I am a veteran of the War on Christmas. I am just emerging from a battlefield strewn with dead trees and torn shreds of brightly colored wrapping paper.

— Henry Rollins

I am not immune to the lure of a signed record, flier or set list. The fact that your music heroes potentially had, in their own hands, the record you now have in yours is kind of cool. When the musician has departed, it can give the thing a unique power.

— Henry Rollins

I am ready for whatever's coming. I expect nothing but to be let down or turned away. Furthermore, I am alone. Goddamn. The shit sometimes hurts, but I realize what I am, what I have become.

— Henry Rollins

I believe that one defines oneself by reinvention. To not be like your parents. To not be like your friends. To be yourself. To cut yourself out of stone.

— Henry Rollins

I definitely learned a lesson this time. I know that I can be broken. Furthermore, I am not as tough as I thought. Furthermore, I see it now. At this point, it's the only thing good that came out of all of this. I know myself better now and know what I have to do.

— Henry Rollins

I don't hate the government. I don't think the Second Amendment is being infringed upon.

— Henry Rollins

I don't have talent, I have tenacity.

— Henry Rollins

I don't mind The Boss. I think he's an honest guy. Furthermore, I have some of his records, not all of them. Furthermore, I've met a couple of the E-Street guys, and they seem really cool.

— Henry Rollins

I find it takes a lot of strength to endure myself.

— Henry Rollins

I get along with Australians really well. Everyone's usually really cool, and it's always a drag to leave.

— Henry Rollins