Sticking It To The Man with a Passport And a Mic
Sticking It To The Man with a Passport And a Mic
An Interview with Henry Rollins (2008)
by Melanie "Sass" Falina
Rewind to autumn -- 2007 -- this time last year...Henry Rollins was embarking on one of his spoken word tours: "Provoked: An Evening of Quintessentially American Opinionated Editorializing and Storytelling" and he hasn't really rested or slowed down since. A full year later, after intertwining a couple documentaries and his personal, obligatory travels in with the tour, he's now kicking off a brand new one.
"Yeah, the only time I've had off was around the Christmas holidays and I've managed to turn those into kind of high-anxiety bits of down-time," Rollins chuckles.
"For instance, last year for Christmas I called the USO and said, 'Hey, can you use me for anything? If I had my way I'd get sent to Afghanistan or Iraq.' But they said, 'No, we've got nothing, the budget is gone for the year.' -As it is for every company by the end of the year, they're all broke. And they said, 'Call us next year.' So I said, 'Well since you don't need me I guess I'll just go to Islamabad, Pakistan. And so I was there when Bhutto was assassinated and I walked all over the city when things were burning and men were crying. I wasn't happy about Bhutto being killed, but as far as there being one day to be in that country that was eventful that was it. So I did Christmas in Islamabad and it was very eventful -- a little terrifying at times - they locked down Islamabad and closed the airport so I was there for better for worse. The Christmas before I was in Djibouti , Africa with the Navy and Marines at Camp Le Monier, and before that I was in Kazakhstan , and the year before that I think I was in Kabul."
Read the full interview at UnRatedMagazine.com
An Interview with Henry Rollins (2008)
by Melanie "Sass" Falina
Rewind to autumn -- 2007 -- this time last year...Henry Rollins was embarking on one of his spoken word tours: "Provoked: An Evening of Quintessentially American Opinionated Editorializing and Storytelling" and he hasn't really rested or slowed down since. A full year later, after intertwining a couple documentaries and his personal, obligatory travels in with the tour, he's now kicking off a brand new one.
"Yeah, the only time I've had off was around the Christmas holidays and I've managed to turn those into kind of high-anxiety bits of down-time," Rollins chuckles.
"For instance, last year for Christmas I called the USO and said, 'Hey, can you use me for anything? If I had my way I'd get sent to Afghanistan or Iraq.' But they said, 'No, we've got nothing, the budget is gone for the year.' -As it is for every company by the end of the year, they're all broke. And they said, 'Call us next year.' So I said, 'Well since you don't need me I guess I'll just go to Islamabad, Pakistan. And so I was there when Bhutto was assassinated and I walked all over the city when things were burning and men were crying. I wasn't happy about Bhutto being killed, but as far as there being one day to be in that country that was eventful that was it. So I did Christmas in Islamabad and it was very eventful -- a little terrifying at times - they locked down Islamabad and closed the airport so I was there for better for worse. The Christmas before I was in Djibouti , Africa with the Navy and Marines at Camp Le Monier, and before that I was in Kazakhstan , and the year before that I think I was in Kabul."
Read the full interview at UnRatedMagazine.com
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