Rollins Band - Low Self Opinion + interview [1-29-92]

[@michaeluhlir9667]

lol. the comments. " he can't sing" " bands out of tune". Rollins band is raw.. brutal, intense. Henry is singing from the rage in his gut.. not supposed to be melodic. its messaged for people to attack an issue of importance and do it with vigilante determination.

[@greengreen3235]

His band is excellent, that's what I think.

[@robinthehippie95]

Michael Uhlir well said brother

[@madvlasters2836]

those comments are kinda ironic bc I love his singing on this track. Like whole-heartedly.

[@chrisknight3734]

Henry can hit notes just fine, he's just not very melodic. However he is gifted as a lyricist, performer, and self promoter

[@davejones5640]

Im sure his feelings are hurt. As we said in the 80's. Not!

[@finkboy66]

I had End of Silence on constant repeat during my divorce. Songs like "Tearing", "You Didn't Need" and of course "Low Self Opinion" felt like Henry had a direct line to my soul. It helped me through a very dark and difficult time.

[@tookurjaerbs]

I hear you. I really connect with this song right now.

[@davidryan834]

Yeah it's helping me through the same thing as we speak brother

[@HookFaced]

F'in women......

[@gregm32]

I know exactly what you mean.

[@joseflandez825]

Nice

[@jspanos8784]

End of Silence saved my life. No lie.

[@kellyjackson7889]

+J Spanos Funny, drugs saved me.

[@gunkeyostanky1125]

Saved by terrible music. What, your dad cursed at you that one time? Look, I like Rollins, but his band was fucking laughable.

[@jspanos500]

I'm not some milquetoast millennial. Proud Gen Xer. That lineup with Andrew Weiss on bass and writing most of the riffs was killer. You can not like it, but don't slam it.

[@sellincash]

Gunkey O'Stanky i go bk to the 9:30 club and the bad brains days, city gardens, cb's , the kyber, an poloza, saw them rt b4 they​ dropped the end, and a saw him 6 to 7 times there after, it was bluesy rock and hard, but U HAVE NO FUKIN IDEA wtf ur talkin abt at all, mann i can go on, and on , cuz i have SEEN THOUSANDS of shows and ALL ACROSS THE BOARD, i grewup in a jazz drummers crib, played army on shitty sticky bar floors, became a musician myself, and WHN I SAY I HAVE SEEN IT ALL i can only hope u have s|n the shit ive seen, i have neva excluded any genre, an i go hard to find the top kats, im not a kat tht thinks music WAS BETTA, i find new shit every day, got n early on the internet, and use it to my advantage, U HAVE NO FUKIN IDEA ABT WHT U THINK U SAID, i saw rollins 3 times b4 tht poloza tour, an 3 lps after, DO U RESEARCH, and yes i ve seen miles, pfunk, voivod, rush , allan holdsworth,epmd, james brown, deftones, pe,chili peppers, mind u all in the early mid 80s, sum 70s and in my 20s in the 90s till now ive seen soooo fukin much, im a live music type, i see the reason for wht a band does, an dont compare across genres, yes theres top kats in a genre, but if ur a snobby rush nerd i ve seen thm many many times but keep my wits, an kno they are good for wht they do, and most artist will tell u dnt compare DIGG tht and just tht wht they are doing, cuz they admire other kats waaaay more then u kno, ive caught a bunch of top kats checking out they own personal fav artist, an aint fukn snobs, digg urself homie.

[@thediseaseisthecure]

Gunkey O'Stanky - Andrew Weiss is a fucking beast, now please go sit in the corner

[@BumperMorgan]

End of Silence was the soundtrack of my senior year of high school and college. I was an angry geek and the songs on this album spoke to me. I'm 41 now and I still listen to it.

[@brandonburgos1369]

BumperMorgan it was my highschool sound track, i graduated 2010, 24 now, and still play it

[@75zoran]

42, and would not mind play it at my deathbed my life soundtrack

[@nobrkt]

i'm 26 and i'll listen to that album for the first time. cheers!

[@jinggaddi]

My current mental health stability I owe a great deal to The End of Silence.

[@alexscott730]

This is exactly 30 days after his friend Joe Cole was killed by 2 walking pieces of shit.Henry luckily got away.RIP Joe Cole

[@bastianmaranga151]

Dick Fageroni You don’t make much money in the music business

[@pechondelgado]

@Dick Fageroni The whole incident was shady. Rollins was ordered into the house at gunpoint after his friend was shot and killed. Rollins managed to escape death by running through the house and out the back door.

[@mr.mayhem6755]

@@pechondelgado he may have potentially gotten away with murder

[@ChaoticGoodDeeds]

@@mr.mayhem6755 Nah.

[@KyleCollins-ny4em]

Who’d he murder? Running away doesn’t mean you committed the act.

[@sfletcher75]

It's disappointing that guys like Miller and Bill Maher never really let Henry speak without interrupting him with lame jokes. He's really a (self taught) highly intelligent person. He deserves his time to speak. In my opinion, they most likely do it because they don't want to be upstaged by a guest.

[@robertm6801]

yep. exactly bro. you nailed it.

[@johnnythreefour2902]

They are both comedians. That's what they do. There are plenty of places online to hear Henry talk.

[@reopuraimu4962]

There was no KZbin back in '92, though.

[@BTsMusicChannel]

Dennis Miller is a fucking dumbass. You hear him pretend he has an excuse to be a square conservative because he is old, but then Henry is one year older than Miller. The problem is not Miller's age -- it's that he's a dumbass. By contrast, Henry never sold out his political values even if he made some money in the music biz.

[@BB-gd5pk]

BTsMusicChannel how tolerant of you, mr loving liberal

[@YouCantHoldOnTooLong]

One thing I admire about Henry Rollins is that he is filled with such fierce enthusiasm when he performs live! I remember him saying in an old interview that back when he was attending grade school in Washing D.C. where he grew up, he hated having to remain seated in classrooms for long periods of time. He would always be desperate to want to get up and start moving around because that was highly therapeutic for him to do. He would try to keep his cool when being required to stay seated, that he would clench his teeth real hard while trying to focus on his work assignments, but most of the time it was almost unbearable for him due to his eventual diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder. You can pretty much tell in this clip that after he finishes his performance that it's way too difficult for him to remain seated while talking to Dennis. As he is seated on that chair, he keeps his body moving in a peculiar motion. Nevertheless, Henry has made a tremendous success of himself not only as a vocalist in his own alternative grunge metal band, but as a stand up comic and as an author. He is quite a guy! ~Dutch

[@devilsoffspring5519]

I don't have AD/HD but I sure as hell went through the same thing in school. Just attempting to discuss it with anyone got me falsely diagnosed as a narcissist, which I certainly am not. That was ~35 years ago. Any kind of creative drive, or even merely kinetic drive (the natural desire for young boys, almost always boys, to be in motion instead of sitting still dying of boredom) can make school absolutely excruciating. It does NOT make them narcissists.

[@CirclingtheFringes]

Long story short; i'm Dutch too😂

[@prod6mill.512]

“If you could see the you I see when I see you, you’d see yourself so different” that line itself changed a lot of things for me

[@anitraharrison2389]

You sleep alone at night You never wonder why All this bitterness wells up inside you You always victimize So you can criticize yourself And all those around you (truly amazing lyrics)

[@baron0877]

Possible self-reflection? Henry certainly has an interesting mind. I would love to just sit and talk with him about anything.

[@alm5966]

That album could well have saved my life. If I ever bump into Hank, I'll thank him.

[@jacksonpage1580]

Thank Hank. Lol.

[@mreilly777]

Same here and I did get to thank him when he played Avalon in Boston around 2000. Cheers!

[@kaylabey]

Mike Reilly What was he like?

[@anitraharrison2389]

that is awesome ! art touches people like the artist will never believe. I actually discovered this song on a episode of Bevis and butt-head when they made fun of the music videos, and I thought to myself why are they joking this song? it sound pretty epic to me, I didn't even hear the vocals that well so at the time i didn't know what this song was about. but I remember the final words in the song " Low S.O. Low S.O." i looked it up recently just by typing those words into google , the official music video popped up and I watched it, and listened to those lyrics and I was like "OMG this shit is DEEP! OMG i feel like he's talking directly to me" it was an amazing experience

[@norsewind123]

Just email him. He's real good about replying personally!

[@ceegee3291]

The first girl who broke my heart I listened repeatedly to End of Silence and he got me to pick my head up and got me through it. Many years later I called the radio station he had a show on and thank him. He humbly said “I’m glad music was there for you” We also chatted a bit about Westley Willis. Much respect for Henry

[@themadmattster9647]

Chris Haskett, along with John Christ and Rocky George, are three of the most underrated guitarists of all time.

[@watts111]

Haskett has a great willingness to be weird, which most guitarists are afraid of -- he rarely resorts into metal cliche "chops."

[@tomwhite4584]

Fuck Yeah!

[@MrBlick76]

I see you know your rock n roll shit my man

[@titantron5840]

Man i gotta give you props for bringing up John Christ. Those pinch harmonics are just as much a part of Danzig as Glenn's vocals.

[@lambdashiftakadavidheikkil2657]

The riffs and music they made isn't underrated at least.

[@BobbyFett3994]

Now imagine if this dude took all of that anger and rage and chose NOT to put that energy into lyrics and music. And unleashed it on people...

[@diogenessinope6405]

just be glad he didnt man

[@runnersdialzero1244]

You'd get a large sundae right to the fuckin' face for sure.

[@Sasquatch10]

It's funny you say that. The first time i was aware of Rollins was in Sons of Anarchy and he was so good at playing a nazi you couldn't convince me he wasn't.

[@joshuawilliams8252]

This might be the realest talk show interview I've seen. Miller did make a couple of lame jokes but mostly he let Henry vent to him and seemed to genuinely want to understand his point of view.

[@SiriusMined]

I love Henry. He's a sharp dude.

[@williamfabiano543]

I was fortunate enough to see Rollins Band "Weight Tour" and im gonna tell ya, Henry gave 110% that night. The venue was a small theater in Rhode island somewhere. They played so tight, if you closed your eyes you'd think you were listening to the album. I was close enough to Henry that every time he spit, he was spraying me! And that was often. He came out with the most intensity ive ever seen from any human being. It was like he flicked a switch before he performed each song. Very into the moment he was. No B.S. if someone wasnt listening to the songs, he got offended and told them to go outside and let someone else have the spot on the floor. People were mesmerized by his existence that night. He had total control of the whole venue and all that were attending. The man is a genius.

[@brickpig]

This song hung with me for over 25 years until I addressed my problems. Now it's filed in fond memories. X

[@AndrewCeyton]

I love his fascination with James Brown. He mentions JB often in these early interviews.

[@markusantonio4866]

Andrew Ceyton Iggy was also influenced by Brown, too.

[@brettd530]

"Henry, why a ballad?" That's hilarious!

[@disagreeablesob]

Looks like he could be an angry,obnoxious asshole,is in fact actually decent,thoughtful,and humane.

[@izaakglynn980]

+disagreeablesob He's definitely angry

[@disagreeablesob]

Izaak Glynn Yeah,but he's angry about things like ignorance,stupidity,cruelty,greed, and injustice,the stuff any decent human being is angry about.

[@robertobrien64]

This was the show I discovered Henry, and became my favorite singer of all time! Rollins Band was so awesome to see live, so much energy, he gave everything on stage! He said when he couldn’t do it like that he would walk away and he did!

[@padistedor]

I forgot how good these guys were. Glad this video found me today.

[@Reegatron]

Hey just a Nazi soldier in the audience at 9.48 'don't mind me folks'

[@greengreen3235]

Yeah, what the fuck was that about?

[@Koettnylle]

Made my day, hahahaha

[@EngelbertHumperdinck86]

Where is Waldheim?

[@Idkwhodawg]

@Eissari4 good try

[@sinbad2247]

9:48

[@somewhatsomething4882]

"Hate is easy". The fewer words spoken, the greater the truth.

[@darrylsh]

I was 14 when I found "the end of silence" in a sam the record man. Despite having garbaged most of my cd collection since, I still have my copy I bought over 20 years ago!

[@curtisgiesbrecht8325]

Andrew Wiess is a great bass player. That tone and rhythm makes this song.

[@joshasunto27]

2 stringer

[@gregtanner6543]

Why was he replaced?

[@curtisgiesbrecht8325]

@@gregtanner6543 Henry and him did not get along at that time. I believe Henry found him lazy and disorganized.

[@fionnsterr]

@@curtisgiesbrecht8325 rollins said he wrote the song about him lol

[@curtisgiesbrecht8325]

@@fionnsterr That would make sense. He didn't speak very highly of him in his book.

[@nonayobiznez5311]

"Hate is easy". Hate is weak.

[@ericsierra-franco7802]

I saw this tour at the Trocadero in Philadelphia in 92. Can't believe it was 30 freakin' years ago!

[@madmaxfzz]

Yeah

[@JoshuaRoss2]

The conversation for the last 2 minutes about the disenfranchised and left behind is so prophetic

[@kengibbens5059]

This album came along when I needed it most, thanks for picking me off the ground Henry!!

[@bigdeal7043]

I was an angry at one point and End of Silence helped me. Thanks guys.

[@christopherseat9871]

🧘‍♂️🧘‍♀️🏋️‍♀️🏋️‍♂️♥️🤜🤛✊🤘

[@Rammstein25705]

Henry. The End of Silence. It woke me from my loss. Henry’s real and we miss his music. But, I enjoy his spoken word.

[@jasonkimball8488]

This is the my favorite line up for the band. Sim and Andrew are a great rhythm section!

[@reddalchemy5970]

God I love Henry Rollins....He was so intense and HOT! Still is for being 56...MUAH!

[@yodaguy6956]

I always love picturing the audience members who have never even heard his music reacting to this

[@TheBobafett73]

Henry is fucking awesome... I live in Vancouver and have had the privilege of seeing him do spoken word shows several times... those shows are so inspirational and entertaining .... cant for covid to go the fuck away and see him tour again

[@TheBobafett73]

cant wait * lol

[@casbot71]

It would be interesting for Henry to interview Dennis these days.... and leap down his throat and tear him a new one.

[@shamrockfitnessmahaffey708]

Legend has it, those shorts are still on tour.

[@GangGreen80]

Henry rollins mentioning chuck d. Awesome

[@muxz]

Man, Andrew's fuzzed out bass is godly.

[@christopherseat9871]

Where is he!!??!

[@somewhatsomething4882]

Thankyou WFA's for that response. What's cool is that with NO words it somehow quickly led me to the realisation that self hate can be even easier for some of us. I know that probably wasn't your point at all, but I just think engaging in trains of thought and calmly communicating them can lead anywhere: to find hope where it seems gone, to provoke thought where it's needed. I might shut up now coz I'm starting to undermine my original post. Such a paradox, expression, not to mention reception... I guess why hR elicits such vehement opinions from positive to negative. Ok now really going to shut up 👍

[@memeco50]

Always a gentleman... and angry gentleman, isn't he fanatics?

[@hereisjvm]

Extraordinary artist...What rock was I living under? This guy smashes, but with sharp intelligence and brutal physicality. And, I've learned, now in 2024 he has published a total of 27 books (many of them travel logs of worldwide adventure, expertly and insightfully crafted) with his OWN publishing company; endlessly tours as a "spoken word" artist world wide...Hats off to Henry Rollins! :))

[@freedomtobeintheknow-kryst9705]

I remember back in the 90s buying the album that this single was featured upon and rockin' the hell out of it, then I discovered that Rollins had a genius mind outside of music, I'd say that's what sort of helped me to shape my own life's philosophy, listening to his interviews and stand up. I admire the hell outta the guy.

[@LaurieValdez-zk3dy]

I ❤ Henry 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉Thank you very much Philadelphia USA 🇺🇸 Nostrovia ❤❤❤

[@fatboymatt]

I'd love to see these two have a conversation again today hahaha

[@wesleystrauss6944]

"James Brown sat here yesterday, huh? I was gonna like ask to smell the seat or somethin" -Henry

[@misterspikex]

Rollins Band at their fucking prime.

[@Amp1771]

Amazing performance

[@TheAsaSan]

one of the best live-bands in the early nineties

[@snuff111taken]

This is epic in 2020

[@decomboiopelaeuropa3488]

I felt weird when I bought this album back in '92, was and still am a metalhead, but still, there was something there that just grabs you and grows on you. And 30 years after, still listen to this band and love the fantastic human being this guy became. Not for everyone, but for a lot more people than one can imagine :)

[@AndyWrasman]

You got a low-self opinion... I'm metal so I am doing something wrong by listening to the great Rollins Band.

[@palmerlp]

I mean, the album was produced by Andy Wallace. It’s not *not* metal.

[@hughes40]

Henri in 92 so poised...2021 god bless Henri, god bless you Mr. Rollins

[@marklechman2225]

If you had told me back in 1986 that Hank would go on to have a hit video on MTV I would have thought you were on PCP-laced crack. But he did it. The dude is just amazing, he never gives up, just keeps going. We love ya Henry!

[@Ruffnek310]

Id love to see you say that he cant sing to his face. He wont hurt you but see if you could take his place. They nail the future on the head!

[@jasonbetcher2159]

Rollins is the mother fucking James Brown of Punk...

[@xavierdurand5428]

I saw them in Paris in 1992. It was just awesome!!

[@GregChipelski]

The way Henry stands I always expect his vocals to come out more aggressive than they do half the time

[@YourConscience.o_o]

Dennis Miller is an enigma, whip smart but somehow became a dullard Conservative. Really cool to see Rollins (and band) perform Low Self Opinion live and to hear baby Rollins before he became a spoken word legend. Thanks for posting!

[@whatsforafters7843]

You are most welcome!

[@steelygray]

From the LP The End of Silence (thanks for the new clip)

[@whatsforafters7843]

steelygray Thanks a lot steelygray for the information needed to complete the title of this clip ;)

[@ceegee3291]

And I snook in to Roseland (NY) and seen this tour with the Beasties…I owe him some money

[@darrenchichak442]

SIT N LISTEN TO HENRY ROLLINS , BACK WAY BACK THEN ,,,,,, SMELL THE CONCRETE YET ????!!!

[@CharlesCollinsArushioone]

Sometimes the truth is hard to take. But damn Henry always delivers! Love it!

[@davedavis9693]

musically the band is great . Henry gets away with raw power of real life emotions . wonderful combination

[@revolutionday1]

Almost 32 years ago now, to the day. Wow!

[@samlister169]

Hard band with lots of reasons to delight the crowds back in the day. The crowds were indeed delighted. The players remain cool and sometimes more when interviewing .

[@thatonedude1003]

Rollins is one of the greatest frontmen ever. Just a bolt of energy.

[@VashStarwind]

LOL! 9:48 a german soldier time traveled and ended up on the show. Who knew time travel was real... Ha but that is pretty weird... lol

[@brendaluna173]

It's weird to see him singing because I know him from his book and spoken word videos.

[@kiufkhgdiyrsiytgf2785]

This ain't just music this is raw therapy lol nothing is as good a therapy as music that gets your anger

[@steelygray]

LOW SELF OPINION

[@georgewaters456]

this line up = best touring band in the world for that time period.

[@halesw9513]

Such an intelligent and attractive man. The more I hear him talk the more infatuated I become. 😍

[@TheTamranator]

Same here, hayleyy, same here.

[@netizenrealness]

me too gurl

[@timboslice45]

He wouldn't give any of you the time of day. Henry is MGTOW as fuck

[@netizenrealness]

Timothy Sayles he's really not, but ok dude😂

[@timboslice45]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHmWiJ5-e8RngJI

[@LeslieDugger]

I once met Henry backstage once... He told some random story about a rite aid clerk. Dude is genuine and funny.

[@MrLewisFloydHenry]

That was the line that recorded End Of Silence, that bassist was badass

[@christopherseat9871]

He is, the sound changed when he departed.

[@ckcc2675]

in interviews, Rollins reminds me a lot of ed coan. In voice and mannerisms.

[@frankjoseph7456]

No doubt he is fuckin crazy but this man humbly speaks truth always love em and I reckon he sounds awfully northern VA southern MD in this interview

[@kaylabey]

Frank Joseph He’s from DC & I believe he went to school in Potomac

[@erickh82082]

All natural no lip sync

[@justinhester9769]

imagine fighting Henry

[@frostywasp1743]

He'd be trying to talk you into improving yourself while knocking the fuck out of you lol

[@l4lo678]

Frosty Wasp so true lmaoooo

[@zeemancan3713]

There's footage of him beating the shit out of an audience member while he's playing a show with black flag lol so go look that up if you're craving some rollins fight

[@cadesmith70]

hahah no

[@TapeOperator]

You'd have to hit him with a bunch of "I suck"s and "I'm sick of being me"s to make a dent in him.

[@teeess9551]

Hank is the man. He has no equal.

[@snay1345]

Interesting last few minutes of conversation considering recent events in the country

[@LObostudios19]

Total power !!

[@johnpatricklayden]

I saw Henry Rollins at toads place in new haven in the late 90s, it was spoken word, I think he’s a pretty smart dude. It was so crowded that you couldn’t walk a foot in front of you.

[@movejumprun6236]

That guy barely let Henry finish his sentences, jeez.

[@mrj2654]

The guy's wearing shoes.

[@boneheaded9751]

Weird, don't remember ever seeing that Einsurzende Neubauten tattoo before. I just realized Rollins is Chris Farley if Farley was a straight edge. Both have/had demons, seems that one prefers to project those out into the world. Interesting song choice...

[@heeyou1925]

Cool performance ☺

[@richardlafontaine5049]

If you KNOW Henry Rollins..musically..you're welcomed anytime at my home..the truth is beyond music.

[@xaxabel]

Henry is fucking wild. much love

[@darylcumming7119]

A timepiece.

[@thecreaturemaker99]

Henry rollins RULES.

[@colemcleod941]

When MIller says "There's a lot of human flotsam and jetsam out there" - I really don't want to hear him talk anymore. He too fucking high on himself as a judge of other people - Rollins is his absolute opposite. Rollins is awesome, and Miller would not shut the fuck up.

[@TheSatanist13]

Just like how Motorhead performed Hellraiser live in 1992 then did a Lemmy interview.

[@christopherseat9871]

♥️🤘✊♠️♠️

[@egrrrlm9564]

Love Henry!

[@DeadCelt]

Great live performance from Henry

[@justmikehk]

Prophetic interview

[@rd9865]

End of the silence is a great album. Henry doesn’t get the cudos he deserves

[@christopherseat9871]

✊🤘☝️😡🤘🌟♥️

[@brendaluna173]

On another note he's so handsome 😍

[@tonymartinez5798]

oh the places you will go and the people you will see.

[@maoritupac1762]

I wanted to hear the grind you blind you part