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When you title yourself, you immediately lend yourself to all kinds of pretension

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Henry Rollins
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: February 13
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I come from a town of great musicians: Washington, D.C. It's no joke, that history.
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The blues is losing someone you love and not having enough money to immerse yourself in drink.
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Everything you do makes my body scream with loneliness.
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if i was a woman these days, i'd be killing motherfuckers. my handgun would never cool and my hands would be covered in testicular blood. i would have a horrible reputation with a lot of men because i would be calling them on their weak bullshit left and right.
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I think the U.K. is an amazing place and has been extremely good to me. Some of my favorite and most-listened-to bands are from England. I have met many good people there and have been in front of some of the most loyal audiences I have ever encountered.
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