I couldn't imagine being a pimple faced tenth grader and interviewing Henry Rollins at that exact moment after an intense Black Flag show. This kid had massive cojones. And I know that Henry has since said that he highly regrets this. People grow and change.
Yeah Rollins venting after years of abuse by the California hardcore scene…what jerk…and he is biggest sell out nowadays….he probably already planning a spoken word about Palestinian uprising on campuses….
There are 2 lessons here 1) Don't be an asshole, because you'll regret it in time; and 2) Henry Rollins is a good example of how people can change for the better.
Yeah twenty somethings fresh out of school can rock whatever energy this is very well, to the point of charisma. Soon as you get an inkling of nuance of how art, sociology and journalism go together, you stop finding shit like this charming.
@@Scotty-P Its an extremely common and annoying question that every interviewer asks, and its disrespectful, since selling out is extremely shunned in the music industry, and especially in the case of Alternative music, like rock or metal.
Now that I’ve seen the full clip I think he totally earned asking if they sold out. He was just adapting the Rollins vibe that was clearly dominating this convo.
what exactly is the issue. kid wanted an interview with a hardcore band. he got it. he tried to pretend he was on their level because he's a fan and was quickly humbled. these are good experiences for kids. if he felt otherwise he wouldn't have shared it for everyone to see. feeling sorry for him is one thing, but if you're gonna make an issue out of nothing you're the one that needs to grow up
Yup. I can tell the kid earned some patience from Rollins’ sociopathic hazing he just put him through by holding his ground. Rollins is clearly an autistic narcissist who is fragile in ways nobody at the time was acknowledging, and he even tries to dissemble into humor that bombs. Rollins seems hyper aware of the nature of subculture and hates it because he’s got a high IQ but also hates everyone else who doesn’t know that subculture is a self parasitic social club.
@@Alex-tx6by That's true. I just found out how much of a freak Greg is. (or at least how much of a freak he is when he's drunk or on drugs anyway) Then again, I don't know him in person.
Good on ya buddy.....you stood up to them way back in the 80s....I reckon Henry may have taught you a thing or two; but at the same time I doubt he would call this his finest moment....
I like this kid, and I don't think he was being mean, at all (just a bit naive) however asking Henry if the band was selling out was a bad question and likely to ruffle more than a few feathers. Either though it was a question that was probably doing the rounds in hardcore circles at the time. Especially if you consider that Black Flag never made any money at all, despite their constant, and grueling fly by the seat of your pants, tours in front of the craziest most brutal audience in music. So you get beat up , abused, spat on by some fans, harassed by the police, are borderline broke, all the time, and then some people accuse you of selling out. That question would really feel like a low blow in that context.
This would have been good if Henry could actually be witty on the fly, but he can’t. He’s really struggling to be “clever” and he’s coming off as a jock who showed up to a Goth Halloween party wearing drawstring sweat pants and an Ocean Pacific pullover
I think that kid was being way more real than Black Flag. He just enjoys music and doing interviews. He stood his ground. He knew he wasn't being treated right. He's just a kid and Henry shouldn't have held him to literally everything he said while he was making him nervous on purpose
@@JosephFuckinStalinthey looked like they just finished a set too which is probably the worst time to interview band especially Black Flag they ready to rip someone’s head off. The kid didn’t know any better
@@holoceph3916 That's another thing too. It must've sucked being in Black Flag. Hence Henry projected the whole "you wouldn't last one week in this band" bit. He's probably right. They really did seem agitated half of their career
This isn't an excuse, but it was the cops that really made him like that. That, and the nazis that beat the dogshit out of henry just for fun every night. Like henry(and heidi) would later say, this was misplaced anger going on here.
Acho que henry rollins se comportou como um perfeito babaca nessa entrevista. Hoje em dia ele está bem mais maduro. O garoto era mais maduro do que ele e foi valente.
There's an interview with grown up Henry, where he says he had a kinda hard working life, since a young age. He may be proyecting his bad years over a moody, inocent and "soft" kid. We tend to get uncomfortable when something or someone portrays the non elaborated aspects of our personalities, and it can be manifested in many ways. Mentioned interview: Henry Rollins: The One Decision that Changed My Life Forever | Big Think
There is a longer version of this interview one seen before. At the end they have a conversation about how Henry was mean and he was saying hey well you got some good stuff in there just cut out the mean stuff…. Been looking for the longer version for a while
“Make me confess.” “So… you guys selling out?” I mean, HR wanted a hard-hitting question, and the kid delivered. Kid knew it was a dumb question, but he asked it. That’s what HR wanted. Or, at least that’s what I believe. Kid’s got balls.
Fuck that!! Physical or not, bullying can stay with your mind AND body (mainly your stomach) for YEARS!! Even if henry did change, his change is indicated that henry himself would probably take my side on this issue.
@@maelstromSTL Yeah he’s literally already said it was ‘inexcusable’. I do find it a bit ironic that you have a username in reference to Pantera lol. They also definitely weren’t the best people, especially Anselmo.
@@Pain_and_disdain yeah, I changed my username a minute ago, but supposedly, it doesn't change the whole "@" thing. That is fixed now, too! Though I do still grudgingly enjoy pantera.
I vibe with whay Rollins is saying here, and also kudos to Nardwuar for staying in it after all those blows haha. They were both enjoying it, good fun! Talking story.
8:16 Classic passive-aggressive master suppression technique. The kid could've said anything, and he still would have corrected him just to show he's in charge.
Henry was annoyed but halfway in the kid made a comment that could have been easily interpreted as racist about Dearborn changing. That really set him off.
So Rollins hated 'the biz' at that particular moment that's aligned with popular entertainers (the media) - get it. But the kid with the bad haircut and clothes stayed put. He may have been somewhat inarticulate, but who isn't at age 15 or 16? Nonetheless, he didn't run away like a bitch and seemed to be adjusting/getting braver as the dialogue proceeded. So good for both HE and ROLLINS for being real!!! LL
@@silverkitty2503 Thanks for sharing. I dunno if the kid ever 'owned' Rollins during this exchange, but the kid certainly held his own - eventually! ;-) LL
@silverkitty2503 He picked a fight with the kid, then owned the kid. Well, unless, like another commenter said, henry picked up some kind of cocky body language from the kid that he was just pouncing on.
You know what really pisses me off, how mean rollins was to this poor kid. Shame on him. He was just trying to do his fucking job and Henry tried to destroy him, but failed :-)
Henry could be very scary..in fact. I used to tour w. Birthday party..but. black flag is the only gig i missed..out of FEAR..I LL REGRET IT FOR EVER..AND WENT TO SEE HIM PLAY FIRST ROLLINS GIG IN LONDEN..IN 84..WAS BRUTAL TOO. BUT YEA..GODDAMN..I LL NEVER FORGIVE MYSELF
Why is Rollins on such a high horse now, I wish he addressed this now. That break in was karma for sure, for bullying, a kid the size of Kira. Also that kid rose to the challenge when he said r u selling out, thats ballsy, and they had weak comebacks.
He admitted what he did to this kid was wrong. He also explained that he was going through alot of shit at this time and misplaced his anger out on this poor kid who was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
I dont think he was being a prick I think he changed that kids outlook and influenced how he did things going forward and how he approached and talked to people. Rollins made him think vs just giving the usual bs answers.
The funniest part by far is Bill yelling out in the background “why, cuz you fuck slow?” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 And later: “you’re better off buying the new Saga release!” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💀💀
No one was actually mean to the kid until he accused them of writing music they don't want to write just to make money. And they were all like 22. It's not their jobs to be child psychologists.
@@4ourty5ive And then he reflected on that video later and his assistant Heidi said "that wasn't the Henry I know"-- HE WAS 22!! He was self-critical of this behavior, of course, but keep in mind this is a very tortured but well-meaning kid from DC who by his own admission spent his entire childhood in his room or at work waiting for the Ramones to happen, and this was 4 years after he got thrown into the shark tank. People don't realize just how insane that time was. There was probably a wall of cops right outside this show just waiting to beat people.
@raddkahnengels Well, I mean, if you watch the whole interview, you will see that the kid was trying to basically hold his own while being cornered by the bullies that were black flag.
Rollins. He's in his mid-twenties slapping around a high school junior for just asking questions. He did this all ostensibly sober, which is not more impressive 😆
@@doubtshadow1 It's punk in the 80's. , And who hasn't had the most adolescent & trivial conversations at that age. Heck we're a lot older today and we still do it haha
@@zippymufo9765you’re correct that punk was aggressive and antisocial, but that was directed at authority and the establishment. punching down and victimising other people wasn’t punk. Rollins has since commented on this incident and clearly regrets the way he acted.
I've always found Henry Rollins kind of insufferable. Interviews like this are a good example of why. I respect some of his music knowledge but that's about it. When he starts speaking his mind about other topics, I have to tune out.
I love how everybody out there is giving Henry grief about this like he’s still the same person that he was then. If anything this is a testament to the growth he’s had since then. This was punk rock. This was the way it used to be. He’s Judd Nelson in the breakfast club. People like that, should they survive long enough, usually become wise people. It would be far more disappointing if he just bent to the status quo.
This kid came on back stage to make a fuckin interview with the band and he came with ass hole attitude,playing a big journalist try to mocking around with Henry Rollins.First the kid is a fuckin brat,a little cunt who think i am smarter then you i go to the colegge i gonna be a R.Stone magazine journalist.He hase a really good luck,beacouse he make him selfe a one intch of be beat of the band members and they crew,they allmost clean the floor with his stupid head,ok.If he came with the same stupid ass hole attitude in back stage of some other band and crew,maybe in NYC in Lower east side to fucking around with the A Front crew,Cro-Mags,M.Law's,Danny Diablo....etc.He probably gonna finish in some emergency Center with broken bones and maybe stabbed even.....solo brat this is NOT a Punk rock thing from the 80ies ok,this is dissrespect a band and all People who leave you to be theirs quest and maybe to drink a few beers and having a good times but if you dont respect all this then FUCK YOU men
I used to think Henry schooled this kid until you grow up and realize that punk music is not rock music: it’ll never be like Pink Floyd, Scorpions, Santana, or even the likes of AC/DC and Motörhead 😂 punk music is punk music and is what its meant to be: ugly music. And don’t get me wrong I love ugly music. But it’s better to admit that’s what it is instead of pretending it’s some ground breaking phenomena that no one has dared to take on before. Kid would’ve had a better time interviewing Lemmy or Joey Ramone 🤣🤣🤣
Im glad he apologized. But honestly I don't think its warrented. That kid came across like a douche. He tried way to hard to be cool and that selling out question was stupid. And that "you look like you wanna say something" jab. Maybe when I grow up I'll understand but from my point of view, that kid had it coming.
@@Pedaissanceeven if Henry was being a douche it wouldn't make him a sell out. I think they were both douchey but the kid started it. I guess Henry should know better but if I was in his situation I would do the same.
@@Pedaissance Henry was just standing there and when the kid asked him how the tour was going. Henry replies "fine thank you. How are you?" The kid then instead of answering the question says " why don't you just hold the microphone and talk, you look like you want to say something" based on what happens next it appears yes, Henry did have something to say, but if the kid didn't provoke him it is most likely none of this interview would have happened. Yes, Henry should know better, but the kid should also know better.
man what an abusive weirdo haha, so edgy and scary ooh. i like how he says hes cold and wet and then takes all that time to stand there and engage in some sadistic abuse. all henry rollins ever did was act like he was hard so he could look super alternative. he's calling that kid out for being weird and his bandmates literally looks like the Strokes got a nu metal vocalist.
"Trying so hard to be rad"? 😂 Henry's annoyed by this kid's stupid questions and he's showing him how dumb he was behaving. Props to the kid for holding his own, but I don't see how Henry failed at anything guy. Get your facts straight.
@@squareinsquare2078 He's apologized for it repeatedly. He was sick of having to fight dumb punks all the time and fully admits to unfairly taking it out on this dumb kid. I'm sure you also did stupid things when you were young that you now regret.
@@squareinsquare2078 I don’t think Henry has to bully a kid to look cool for anyone my guy. He’s a cool guy all on his own. This kid was incredibly annoying and I don’t blame Henry for reacting the way he did.
Man, this kid is the best. Stood his ground with quick answers and witty and never stumbled over his words while keeping it light hearted.
Why is your profile picture so fucking stupid?
Agreed. Couldn't be more proud of the kid
I couldn't imagine being a pimple faced tenth grader and interviewing Henry Rollins at that exact moment after an intense Black Flag show. This kid had massive cojones. And I know that Henry has since said that he highly regrets this. People grow and change.
I don't want to ask why you're hairs to long. Was to slick.🤣
Yeah Rollins venting after years of abuse by the California hardcore scene…what jerk…and he is biggest sell out nowadays….he probably already planning a spoken word about Palestinian uprising on campuses….
That kid grew up to be Nardwuar.
Is this true or a meme? 😂 great backstory if it is true
@@JosephFuckinStalinno, of course not. nardwuar is famously canadian
@@dreamofyouandi How do you know that kid isn't Canadian?
@@JosephFuckinStalin he literally says he’s from buttfuck michigan in this video
@@JosephFuckinStalincuz he said he's from "deer
f🖕ck dog born Michigan" -the kid in the video 😆
There are 2 lessons here
1) Don't be an asshole, because you'll regret it in time; and
2) Henry Rollins is a good example of how people can change for the better.
Yeah twenty somethings fresh out of school can rock whatever energy this is very well, to the point of charisma. Soon as you get an inkling of nuance of how art, sociology and journalism go together, you stop finding shit like this charming.
nah he still a piece of shit, he just older now and less relevant
lol....he hasnt changed!!!! just pulled back ......everyone has a mortgage to pay!!
Henry took being an a hole to 11
You forgot lesson number 3:
Don't meet your heroes, they're assholes like everyone else
Lambasts a kid for 5 minutes about being complacent and not asking hard questions.
"Are you guys selling out?"
Instantly gets ass blasted.
You don't ask a musician if they are selling out, that's one question you AVOID asking.
They are all trying to sell in.
@@flameuptheherbwoofdownthebeerwhen the fucking interviewee is pissing me off I'm calling him a sellout too! 😹🤘
Why?@@flameuptheherbwoofdownthebeer
@@Scotty-P Its an extremely common and annoying question that every interviewer asks, and its disrespectful, since selling out is extremely shunned in the music industry, and especially in the case of Alternative music, like rock or metal.
Now that I’ve seen the full clip I think he totally earned asking if they sold out. He was just adapting the Rollins vibe that was clearly dominating this convo.
Henry was mad because the kid wasn’t intimidated by him
After this interview, Henry let that kid dog him out w no rubber.
Imagine defending Rollins in this
Your vagina is leaking
Agreed. He did address this interview though. Doesn't make it right but he was in a very bad space in this music scene
@@JosephFuckinStalin perhaps you should have a nice cry about it 🤷🏻♂️
When bullies were celebrated because they’re celebrities
what exactly is the issue. kid wanted an interview with a hardcore band. he got it. he tried to pretend he was on their level because he's a fan and was quickly humbled. these are good experiences for kids. if he felt otherwise he wouldn't have shared it for everyone to see. feeling sorry for him is one thing, but if you're gonna make an issue out of nothing you're the one that needs to grow up
That kid made Henry's headspin 😂😂
Yup. I can tell the kid earned some patience from Rollins’ sociopathic hazing he just put him through by holding his ground. Rollins is clearly an autistic narcissist who is fragile in ways nobody at the time was acknowledging, and he even tries to dissemble into humor that bombs. Rollins seems hyper aware of the nature of subculture and hates it because he’s got a high IQ but also hates everyone else who doesn’t know that subculture is a self parasitic social club.
This is why Ginn started to hate Rollins. That straight edge, better and smarter than you attitude.
probably true but Ginn had more than a few screws loose. they weren't built to last
@@Alex-tx6by That's true. I just found out how much of a freak Greg is. (or at least how much of a freak he is when he's drunk or on drugs anyway) Then again, I don't know him in person.
The kid is now an astrophysicist. What a talent.
Typical cocaine philosopher. Some narcicism. Some paranoia. Some truth. A lot of repressed agony. Interesting moment though. Kid held up quite well.
No way has Rollins ever done coke 😂 he was just born that way.
@@johnnytrash2839 haha, that could be true
@@johnnytrash2839i was henrys coke dealer in the 80s
@@bear5945 I'll take shit that never happened for 500, thanks
@@bear5945Even if that's true it's not that interesting
I wana see these to meet up today and hash it out over a cup of coffe.
two
Good on ya buddy.....you stood up to them way back in the 80s....I reckon Henry may have taught you a thing or two; but at the same time I doubt he would call this his finest moment....
Stupid bully..i like henry but this is awfull
I gotta get back stage to my women & cocaine. lol
Henry busting balls, the kid hold his own. Mad squabbles to the kid
this shit is so uncomfortable to watch lmao
Im sure Henry feels bad about this today, Henry is the personification of an Anti-Bully and he bullied this lad
He was being a total dick bullying the kid that didn’t know any better
Yea he did .is awfull
He talks about it in an interview he feels awful about it and wishes he could apologize to this guy today it was just misplaced anger
@@thesenate4570 why you should never try and interview a band that makes angry music right after they finish a set
@@holoceph3916 You shouldn't even listen to such music. It'll rot your brain, just like it did OHenry's
I like this kid, and I don't think he was being mean, at all (just a bit naive) however asking Henry if the band was selling out was a bad question and likely to ruffle more than a few feathers. Either though it was a question that was probably doing the rounds in hardcore circles at the time. Especially if you consider that Black Flag never made any money at all, despite their constant, and grueling fly by the seat of your pants, tours in front of the craziest most brutal audience in music. So you get beat up , abused, spat on by some fans, harassed by the police, are borderline broke, all the time, and then some people accuse you of selling out. That question would really feel like a low blow in that context.
Henry was being a dick and attacking the kid so the kid asked him a question he knew would bother Henry. The kid had balls
@@ButterBallTheOpossum I know he was sort of asking fort it, compare his response to the other band members who acted normal.
Dude asked if they were selling out!!!!
6:30 - 6:40 I like how Greg Ginn hums the first few bars of "On the Loose" when Bill Stevenson namedrops the band Saga. 😅😅
I thought BryanStars's origin story would be more interesting than this.
Henry talks about owing that kid an apology here:
czcams.com/video/ZRjOkikFsks/video.html
This would have been good if Henry could actually be witty on the fly, but he can’t. He’s really struggling to be “clever” and he’s coming off as a jock who showed up to a Goth Halloween party wearing drawstring sweat pants and an Ocean Pacific pullover
"How's your NOT tour going" was pretty good. Haha
how i expected cocaine to make me feel
Just a temperature check, Greg Ginn is 30 in this clip
Even a fully gentle, or, better, ESPECIALLY a fully gentle kid can outclass punk wannabes like Rollins and Black Flag.
I think that kid was being way more real than Black Flag. He just enjoys music and doing interviews. He stood his ground. He knew he wasn't being treated right. He's just a kid and Henry shouldn't have held him to literally everything he said while he was making him nervous on purpose
@@JosephFuckinStalinthey looked like they just finished a set too which is probably the worst time to interview band especially Black Flag they ready to rip someone’s head off. The kid didn’t know any better
@@holoceph3916 That's another thing too. It must've sucked being in Black Flag. Hence Henry projected the whole "you wouldn't last one week in this band" bit. He's probably right. They really did seem agitated half of their career
@@JosephFuckinStalin yeah the whole tough guy jock bit is silly
i guess he finally found someone he was taller than....and then got owned by that someone...
I think this clip represents why people love and hate Rollins. The social experiment of seeing this video aged well.
@@EliCosper85 he's a world class douche canoe.
@@EliCosper85 Eh, he's apologized for his behavior back then and explained why he hated fanzine hipsters so much.
Trust me, I also wish that your comment is true. Unfortunately here, the bullies clearly won.
Henry likes to complain about the L.A. Police giving him a hard time in those days...I think we can all see why now...
"All I did was act like a truculent prick with a sour puss......why am I having the problems I seek!?... 🤣
This isn't an excuse, but it was the cops that really made him like that. That, and the nazis that beat the dogshit out of henry just for fun every night.
Like henry(and heidi) would later say, this was misplaced anger going on here.
@@maelstromSTLlol the cops made him like that? You have a very naive outlook on life guy
@@TheLowest you'd be surprised
@@TheLowest Incredible. You're the one who doesn't believe a punk got harassed by cops and you're calling this other person "naive"
Nothing like getting beat up by Black Flag's fourth best singer.
Acho que henry rollins se comportou como um perfeito babaca nessa entrevista. Hoje em dia ele está bem mais maduro. O garoto era mais maduro do que ele e foi valente.
where's the other half of the interview?
So lucky that the whole world doesn't judge me by the things I said and did in my 20s.
Minutemen and Meat Puppets were the best things to come out of SST.
Henry Rollings saw the attitude he had the moment he started the interview
“i dont know the jackrabbit thing has its place”
There's an interview with grown up Henry, where he says he had a kinda hard working life, since a young age.
He may be proyecting his bad years over a moody, inocent and "soft" kid.
We tend to get uncomfortable when something or someone portrays the non elaborated aspects of our personalities, and it can be manifested in many ways.
Mentioned interview: Henry Rollins: The One Decision that Changed My Life Forever | Big Think
For all we know they had a cup of coffee and laughed after this. Entertaining looking back.
Dude why the heck most punk figures look/act like they're a character from a John Waters film 😂
I always think of this interview whenever Deerborn Michigan comes up
Black Flag was no Menudo. Thats why they failed..
This is really what Henry Rollins is really like.
He has no kids because he is a little chump bully kid.
Greg running up to the camera saying that stayed in SAGAs hometown was the real kicker here 😂
Man that was just harsh lol, kid handled it well
That guy is too deep for me.
Everyone is too deep man
There is a longer version of this interview one seen before. At the end they have a conversation about how Henry was mean and he was saying hey well you got some good stuff in there just cut out the mean stuff…. Been looking for the longer version for a while
Kid- So you guys selling out?
H.R- So have you just been talking with Madonna recently???
Greg is the shit. Fucking best dude I've met
“Make me confess.”
“So… you guys selling out?”
I mean, HR wanted a hard-hitting question, and the kid delivered. Kid knew it was a dumb question, but he asked it. That’s what HR wanted. Or, at least that’s what I believe. Kid’s got balls.
What a try hard.
Yeah he's a dork, always has been.
Give Henry a break. He was 23 when this video was filmed. Dudes changed a lot and come a long way since 1984
Fuck that!! Physical or not, bullying can stay with your mind AND body (mainly your stomach) for YEARS!! Even if henry did change, his change is indicated that henry himself would probably take my side on this issue.
Nah Henry was being a douche nozzle here for no reason. Talk about invasion of personal space touching him and shit
@@maelstromSTL Yeah he’s literally already said it was ‘inexcusable’. I do find it a bit ironic that you have a username in reference to Pantera lol. They also definitely weren’t the best people, especially Anselmo.
@@Pain_and_disdain yeah, I changed my username a minute ago, but supposedly, it doesn't change the whole "@" thing. That is fixed now, too! Though I do still grudgingly enjoy pantera.
One of Henry's best interviews! I love it! And to hell with all the haters
Lol, kid is much cooler than Rollins
I vibe with whay Rollins is saying here, and also kudos to Nardwuar for staying in it after all those blows haha. They were both enjoying it, good fun! Talking story.
Greg Ginns teeth were the real MVP.
😂😂😂
8:16 Classic passive-aggressive master suppression technique. The kid could've said anything, and he still would have corrected him just to show he's in charge.
Scene, what's a scene¿?¿??¿?
Fuckin' Rollins. Not always the coolest dude
Yeah! And that's what drew me to his videos so much when I was 16. I knew I was a piece of shit, and henry knew that about himself, too.
That kid is in his mid 50s now
Henry was annoyed but halfway in the kid made a comment that could have been easily interpreted as racist about Dearborn changing. That really set him off.
He didn’t know one other SST band? Descendents?
"Are you selling out" ffw to Henry Rollins collaborating with CNN on the reg.
What’s the date and location?
It's Nick 13 from Tiger Army
I dunno how the f I came to this video but this is weird on so many levels
I will always love black flag and Rollins and I've seen both those bands
So Rollins hated 'the biz' at that particular moment that's aligned with popular entertainers (the media) - get it. But the kid with the bad haircut and clothes stayed put. He may have been somewhat inarticulate, but who isn't at age 15 or 16? Nonetheless, he didn't run away like a bitch and seemed to be adjusting/getting braver as the dialogue proceeded. So good for both HE and ROLLINS for being real!!! LL
Rollins picked a fight with a kid and then got owned by the same kid!
@@silverkitty2503 Thanks for sharing. I dunno if the kid ever 'owned' Rollins during this exchange, but the kid certainly held his own - eventually! ;-) LL
@@lankylankster7148 yup
@silverkitty2503 He picked a fight with the kid, then owned the kid. Well, unless, like another commenter said, henry picked up some kind of cocky body language from the kid that he was just pouncing on.
@@lankylankster7148 He totally owned Rollins when he asked if they were selling out. Thats a subtle fuck you to them and its hilarious
You know what really pisses me off, how mean rollins was to this poor kid. Shame on him. He was just trying to do his fucking job and Henry tried to destroy him, but failed :-)
He tried to seek and destroy, but failed miserably
Henry could be very scary..in fact. I used to tour w. Birthday party..but. black flag is the only gig i missed..out of FEAR..I LL REGRET IT FOR EVER..AND WENT TO SEE HIM PLAY FIRST ROLLINS GIG IN LONDEN..IN 84..WAS BRUTAL TOO. BUT YEA..GODDAMN..I LL NEVER FORGIVE MYSELF
Loser
Why is Rollins on such a high horse now, I wish he addressed this now. That break in was karma for sure, for bullying, a kid the size of Kira. Also that kid rose to the challenge when he said r u selling out, thats ballsy, and they had weak comebacks.
He did on his podcast. He says he feels really bad about it and that he was going through a lot emotionally at the time.
He admitted what he did to this kid was wrong. He also explained that he was going through alot of shit at this time and misplaced his anger out on this poor kid who was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Henry Bullies Fan
I really like Ron Reyes
This guy reminds me of lemony snicket
Wearing the bully shorts....
i wont allow the meat puppets slander
wearing a black flag shirt to my law enforcement class tomorrow wish me luck
Pig
I know just the shirt..
I dont think he was being a prick I think he changed that kids outlook and influenced how he did things going forward and how he approached and talked to people. Rollins made him think vs just giving the usual bs answers.
8:26
he's air bending
I like Rollins but I hope he regrets this memory
Wonder how that kid turned out lool
when was this taped?
What happened to this kid?
Super impressive
honesty is considered mean????
6:00
Good on this kid
Rollins is trying to man this kid up. Good work man. Basically being a dad to this kid
The funniest part by far is Bill yelling out in the background “why, cuz you fuck slow?” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 And later: “you’re better off buying the new Saga release!” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💀💀
He's being a prick the whole time to a kid
No one was actually mean to the kid until he accused them of writing music they don't want to write just to make money. And they were all like 22. It's not their jobs to be child psychologists.
@@raddkahnengels well said, well said
@@4ourty5ive And then he reflected on that video later and his assistant Heidi said "that wasn't the Henry I know"-- HE WAS 22!! He was self-critical of this behavior, of course, but keep in mind this is a very tortured but well-meaning kid from DC who by his own admission spent his entire childhood in his room or at work waiting for the Ramones to happen, and this was 4 years after he got thrown into the shark tank. People don't realize just how insane that time was. There was probably a wall of cops right outside this show just waiting to beat people.
@raddkahnengels Well, I mean, if you watch the whole interview, you will see that the kid was trying to basically hold his own while being cornered by the bullies that were black flag.
That kid look like the biggest poser
Which one of Rollins’ secret boyfriends are you?
Dude trolled HR hard lol. Good job.
Uh, I think the opposite actually happened.
I dont know who is worse.
Rollins
Rollins. He's in his mid-twenties slapping around a high school junior for just asking questions. He did this all ostensibly sober, which is not more impressive 😆
@@doubtshadow1
It's punk in the 80's. , And who hasn't had the most adolescent & trivial conversations at that age. Heck we're a lot older today and we still do it haha
@@doubtshadow1 Just imagine, at one point punk was aggressive and antisocial. It wasn't politically correct or safe.
@@zippymufo9765you’re correct that punk was aggressive and antisocial, but that was directed at authority and the establishment. punching down and victimising other people wasn’t punk. Rollins has since commented on this incident and clearly regrets the way he acted.
I've always found Henry Rollins kind of insufferable. Interviews like this are a good example of why. I respect some of his music knowledge but that's about it. When he starts speaking his mind about other topics, I have to tune out.
I love how everybody out there is giving Henry grief about this like he’s still the same person that he was then. If anything this is a testament to the growth he’s had since then. This was punk rock. This was the way it used to be. He’s Judd Nelson in the breakfast club. People like that, should they survive long enough, usually become wise people. It would be far more disappointing if he just bent to the status quo.
he is the same douche bag, just more sober. the person in this video was high
Status quo?.....being civil to a student journalist or, ya know, just declining the interview?
@@doubtshadow1 Sedate all that you hate , it'll get you nowhere
He's still an obnoxious dickhead what do you mean lol he's been a pretentious shit head most of his life lol
This kid came on back stage to make a fuckin interview with the band and he came with ass hole attitude,playing a big journalist try to mocking around with Henry Rollins.First the kid is a fuckin brat,a little cunt who think i am smarter then you i go to the colegge i gonna be a R.Stone magazine journalist.He hase a really good luck,beacouse he make him selfe a one intch of be beat of the band members and they crew,they allmost clean the floor with his stupid head,ok.If he came with the same stupid ass hole attitude in back stage of some other band and crew,maybe in NYC in Lower east side to fucking around with the A Front crew,Cro-Mags,M.Law's,Danny Diablo....etc.He probably gonna finish in some emergency Center with broken bones and maybe stabbed even.....solo brat this is NOT a Punk rock thing from the 80ies ok,this is dissrespect a band and all People who leave you to be theirs quest and maybe to drink a few beers and having a good times but if you dont respect all this then FUCK YOU men
Kid was a poser and trying too hard. Regardless of who was right, and both were probably in the wrong, that much is for sure.
WHERES PART 2?????
I used to think Henry schooled this kid until you grow up and realize that punk music is not rock music: it’ll never be like Pink Floyd, Scorpions, Santana, or even the likes of AC/DC and Motörhead 😂 punk music is punk music and is what its meant to be: ugly music. And don’t get me wrong I love ugly music. But it’s better to admit that’s what it is instead of pretending it’s some ground breaking phenomena that no one has dared to take on before. Kid would’ve had a better time interviewing Lemmy or Joey Ramone 🤣🤣🤣
Henry has always been cringe
why the dislikes?
Im glad he apologized. But honestly I don't think its warrented. That kid came across like a douche. He tried way to hard to be cool and that selling out question was stupid. And that "you look like you wanna say something" jab. Maybe when I grow up I'll understand but from my point of view, that kid had it coming.
He asked if they were selling out cuz Henry was being a dewsh
@@Pedaissanceeven if Henry was being a douche it wouldn't make him a sell out. I think they were both douchey but the kid started it. I guess Henry should know better but if I was in his situation I would do the same.
@@dudemydude4969 the kid asked that to get under his skin because he was being a dewsh. How did the kid start it anyway?
@@Pedaissance Henry was just standing there and when the kid asked him how the tour was going. Henry replies "fine thank you. How are you?" The kid then instead of answering the question says " why don't you just hold the microphone and talk, you look like you want to say something" based on what happens next it appears yes, Henry did have something to say, but if the kid didn't provoke him it is most likely none of this interview would have happened. Yes, Henry should know better, but the kid should also know better.
man what an abusive weirdo haha, so edgy and scary ooh. i like how he says hes cold and wet and then takes all that time to stand there and engage in some sadistic abuse. all henry rollins ever did was act like he was hard so he could look super alternative. he's calling that kid out for being weird and his bandmates literally looks like the Strokes got a nu metal vocalist.
Henry such a tool
3:50 kid tries to take the mic back , but fails. Had me cringing
Rollins trying so hard to be rad. And failing miseribly. Props to the kid.
"Trying so hard to be rad"? 😂 Henry's annoyed by this kid's stupid questions and he's showing him how dumb he was behaving. Props to the kid for holding his own, but I don't see how Henry failed at anything guy. Get your facts straight.
@@KingDevilCharger He's bullying a kid to look cool on front of his pals. Rollins is, and always has been, incredibly lame. Great music though.
@@squareinsquare2078 He's apologized for it repeatedly. He was sick of having to fight dumb punks all the time and fully admits to unfairly taking it out on this dumb kid. I'm sure you also did stupid things when you were young that you now regret.
@@squareinsquare2078 I don’t think Henry has to bully a kid to look cool for anyone my guy. He’s a cool guy all on his own. This kid was incredibly annoying and I don’t blame Henry for reacting the way he did.
@@KingDevilCharger "My guy" 🤣. Lameness runs in his fanbase too .....