Talk:Henry Rollins/Archive 1

message: Does a talk show (Dennis Miller Live) count as film/video? -- Dave C. 00:28, 10 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Film & Video 

message: According to this article, Rollins attended the Bullis Academy in Washington DC. Should that be the Bullis School? According to the Bullis School article, the school hasn't been in Washington DC since 1934.--Steve McKinney 03:26, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: His dad was a Navy veteran AFAIK, which I'm sure had a lot to do with him going there, and I have heard him refer to Bullis as a Navy preparatory school in interviews (I think he mentioned it in one of his Leno appearances). Solitary refinement 22:31, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bullis 

message: When and why did he start using the name Rollins?  Somebody must know.  --24.193.106.200 03:14, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I have never heard any definitive answer on why he chose "Rollins".  I'm sure he had his reasons at the time - whether they are "relevant" now or not is neither here nor there.  He was called the name in Black Flag, so he was 21 at the oldest when he came up with it.  The reason he changed it AFAIK was to distance himself from his father, whom he once referred to as a "racist, sexist, child-beating bastard." Solitary refinement 22:38, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  The "Rollins" name? 

message: I removed this Article from the Category:People diagnosed with clinical depression.
There is no mention of clinical depression in the Article, much less any evidence of a formal diagnosis having been made.
:Michael David 18:55, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Clinical Depression? 

message: I read an article about how he was really inspired by him, and collects his artwork.  Can we assume that he has inspired him poety-wise too? I'll try to find a reference source for this. ---66.106.60.11 03:17, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Beefheart Fan 

message: I herd this fellow was Queer as folk (hes fruity in the booty if ya know what i mean *wink wink*) any way you should add something in this aritcle on this dudes warped sexualtity
::Thats a dumb rumor. Henry isnt gay and has said he isnt gay many times. Kamiawolf 16:56, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Nevertheless, he never came out of the closet fully, I think an investigation is needed to make sure he ain't a gay blade. --68.127.37.93 03:19, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Queer 

message: I always read that Henry Rollins is a strong supporter of the Straight Edge lifestyle.  Should the article mention it somewhere? 65.24.127.127 14:31, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I had heard that too, but without a source it can't be added. I had also heard he often went by the nickname "Hank", but that isn't mentioned either. User:Angr 22:33, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Completely true, except for the sex part. I guess his spoken word records should be sufficient as a source. If an exact reference is required, ask me, although it's present on almost every album. --Cyhatch 11:37, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: A friend of mine asked him about this some ten years ago, and he replied that even though he did not drink alcohol or do drugs, he did not consider himself straight edge, as he found the ideology and movement to be too narrow for him to fit into.--129.177.30.18 17:47, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

text: He was in SOA, a straight edge band.ghostbear616 04:13, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Straight Edge? 

message: I've reworked the intro. Reasons for particular edits:
*Henry Rollins (born 13 February 1961) is an American Hardcore Punk Rock singer... — changed to rock. His punk rock activity (career?! can't spell that) didn't last as long as Rollins Band. Besides, the punk rock roots are noted later in the intro.
*...and songwriter; he has also been active as a storyteller, author, actor, poet, comedian, radio and TV personality and voice-over artist. — rearranged. Wanting to replace it all with "wide-profile artist" makes my fingers itch.
*He lives in Los Angeles, California but recently stated that he was moving back to his hometown of Washington, D.C. [citation needed]. — removed. I've hear him talk on the radio about how LA sucks and DC was better; also in his blog (Dispatches) that he thinks he should really move; but can't remember him specifically saying "to DC". If you know a source, drop it here or something. So, removing the DC thing, the statement about where he lives isn't relevant in the introduction, I guess.
*He is most notably famous for his work with the hardcore punk outfit Black Flag. He recently performed successfully amidst a flurry of adulation as a spoken word artist at the 2006 Download Festival in the UK. — - is a statement about recent event required in the intro? Moved to biography. Now it looks even worse.
Also, I've added to the discography: Short Walk on a Long Pier, a spoken word tape; You Saw me up There, a video; don't ask "tape or DVD", I don't know.
Removed the reference to Punk: Attitude, a Don Letts documentary, since Rollins only appears there as a talking head. If you re-add that, also add The Drug Years documentary.
And I've commented out the Trivia section, since it only had one line. Not enough gossip.
God, let me out of this place. --Cyhatch 11:31, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Intro reworked, Discography updated