![]() ![]() ![]() And yet, he chooses to self publish his memoir Get in the Van rather than go with a major publisher. Henry carried on in true DIY fashion, using his own publishing and record company to release his first book, his spoken word recordings, and albums by the first iteration of the Rollins Band.īy 1994, Rollins is all over MTV, and he’s featured in the film The Chase with Charlie Sheen. The band broke up in August of 1986, just before I started college. There was no one in the mainstream music world who wanted to help, so they did it themselves. ![]() So we can’t really say it’s his time fronting that band that makes him a personal hero to me … but it started there.īlack Flag recorded, financed, and distributed their own records, set up and promoted their own shows, and created their own merchandise. I loved it.Īt the time, I had no idea that the guy’s name was Henry Rollins, or that he wasn’t the first lead singer of Black Flag. My first impression was, “Wow, this guy is pissed off!” And sarcastic, sometimes funny, sometimes sad. If it wasn’t on the radio or MTV, it was invisible–unless some cool kid turned you on to something new (who probably got it from the older sibling of some other cool kid).Īnd by “cool,” I mean a misfit who couldn’t abide in a Top 40 world. ![]() That’s how it was pre-Internet in suburban Houston. It was in a kid named Mike Goodman’s bedroom, and the record was called Damaged. I vividly remember the first time I heard Black Flag. ![]()
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