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Henry Rollins (born Henry Garfield) grew up in Washington D.C, where he was friends with Ian Mackaye (later of Minor Threat, Embrace and Fugazi)
He became enamored with punk rock at a young age, using it as a focus for the rage and rebellioun that can only be borne of a military school education and abusive upbringing.
He sang in D.C. band State of Alert, and eventually managed to become the fourth lead singer of California hardcore pioneers Black Flag.
Rollins would appear on 5 LPs, 2 live albums, and numerous singles and EPs. He was probably best known for his onstage demeanour, in which he would regularly erupt from barely contained fury into full-on rage, getting into fights with concert-goers.
After Black Flag broke up in the summer of 1986, Rollins formed his own project, called Rollins band. They would release 8 studio LPs from 1987-2002
Around the same time, Rollins began performing spoken word concerts, in which he would expound on politics, social issues, and tell stories from his own life.
He also wrote the book
Get in the Van, a tour diary from his Black Flag days, and would win the Grammy for best spoken word performance for the CD version of that book. He has written eight more books, mostly based on his travels under the "Black Coffee Blues"series moniker
After the disbandment of Rollins Band, Henry focussed on his work in other media, including several film appearances, a radio show in LA, and a television talk show on the Independent Film Channel
These days Rollins focusses mainly on his spoken word shows, as well as activism for numerous causes, including gay right and his work with the United Service Organisations
