his longstanding dream to journey through Africa.
Rollins, a member of the seminal punk band Black Flag, shares his wry and raucous detailed tour diaries that provide a blistering account of a six-year career with the band.
