Henry Rollins
Bare-chested, muscles bulging, veins fit to bursting, Henry Rollins was the
raging, intense face of the US hardcore movement of the 1980s. Part of the
burgeoning Washington DC punk scene, Rollins played in several local bands
before getting his break when his heroes Black Flag invited him to perform with
them during a gig in New York. He joined the band permanently in 1981 and became
famed for his snarling, hyperactive performances, storming around the stage like
a heavyweight boxer and sometimes getting involved in a fracas with members of
the audience. He started performing as ...
