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The first Van Halen album makes Johnny Rotten out to be what he really was and still is: a hairdresser.

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Henry Rollins
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: February 13
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I get letters from young people telling me that they're broke and download my albums for free. They ask me what I think about that. I now have a standard line. I tell them, 'I would rather be heard than paid.'
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I'm not in a position where I get to pick and choose roles. I usually go on auditions in long lines and embarrass myself in front of casting directors, and with a lump in my throat and my ears burning, I walk past reception and smirking actors as I go to the parking garage and go back on the highway.
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I think that America certainly has racism, I think that any industrialized country does. But when you see how many million fans Barack Obama has who are not black, it would lead one to the conclusion that millions of Americans are in fact not burdened by the albatross of racism.
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I'm not interested in censorship. I like the First Amendment very much.
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I don't need to have my convictions confirmed by a show of numbers. However, being among people in front of a band leads me to believe that all is not lost, that humans, now and then, can communicate on a higher level than the political and the practical.
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I do my best to limit the amount of compromise in my life so I have more time to do what I want. Not hanging out with many people really helps. I am not a people person and I spend a great deal of time on my own and in this environment, I get a lot done.
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My fear is naked, I'm naked and fearless, And my fear is naked...
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I have no desire to write anything for screen. That's a great talent.
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Amy Winehouse was not a person I ever met, and I can't say that I am overly conversant in all of her music. I do have her albums, and years ago, when I first heard her sing, I thought she was extraordinary. The tone of her voice, her phrasing, her raw appearance - these qualities were extremely captivating to me.
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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'm not harmful, just introspective. You can probably think I'm weird, but it's not harmful weird.
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I travel because I want to know. Books and documentaries will only get you so far. If you want to know, you will have to go.
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I think young people should travel and travel often to other countries like I do.
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Always knowing you're going to die And until then knowing you've got to live.
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I guess, topic to topic, you could consider me a left-leaning person.
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