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" My first introduction to African music was by my mother, who bought the 'Pata Pata' album by the great Miriam Makeba when it came out. Now that is an album. What a voice. "

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" One of the nice things about a favorite pop song is that it's an unconditional truce on judgment and musical snobbery. You like the song because you just do, and there need not be any further criticism. "

Henry Rollins

You

Criticism

Nice

" If you paid Americans a living wage, they would be able to pay for products made by Americans in America. "

" My unconditional sure thing is that I don't have one. "

" I have come to the conclusion that it's a waste of time to have too much pride in anything. Perhaps it's good to have a sense of duty, a jealous zeal to protect or improve, but pride ultimately is only that which stands vulnerable to offense and degradation. "

" I'm 36 and if I met a woman of my own age and married her, I'd also be marrying her former life, her past. It might be OK for some people - I don't want to judge it or anything - but it's not for me. It would destroy my creativity. "

Henry Rollins

Woman

Creativity

" Scar tissue is stronger than regular tissue. Realize the strength, move on. "

" I never thought I was right for TV or that TV was right for me. "

Henry Rollins

Never

Right

" I am afforded a bit of easy wonderment in relative comfort as to how humans have lasted so long. Climate- and geography-wise, the planet seems to have little use for us. "

" I try to get myself up and moving as early as possible. Optimum is to be on the treadmill while it is still dark outside. "

Henry Rollins

Try

Dark

" The first several years of my life were used to upload incredible amounts of fear, and I just became afraid of everything. I was afraid of my parents, afraid of my classmates, afraid of the streets of Washington, D.C. I would flinch at every gesture. "

" We city dwellers, we residents of Los Angeles and the surrounding areas, are for the most part urbanized to some extent. We know deadlines, start times and traffic. "

" It has been hard to get my head around how Justice Antonin Scalia rationalizes his decisions. His body blow to the Voting Rights Act was a head scratcher, but at least he was calm when he attempted to justify his odd logic. "

" The fact is, in the minds of many, Trayvon Martin received the appropriate punishment for a true crime: He was black, male and dared to walk outside. In life, young Trayvon was just a teenager; in death, he has been transformed into a scary, lurking, suspicious, prone-to-violence spook. "

" I am an employment hyena. I am happy to make a meal of what the lions leave behind. "

" No one should die when they're 50. "

Henry Rollins

Die

Should

" If I'm in L.A. for longer than 20 days, I'm looking for work, because I don't do vacations. "

" America was cool with Saddam Hussein when he was killing Iranians. "

Henry Rollins

Saddam Hussein

America

" I like boring black and white films with subtitles. I'm basically a drip. "

" To my ears, jazz sounds better in warm weather and after the sun has gone down. While I will listen to some of my favorite jazz records in cooler weather, it's the warmer nights that really make them come alive. Something about those sounds and the heat of the night really makes it happen for me. "

Henry Rollins

Sun

Night

" Every summer, around late July and into August, I find myself in Europe, performing at any festival that will have me. "

Henry Rollins

Myself

Find

" 'The Great Gatsby' is a book I have read a few times, and it seems to get heavier every time I come to visit. "

" We humans are hard to deal with. We are a loud, complex and demanding bunch. Often, we are best dealt with from a safe distance and for only brief periods of time. This could be why a lot of marriages fail. "

" Juan Williams is a very sharp guy. "

" I'm most in my element on tour, with a gig that day, like today. I'm on the road where I am supposed to be. I will be where I'm supposed to be at nighttime, on stage, in front of people, doing my thing. "

" Florida is a crazy place, and I have played some of the wildest shows of my life here. "

" I have been curious about Haiti for many years. The history of the country is as fascinating as it is turbulent. "

" The Ruts were a great punk rock band from England whose songs were as excellent as their time together was short. "

" Nothing moves me more than the history of the United States. "

Henry Rollins

History

Nothing

" I need to do things on my own, need to be left alone. "

" To me, the real 'state of the union' is found in how Americans react to current events. "

Henry Rollins

Events

Union