Henry Rollins - Surreal Conversation

From The Brilliant "Shock And Awe" DVD Henry Tells Us About A Strange Conversation With A Robber

[@shoeboxbistro]

I love that he still holds the mic like he's at a punk rock show

[@mattasticmattattack8546]

NOBODY'S GETTING THE MIC 😡

[@tommyt1971]

One of his trademarks!

[@tonyc.0451]

Henry Rollins: _"Let's see some ID!"_ Burglar: _"I don't have to show you ID."_ That burglar doesn't know that Henry Rollins ain't fallin' for Jedi mind tricks.

[@tommyt1971]

Only Henry could invent a phrase like "Six-Million-Dollar-manning it down the road"!

[@libraryofpangea7018]

This man is my hero

[@jigrodrigues]

Akariel same here.

[@silkywellman315]

Akariel Me too my brotha

[@libraryofpangea7018]

@cuss word sayer Mutha Fuckin Henry Rollins 🤘

[@mattasticmattattack8546]

Not a bad choice , respect. 🖤

[@xjames118]

Sounds like the synopsis of a David Lynch film. Nice.

[@tommyt1971]

xjames118 And Henry had a bit part in a Lynch movie!

[@Teejies]

"i'm on it"

[@glassess2k]

When i grow up i wanna be Henry Rollins

[@liquid1122]

I love that he came to fame as a punk rocker, & now he does smart comedy & has a cool talk show, go Henry Rollins!!!!

[@jgibbons9]

he is funnier than most proper stand ups

[@phantom.wreath]

This has aged like fine wine

[@vaultboy5492]

@@phantom.wreath you aged like fine wine

[@defrox]

This reminds me one time, I saw a man on the door trying to rob my house and for a moment I thought he was trying to fix/repair my door and cause I didn't know what to say I asked him: What are you doing? and he said: nothing, I'm leaving. ...True story.

[@xhuntarianx]

Henry is the man in my book. He is such an inspirational guy, I mean he's lived through and experiencened all kinds of crazy shit in his life. He has refused to settle down and become a boring family man. Instead he travels the world performing, and helping out charitable causes of all kinds. The man certainly deserves respect, he's rich enough to where he could retire but he still works harder then most people half his age. Not to mention he was one of the pioneers of harcore punk.

[@jayshomer4191]

Wow, what a story teller, he’s epic. ! 😂

[@dejanmarkovic3040]

Why would you cut the video there?

[@placebo150]

the video was uploaded in 2007.back then there was a 10 minute limit for videos on youtube

[@jtorres133]

Dude this guy is so real. How come there aren't more people like him. I'm solitary like this guy in so many ways its not even funny.

[@malcolmnicoll1165]

VIVA HENRY ROLLINS !!!

[@MikeBcomedy]

It takes time to become this person on stage. If you have the desire to be this way, you can and will. Good luck you

[@michellemohan]

Dude, I nearly peed myself. Henry Rollins is straight up crazy pants.

[@steina1543]

That convo story sounds like something that'd happen in Florida

[@itsMrNoble]

You sound like something that’d happen in Florida, mate, if anyone does...

[@iamthebench]

When he says "That's some pretty heavy shit" I die laughing.

[@WillSpengler]

Seeing him tomorrow night, cant wait!

[@Brawls05]

Surreal conversations keep us sane :)

[@WillSpengler]

Just saw him last night in glasgow, 3 hours of GOLD!

[@louiscorbeau5093]

Brilliant real man! Henry's an amazing person.

[@mig11280]

i love how he says: you just have to love yourself. It sounds so cute

[@Waluweegee]

am i the only guy who realizes how multitalented this man is?

[@RM-jb2bv]

Yeah that one song that was on the radio for 5 min in the 90’s was awesome. His cameo in The Chase was movie magic as well.

[@incomprius]

well you certainly pick good words. hes a great singer. i love henry rollins.

[@jcfbell3001]

this guy is so emblematic of the artistic and intellectual depth of all the GenX self-promoters...

[@hallucinati]

Great. Thanks for the cutoff at the end.

[@Thefuzz144]

The lady that claps like a seal at 4:22

[@jetboy_]

rotflmfaooo

[@bignasty344]

Your mom claps like one.

[@tjenkins83]

Rollins is a hero to me because of his relationship with the USO. It doesn't hurt that he has written some great music over the years.

[@PcaKestheaod]

I. Am going. TO SEE HIM TONIGHT! SO EXCITED!!!!

[@ImSoCuteIshitKittens]

i love love love love henry

[@PunkMartyr]

The first time you call him "Henry" when you are by yourself.. thats when you know you really like Henry Rollins.

[@barefootarts737]

Oh Henry, big love to you.

[@kaljaadelfiineille]

@dnggitg Very well put, my friend. George is The Man for me, and punk George is what Henry is, indeed.

[@stanbolkowy166]

The way he holds the mic lol, he may have left punk but punk never left him

[@superbadTommy]

Henry Rollins is GOLD

[@b0llos]

Henry Rollins kicks ass.

[@ItalianWarrior777]

Henry Rollins is the man!

[@Thrashaero]

I wish I could talk like Henry. I have a lot of the same ideas, but I just can't express them worth a shit like he does. I'm sure I'd have a lot of badass friends.

[@mummyjohn]

he's just freed of barriers

[@lean4real_11]

yo. 13 years later, do you feel you are a better speaker now? in the way you had probably envisioned 13 years ago?

[@murdockqotsa]

wow... what a storyteller man

[@hulk7861]

wow i love how you can randomly look up videos and they have comments abt how scrubs is awesome I FREAKING LOVE SCRUBS it is the BEST SHOW EVER

[@PandemoniumMeltDown]

That guy is freakin' Awsome

[@spookyboo22]

saw him in manchester a couple of days ago. totally agree with other comments about taking a comfy cush cush to sit your botty on kids. most important. really enjoyed his stories. great raconteur.

[@themartin1]

you are right. I have seen him in 2005 in holland. He talks for 3 hours without pauses. very funny guy.

[@CirclingtheFringes]

Nederland heet dat jonguh!;) Paradiso! Ik dacht alleen een ander jaar, maar is lang geleden.

[@Iamnotanumber1072]

Only Rollins can be Forever Alone AND epic!

[@draconianrush]

Henry is great. lol I love the sobbing part! lol

[@CreepX]

HENRY FOR PRESIDENT 08!!!

[@theghostsofgiants]

That last bit was epic.

[@Basskay]

Wouldn't doubt it.

[@TheInfamousBertman]

Henry Rollins reminds me of myself so much, it's kinda scary.

[@SteelAngelJohn]

Henry Rollins speaks the truth.

[@Xerock]

Those are the best six letters in the english language. Completely informal, but absolutely serious. A testament to personal responsibility and to the bonds of social teamwork.

[@verticalsmurf]

I'm trying to start to read my 1872 volume of The Universal Self Instructional. It's my G-G-Grandfathers home maintenance and construction book. I know there is a wealth of old knowledge in there, but the book is that fragile, I'm scared to open it in case it falls apart.

[@WillSpengler]

I was planning on seeing him in Aberdeen aswell, but wasnt able to get to both shows :( , will def. make as many of his as i can next time! :D The story of drinking the coffee in Iran was classic :)

[@HidetoraHikimonji]

No questions about it.

[@Ahivalaostia88]

10/10

[@princejonny]

rollins is the man

[@TheHauntedFarm]

There is no God but Music, and Henry Rollins is His prophet.

[@Darstag]

fuckin love this guy

[@LifegrindX]

I had no idea he did stand up. Not only that, he's really go at it!

[@hulk7861]

sweet

[@THEelisabeast]

search for henry rollins surreal conversation pt-2 and there it is

[@jmpms]

I love you, Henry. Give yr hand a rest, babe!

[@EyesofNeurosis]

i'd rather not, because i'm real, so i cant go away, because than id be unreal, and that my friend is totally surreal, and i have to exist man, else nothing will be real, so you go away, and not be real, and ill continue living in the post-surreal

[@tommyt1971]

Saw Henry speak live about 2 yrs ago and he had another story about someone trying to break into his house. It was funny as hell BUT the poor guy was a huge fan with a spectrum disorder. Tried to sneak onto Hank’s property about 3 times and eventually had to be deported back to Scandinavia. Henry expressed how truly bad he felt for the guy but the way he described those incidents had us all dying laughing.

[@megstubetops]

i love me too!

[@lotuscorpse]

@KittyNinjaPiper That's just a beautiful thing. Keep it up.

[@peteringhampi5]

#HenryRollins surreal alright! Elaborate story telling!

[@jema2609]

I don't know which is worse: that an awesome guy like Rollins is having to "sleep" alone, or that his hand's imaginary voice is so masculine....

[@rightbrigade92]

i read about this convo. in the Rollins book "Broken Summers" fucking amazing

[@vega92]

awesome story lol

[@resingurl]

Best i can sum it up as i fucking love him ;P

[@TheManicBassist]

where is the rest if this??? ahh soo good

[@fuckartletsrock]

teen idles was the first band of ian mackaye, first henry rollins band was called: state of alert

[@xxRATM14xx]

how is it that hes not taken? i mean if i were his age id totally go there man!! henry seems like such a catch :D

[@Skjoldvall]

He is alot of things, lulz.

[@mattasticmattattack8546]

I thought i only "LOVED MYSELF" like that.

[@disgraceayala2896]

7:00 😂😂😂 Im Dead!

[@kingluddite]

Seen him last night. Three hours straight no gaps no pauses no breaks. Take a cushion, my arse was numb.

[@somewhatsomething4882]

You should've just said stop. He understands consent 😉

[@killcomis]

wow hes actually hilariouse

[@MRBLuD]

Rollins is the fuckin' MAN.

[@wwefan11222]

@Waluweegee Im right there with you. He's awesome

[@aleblu95]

part 2 is on the side bar. There's the ending.

[@999ReaperIII]

@Waluweegee NO, this man is amazing, even by the way he describes his life to be boring, and painful, it still comes out to be perfect, he can take anything, and make is meaningful (his music),and funny (this), we all love him.

[@Nambale]

I am pleasantly surprised to find out that Henry Rollins is so funny xD.

[@MrJM1878]

He's also a musician

[@DB742]

Is it all like Black Coffee Blues? Which I found as a narration of brutal tales wrought from a obviously intelligent thoughtful man tormented from a life on the fringe far from what we would call "decent" society. When one travels beyond middle class happy TV American society into the dark loneliness...it permanently marks you and you can't ever be "normal" again, much like what makes Rollins special.

[@heshinator1]

@Alienpelvis86 his personal office, he owns his own Publishing company

[@BOBBYGITRPLYR]

I love henry, hes pretty fun. But think I like the more angry in your face Henry.

[@iamchaddangit]

Haha it's funny to me that he was the singer of one of the most influential American Punk bands...

[@xXmeeka27Xx]

lololololol "a man wants some lovin"

[@thegorillasnake]

Reluctantly I agree with you.

[@SiriusMined]

@NothingSacred27 "The bigger issue, of course, being why so many people who apparently hate him are bothering to watch his videos anyway." Excellent question. I think it's mostly that people with miserable lives like to make other people miserable, whenever possible

[@DrJReefer]

Better late than never and all that.

[@rg2027x]

'surreal conversation'..everybody has 'em..some more than others. I respect his brutal honesty puttin it all out there. all these things we're programmed to be "embarassed" to speak of. in these days of "political correctness" spread like a cancer, its refreshing. just talking about in front of a large audience must be freeing in itself

[@rightbrigade92]

His book on the Rise Above tour, "Broken Summers" is fucking amazing check it out

[@somewhatsomething4882]

Ever noticed how yt comments for Rollins stuff are almost entirely single comments, with relatively few replies and little interactive conversation.

[@paul_henderson]

Yeah I mean... I don't think yt was typically social media friendly til late 00s like there were many basic features missing (you can see how messy/missing comments and replies became when scrolling down in 00s videos beginning from like what 2005? So there was no way to ping anyone and instead all comments were kinda all over the place. But the vibe was incredibly way better back then and not just youtube. myspace and shit. People used to be way more social back in the day, even online.

[@somewhatsomething4882]

@@paul_henderson I think also, despite the thought and insights contained in Rollins spoken word work, it can also come across like "shout TV" (I think that's the term") and as such it reinforces certain beliefs and encourages (or even causes) a level of insularity, thus reducing actual conversation. Idk it's complex... But I think by now his audience is "the converted" for the most part.

[@paul_henderson]

@@somewhatsomething4882 the more various entertainment, the less focus and dedication, simple as that

[@OneRevelation]

i read somewhere that the break in never happened that way. i mean it happened but i guess he ramped it up for entertainment. not too surprised...

[@HipHopAn0n]

He says what he does is spoken word, just because there a few jokes thrown in doesn't make it a comedy show. And you know what? Too many jokes would water down the heartfelt messages he brings to his audience.