Henry Rollins on self and Henry Miller

Clip from Henry Rollins keynote at SXSW2006.

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Comedy

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• henryrollins
• henrymiller
• sxsw2006

[GoblinGirl]

Henry Miller is a real artist, a man of great depths and a brilliant writer, one of the greatest that this country ever produced.

Rollins, on the other hand, is OK....

[horsedoctorman]

@itierney Weird comment, any time I've seen Henry Rollins interviewed he always stresses his own lack of education and intellect, by his own admission his only talents are working hard and being good at talking, if you think he is saying he is an intellectual because he reads Henry Miller you are only betraying your own insecurities

[fade2black232]

@GoblinGirl Well Rollins has achieved great things also but with music that matter to alot of people just as Miller's writings and books obviously matter to you. Miller and Rollins dont need your opinion, good or bad. Next time you call someone "ok" show them some more respect because from where your siitting...it looks as though you need to appreciate someone who actually got off their ass and did something with their life. Never is this "ok", its exceptional. Unlike your critique GoblinGirl.

[horsedoctorman]

@itierney Oh so what if he quotes Nietzsche, all it means is he reads books. Rollins is excited by books and thinks they're important. What's wrong with that? There are lots of Rollins interviews on Youtube, I think I've watched most of them, and I've never seen him call himself an intellectual. Could you show me a vid where he does this?

[itierney]

@horsedoctorman I've seen so many interview where he's quoting nietzsche or spouting crap poetry or whatever. He's always at pains to let you know he's an "intellectual".

[thedrumosphere]

Corrections to the below:

Their should be quotes after 1946: "The egoismus. . . end quote with free-and-easy effect." New paragraph:

"Rollins may be. . ."

[thedrumosphere]

@thedrumosphere

Addendum to the Lawrence Durrell letter re. the two Henry(s) - There should be quotes around Durrell's words starting right after 1946: "The egoismus. . . and ending the word - "effect" There was a new paragraph starting with the next sentence: Rollins may be. . . All jumbled together it's a bit incoherent, Sorry for any frustration - such are the limitations of written you tube communications.

[thedrumosphere]

Lawrence Durrell in a letter to Henry Miller circa 1946: The egoismus cult is very bad for young men. You should know you've had a wicked effect yourself on the young in England. They think if they splash about in the bath it's interesting because it's THEM. Little do they realize what practice & technique and elision goes into making your free-and-easy effect. Rollins may be an affable guy and unpretentious but there are those whose ears should be ringing viz. the above oracle. DM

[jimbobklyn1963]

@GoblinGirl . but no one was comparing the two. he simply said he read them early.

[LiveActionSilence]

@madeguy89 One's political affiliation has nothing to do with one's ability to appreciate art and good writing.