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I've always seen it as the role of an artist to drag his inside out, give the audience all you've got. Writers, actors, singers, all good artists do the same. It isn't supposed to be easy.

Henry Rollins

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Henry Rollins
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: February 13
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