Hey remember when Morrissey compared an actual terriorist attack where a lot of people actually died to what McDonalds does everyday and called the Chinease a subspecies? Man, dont u just love Morrissey guys?
@@jackalope2302 I think you might be misinterpreting it which is too bad because I think it's a good lyric too. In the context of that song Morrisey couldn't be talking about anyone but himself, and it'd be pretty egotistical to say he's strong and has guts because he's gentle and kind. I'd argue that, by saying "it's so easy to laugh it's so easy to hate", he was just indicating the truth about his situation. The person he likes is in the arms of another person and he's just laughing and hating because he's a little bitch and can't do nothing about it. I love him tho, at least as a poet.
***** Except Morrissey isn't as hateful as he's made out to be. Yeah, he's outspoken, and extreme on his vegan views which are rather dogmatic, but he has loved many people in his life. Rollins, on the other hand, meh, he's really not that important. Irrelevant and unfunny.
Crazy!!! I LITERALLY was coming to a similar, if not exact same realization a few days ago after really doing some reading on Henry Rollins.. I've known oF Rollins since around Beavis and Butthead on analog tv and his being in movies days, but i never listened to his music or heard any of his interviews, etc till recently.. now Morrissey on the other hand I know of all too well hahah
@@marcoborda3641 HAHAHAHAHA. I dig BF and even RB, but 99% of the music Henry was involved in is hot fucking garbage. Garbage I like somedays, but garbage nonetheless.
Rollins is so in love with Morrissey here. It's like listening to a heartbroken high school boy talk about how much he hates the girl who ignores him but whom is secretly burns for. Rollins seems to be a good guy though. He has matured.
but then again, there are some people who are just widely known by virtually everyone they've ever crossed paths or worked with to just be an insufferable asshole - you know, people like donald trump... and morrissey. d-:
"Well, I like the guy. I think he’s very intelligent and has real good taste in music. It’s nothing I’d say on stage now because I think it’s poorly meant, but that’s why we humans are allowed subtly evolve here and there. There are definitely some people I wouldn’t mind seeing burned to death - I absolutely have a kill list. But not good old Morrissey. I think the world is a much better place with him in it." Henry Rollins, 2016
"I really don't care" he says... after a 2 minutes rant about Morrissey. Oh yes, you care. Your words and body language says you care a lot about Morrissey.
ecz4 September 24th, 1984: About a million years ago, Black Flag played at the Tropicana in Olympia. Beat Happening opened. As Calvin Johnson pranced and tummy-hopped around, you could see Rollins behind the stage looking increasingly incredulous. Was Johnson mocking Rollins' macho stage presence by offering the exact opposite? Was Rollins being upstaged? His gall visibly rising, Rollins planted himself in the front row, directly in front of Calvin, and began taunting the singer. Johnson, who never backed down from a heckler in his life, ignored the braying of insults and soldiered on. Finally, in exasperation, Rollins reached up and placed his hand over Johnson's crotch. Johnson merely took a step back, looked Rollins in the eye, and said, "Didn't your mother teach you any manners?" Apparently not.
bakerbrown6 Are you talking about Rollins being gay? Could be..........The cartoonish machismo.....the obsession with his own physicality........the neediness in his spoken word stuff......oh yeah. Could, indeed, be.......
ecz4 he made some points about why he doesn’t particularly like Morrissey but it doesn’t bother him that much. He was clearly provoked in this video to say something about morrissey
What's completely fucking ironic is that there is actually quite a bit of comedy in Mozz's lyrics and Henry just showed his cards on how Un humorous and darkly disturbed he actually is
Morrissey's lyrics are pretty funny. "It a ten ton truck, killed the both of us, to die by your side would be a heavenly way to die". "Some girls are bigger than others. Some girls are bigger than other girls mothers" "But sometimes I feel more fulfilled, making Christmas cards with the mentally ill"
Rollins is a great character...... that's why he's so entertaining aa stand-up/spoken word...... but everyone knows Rollins doesn't have 10% of Morrissey's singing or lyric-writing talent
Read any of the lyrics for any songs off The End Of Silence, Weight or Come in and Burn. Rollins was a good lyricist. Not some crooning little wuss like Morrissey. The Smiths had two great albums and Morissey made a career off of being a whiny sissy.
I like Rollins and Morrissey both. The same way I like hip hop artists that feud. I don't let artists' dislikes for one another hinder my enjoyment of their crafts. That's their business, not mine.
one can be wrong about the other, though, even if it's indeed not our job to take sides. (kinda hate this trend of objectivating everything into oblivion.)
Oh I fucking do mate! A massive iron pumping meathead! And you stop kissing his arse! You can slag off mozzer as much as you want I don't blame you but lay off us brits! And stop judgeing us by the way morrissey acts! Most of us think he's an arsehole as well!!!!
JeffryFeffry September 24th, 1984: About a million years ago, Black Flag played at the Tropicana in Olympia. Beat Happening opened. As Calvin Johnson pranced and tummy-hopped around, you could see Rollins behind the stage looking increasingly incredulous. Was Johnson mocking Rollins' macho stage presence by offering the exact opposite? Was Rollins being upstaged? His gall visibly rising, Rollins planted himself in the front row, directly in front of Calvin, and began taunting the singer. Johnson, who never backed down from a heckler in his life, ignored the braying of insults and soldiered on. Finally, in exasperation, Rollins reached up and placed his hand over Johnson's crotch. Johnson merely took a step back, looked Rollins in the eye, and said, "Didn't your mother teach you any manners?" Apparently not.
One thing I've noticed about Henry Rollins is that he tends to side more with the brutal, shocking, and 'manlier' men of the music scene. But someone like Morrissey--with such a light and elegant English Rock tone--is very deeply accepted and cherished by darker scenes because he is a dark and unexpected individual. His music tends to be incredibly joyous, but with very deep, and sometimes disturbing, lyrics. Morrissey is an incredible musician that compares to no other. He is one-of-a-kind.
agree. he's probably put off, not to say afraid of the camp pose. but telling another musician to "cheer up" is missing the point of art, and never gonna be not childish
"I would like to tie him to a chair and tease him till he pees his pants and promises to never do it again" I need Morrissey to give me a complete how-to guide on how he made young, buff Henry Rollins so mad so I can make sure I NEVER, EVER suffer this horrendous fate.
I find it funny how Henry said about it easy to be British yet life in England and the rest of Britain was a lot harder than it was in America at the time.
Both choose a life of celibacy, both are followers of the 70s punk generation, both view opinions that will upset, both are intellects, both made a successful solo career after leaving their bands, both share an interest in politics, both come from humble background's and both went completely grey in a very short time period. They do hold a lot in common, infact I wouldn't be surprised if channel 4 approaches Morrissey to present a new series of Scrap Heap Challenge.
Celibacy? More like extremely high standard monogamous relationships. Scandinavia. Morning Starship. I Won’t Share You. If he were celibate then there wouldn’t be anything to worry about sharing. Please, Please Please. Last Time I Spoke With Carol. Naaah, inwardly shy & sensitive, but celibate? No F ing WAY! Matt’s dad
I love both Henry Rollins and Morrisey - they are actually very similar. When we hate a person, we hate something that sits within ourselves. What is not in ourselves does not upset us.
That's always been an annoying thing for me to hear. No,...it's not even close to the reason why someone might hate something. That's such a stupid conclusion to reach. I hate tweakers, therefore I must tweak lmao. So dumb.
when I was young and dumb I liked Black Flag when this guy had a career lol...Moz still produces and has always produced legendary music. I think Henry has a hard-on for Mr. Morrissey. Rejection can hurt (so I'm told)
Morrissey is the best grump personality that came from that whole thing. Whatever you want to call it and whatever you want to say about "it" or him in hindsight. The man doesn't disappoint me in how much animosity his likeness brings today.
I wonder if Morrissey ever saw this clip. I can imagine Morrissey looking confused and a bit put off if he did then grabbing his phone to look up the name Henry Rollins to find out who this charming man is….
I know he was trolling but an American, of all people, saying it’s not difficult to be a bad/unlikeable person when you are born with the handicap of being British in that way is some uniquely wonderful self awareness that only they have 😂
I actually love both Morrissey and H.R. they both have beautiful traits, Henry has this anti-facism thing going on while still being this macho USA man who's music makes me happy and energetic. Morrissey is a sensitive anti-monarch poet who's music makes me feel comfortably depressed, but also makes me happy knowing that he's not another macho american and somebody who I can relate to when it comes to real feelings, but too much hipsters try to act like him. So they're both alright with me.
For everyone going hard on Rollins here, keep in mind that an Australian show called "Rage" probably isn't a venue where people are encouraged to speak kindly about one another, and it's not exactly an *inaccurate* roast of Morrisey. Unlike a lot of musicians that worked with similar styles of music, Morrisey was genuinely misanthropic and miserable, which is why he's turned into the bitter, bigoted piece of shit he is today. On the other hand, Henry Rollins was just playing up an edgy, hard rock, "fuck all that wussy goth music" persona, and is in reality a very nice guy, as we can all see in how he acts in modernity.
The word on the street in Manchester is that Henry was just bitter and twisted because Mozzer had rejected his sexual advances. That might not be true, but I'm sure someone down the boozer told me it was.
Henry you almost kept a straight face ! I am from the UK and was faintly amused, you got the reaction you probably wanted. Lighten up guys and laugh a little :)
I happened to be into Black Flag because of Nirvana a couple of years ago, and I was really taken by surprise by this interview. I cannot understand why Rollins didn't seem to get Moz and his ironic art. I don't see nothing wrong in "November Spawned A Monster", as I don't see nothing wrong in "The National Front Disco", the same way I don't see nothing wrong in "American Waste" or "White Minority" by Black Flag.
Interestingly, Henry Rollins epitomizes everything to me that is wrong with modern music. He seems to be a narcissist totally unaware of his own lack of talent. This is probably why you see him everywhere commenting on everything, over exposing himself but making little music.
No. Rollins has written a slew of books, has travelled the world multiple times over and has had a very successful career since the time of this interview. He's worth something like $6 million. Nowhere near as much money as Morrissey has probably made but he has done very well and has led an extraordinary life. Definitely not relegated to reading poetry in a strip mall. I don't subscribe to what he said here on RAGE but it's ancient history and we are all guilty of saying dumb things sometimes.
Metalheads would not appreciate the smiths. That's one of the reasons they were so great. Their music spoke to people henry rollins would'nt appreciate. You know anyone who tags morrissey miserable is lazy. His lyrics are some of the funniest ever written. Maybe not to an american of a certain type though.
i had a lot of respect for henry,it's just gone down a tad now (i'm sorry i'm english and like morrissey btw ;-) hopefully he has grown up a bit since then.
This was 30 YEARS AGO. From the Guardian, 2016: On reflection, do you think it was harsh to say you wanted to make a house record out of the sound of Morrissey being burned to death? 'Well, I like the guy. I think he’s very intelligent and has real good taste in music. It’s nothing I’d say on stage now because I think it’s poorly meant, but that’s why we humans are allowed subtly evolve here and there. There are definitely some people I wouldn’t mind seeing burned to death - I absolutely have a kill list. But not good old Morrissey. I think the world is a much better place with him in it.'
So, he either hates him or he absolutely loves him... I'd quite honestly bet the latter. I could see Hardcore Henry acting on a perceived need to denounce Morrissey and feeling conflicted. Rollins is a sharp guy that's made a career out of music. He's keenly aware of Morrisseys uncanny lyrical ability and secretly desires a piece of it for himself. Both fronted massive bands known for their messages, both vocals only, both have probably poked a dude. Power couple right here.
Never met either one but man, Morrissey is 100x the artist that Henry Rollins is. This is like listening to the Justin Beiber talk trash about Bach. Also I thought Henry Rollins was a deeper guy than this. He seems to dislike Morissey because of what he looks like, not what he stands for. This kind of attitude is why we need more people like Morissey. Morissey's got 10 times the guts Henry Rollins has, I don't care where they're from. Morissey lives in LA so hopefully that satisfies Mr Rollins
Henry Rollins did a Gap ad, which I think we can all agree means he is a corporate stooge who stands for nothing beyond self-promotion... and maybe exploiting third world sweatshop labor.
The first time I've completely disagreed with Rollins. Morrissey is a beautiful man and one of the greatest lyricists (maybe the best) ever. He suffered depression, clearly something Rollins does not understand, and with that related to a lot of people, including me.
Did you just say greatest lyricist, as much as I hate responding to old comments I’ll stop you there. Here’s real lyricists, Dylan, Lennon, Gunthrie, and Williams Sr. Also “he suffered from depression” isn’t any testament to anything (I struggle with ocd, anxiety and depression and I don’t act like I’m gods gift to the earth). Fuck Morrissey, he’s a diva who cancel majority of his shows, because he’s offended by someone else’s lifestyle. At least Rollins never called an entire race of people a subspecies.
@@FaithlessLooter animal rights is also something many people don't understand. killing and eating animals is not a "lifestyle". "the choice I have made may seem strange to you. but who asked you, anyway? it's my life to wreck my own way"
thedeadserious Bud the human body is made to eat meat. We along with the apes we evolved from are omnivores. So yes it is a lifestyle and good job concentrating on literally the least important point of my comment.
@@FaithlessLooter it's 2018 and the human body is doing well without meat - then it becomes a choice. actually my comment answered more than that: if you don't understand animal rights, you don't understand his mindset and therefore not his ways and words and might mistake it for "diva" and "racism". i also wanted to comment that i also think that morrissey is an outstanding lyricist (i don't care if he is the best, i'm not into favouritism). that i have no idea why you mentioned your struggles and if you think that would be a testament to anything, but then i didn't want to be rude.
I like most of his interviews (not this one) and some of his spoken word stuff. His music is....OK. The Smiths are genius and Morrissey's solo stuff is often great.
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Henry, if you're trying to ask him out, just do it already.
Ask him he won’t say no
@@dahliafiend Why should he?
@@libertyjustice1620 because if it’s not love it’s the bomb.
@@dahliafiend love the ask reference XD
LMAO
I wanna see Morrissey and Rollins in a duet covering a Karen Carpenter song
+Fan Made Videos Ha Ha Ha
"On Top of the World"
Aurora
fuck no
'Superstar'
did Henry Rollins just tell somebody to cheer up?? IRONY!
Haha I agree. I would love to hear what Morrissey would say about Rollins.
@clariboia anal >he's also an asshole
Henry or Morrissey? Both seem like cocks to me. Henry being the bigger of the two IMO.
Hey remember when Morrissey compared an actual terriorist attack where a lot of people actually died to what McDonalds does everyday and called the Chinease a subspecies? Man, dont u just love Morrissey guys?
@@theshaggyone9345 Yeah but up to a point he's right
@@theshaggyone9345 well they *are* communists
The boy with the thorn in his side
Behind the hatred, there lies
A murderous desire for love
Fuck… so true
My favourite Smiths song ❤️❤️
That is exactly what he is!!!😆
😂 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Perfect
It's so easy to laugh its so easy to hate it takes guts to be gentle and kind.
You spelled guts wrong.
it's so easy to laugh it's so easy to hate it takes guts to be hypocritical and racist
Too bad Morrisey doesn't seem to be kind. It's actually a good lyric
I love you human.
@@jackalope2302 I think you might be misinterpreting it which is too bad because I think it's a good lyric too. In the context of that song Morrisey couldn't be talking about anyone but himself, and it'd be pretty egotistical to say he's strong and has guts because he's gentle and kind. I'd argue that, by saying "it's so easy to laugh it's so easy to hate", he was just indicating the truth about his situation. The person he likes is in the arms of another person and he's just laughing and hating because he's a little bitch and can't do nothing about it. I love him tho, at least as a poet.
Morrissey and rollins are basically the transatlantic equivalents of eachother, both hate evrything qnd are way too outspoken for their own good.
***** Except Morrissey isn't as hateful as he's made out to be. Yeah, he's outspoken, and extreme on his vegan views which are rather dogmatic, but he has loved many people in his life. Rollins, on the other hand, meh, he's really not that important. Irrelevant and unfunny.
Dean Quinn Rollins is a great guy. He certainly is funny. He’s not any less relevant that morrissey
Fuck yes.
... add kurt cobain to that least
Crazy!!! I LITERALLY was coming to a similar, if not exact same realization a few days ago after really doing some reading on Henry Rollins.. I've known oF Rollins since around Beavis and Butthead on analog tv and his being in movies days, but i never listened to his music or heard any of his interviews, etc till recently.. now Morrissey on the other hand I know of all too well hahah
I think Rollins and Morrissey would make a good gay couple.
My god thats so true its not even funny anymore
Arch Knight hmu for that one
@ i despise this but at the same time made me laugh
@ i would read it, i'm not even joking xD
Nah, they're obviously both tops.
The sheer irony of Henry Rollins telling someone to cheer up.
I feel he dislikes him because he knows deep down they’re very similar people.
except rollins made good music
@@marcoborda3641 HAHAHAHAHA. I dig BF and even RB, but 99% of the music Henry was involved in is hot fucking garbage. Garbage I like somedays, but garbage nonetheless.
@@bamawebdev8640 this
BingFun 😂 most of Henry’s music was shite to be honest.
Henry is not racist.
Rollins is so in love with Morrissey here. It's like listening to a heartbroken high school boy talk about how much he hates the girl who ignores him but whom is secretly burns for. Rollins seems to be a good guy though. He has matured.
He clearly hates him
Bro are you really gonna defend a fuckin nazi rn?
@@Enzo-si1it Worst take I’ve ever seen in 2022
@@yunarukami14 what take? He’s a nazi dipshit, Rollins is based and hot.
@@Enzo-si1it morrissey is a nazi somehow...?
Egotistical, opinionated, intellectual, isolated, celibate, both are more alike than not! Young Rollins, Young Morrissey
buuuuulllshit
Wait...celibate? I legit need proof.
Replace celibate with gay and then you'd have it.
At least Morrissey admitted to being into Dudes not henry lol
Also, keep in mind you're commenting on a Rollins interview from the 90s. In other words, your comment is more invalid than you believe.
We hate it when our friends become successful.
"A man never discloses his own character so clearly as when he describes another's." Jean Richter.
Great quote
but then again, there are some people who are just widely known by virtually everyone they've ever crossed paths or worked with to just be an insufferable asshole - you know, people like donald trump... and morrissey. d-:
@@adesignersperspective I refer you to my original comment.
@@adesignersperspective So...What's Trump got to do with this exactly?
@@MasterOfKnowledge. Seemed pretty clear. Read the comment again.
Does anyone else get the feeling that Henry had a little crush? ;)
Oh yeah
"If you love somebody, set them on fire." - The Dead Milkmen
Um... no.
Yes
Does anyone get the feeling that far too many overestimate the value of Morrissey, which is why they foolishly defend him?
This is a very close like/dislike contest.
Is the dislike bar larger or is that an optical illusion?
+Wulbulbul Lubbubwublub Total optical illusion.
Lots of angry Brits
right now seems like a perfect draw
I really feel that Love is in the air should be playing quite softly as Rollins is speaking.
"Well, I like the guy. I think he’s very intelligent and has real good taste in music. It’s nothing I’d say on stage now because I think it’s poorly meant, but that’s why we humans are allowed subtly evolve here and there. There are definitely some people I wouldn’t mind seeing burned to death - I absolutely have a kill list. But not good old Morrissey. I think the world is a much better place with him in it." Henry Rollins, 2016
It took a while, but eventually he got there.
Yup. He was definitely a different man back then.
Yeah I’ve gotta admit it did take Henry longer than some others to get it
do you like Morrissey?
@@coolnamebroare you serious? Although not a Black Flag fan at all, yhey have always been really huge.
If Henry Rollins doesn't like you, you know you've done something right.
Wahh Wahhhh
"I really don't care" he says... after a 2 minutes rant about Morrissey.
Oh yes, you care. Your words and body language says you care a lot about Morrissey.
dost thou protest too much? ...gay...much? haha ...open da closet door boy... its not so bad
ecz4 September 24th, 1984: About a million years ago, Black Flag played at the Tropicana in Olympia. Beat Happening opened. As Calvin Johnson pranced and tummy-hopped around, you could see Rollins behind the stage looking increasingly incredulous. Was Johnson mocking Rollins' macho stage presence by offering the exact opposite? Was Rollins being upstaged? His gall visibly rising, Rollins planted himself in the front row, directly in front of Calvin, and began taunting the singer. Johnson, who never backed down from a heckler in his life, ignored the braying of insults and soldiered on. Finally, in exasperation, Rollins reached up and placed his hand over Johnson's crotch. Johnson merely took a step back, looked Rollins in the eye, and said, "Didn't your mother teach you any manners?" Apparently not.
ecz4 He's clearly jealous as fuck of Morrissey. Look at how much he's overcompensating in his body language, haha.
bakerbrown6 Are you talking about Rollins being gay? Could be..........The cartoonish machismo.....the obsession with his own physicality........the neediness in his spoken word stuff......oh yeah. Could, indeed, be.......
ecz4 he made some points about why he doesn’t particularly like Morrissey but it doesn’t bother him that much. He was clearly provoked in this video to say something about morrissey
2:14 uh... that wasn't homoerotic at all...
Lol to true
nope, not at all wink wink
What's completely fucking ironic is that there is actually quite a bit of comedy in Mozz's lyrics and Henry just showed his cards on how Un humorous and darkly disturbed he actually is
But still love ya Henry even with that fucked-upness
Morrissey's lyrics are pretty funny. "It a ten ton truck, killed the both of us, to die by your side would be a heavenly way to die". "Some girls are bigger than others. Some girls are bigger than other girls mothers" "But sometimes I feel more fulfilled, making Christmas cards with the mentally ill"
Morrissey:s lyrics are pure British irony......
Hank is absolutely being funny here. His deadpan delivery makes it hard to see.
"I bear more grudges than lonely High Court Judges"
If Rollins becomes the oldest man who ever lives he will not write a line as good as this.
Rollins is a great character...... that's why he's so entertaining aa stand-up/spoken word...... but everyone knows Rollins doesn't have 10% of Morrissey's singing or lyric-writing talent
@@LukasMatejka-du5hb i wouldn't even say 10%
Read any of the lyrics for any songs off The End Of Silence, Weight or Come in and Burn.
Rollins was a good lyricist. Not some crooning little wuss like Morrissey. The Smiths had two great albums and Morissey made a career off of being a whiny sissy.
Rollins has never been that into melody. Melody makes you genuinely vulnerable, and Morrissey is a master of that.
I think melody conveys less vulnerability than the poetry that Rollins makes
@@hughhill9981 poetry??? Lol
: all these years later. now that i've taken in the lyrics and styles, it's the melodies that are jumping to the front.
classics. so many classics.
@@ronaldd4376 he makes poetry spoken word etc it’s more akin to the hardcore punk culture though
Does anyone know what happened to joe cole ?was that murder ever solved
I like Rollins and Morrissey both. The same way I like hip hop artists that feud. I don't let artists' dislikes for one another hinder my enjoyment of their crafts. That's their business, not mine.
one can be wrong about the other, though, even if it's indeed not our job to take sides.
(kinda hate this trend of objectivating everything into oblivion.)
I’d love to see Rollins grow up in 70’s working class Britain. We’d see what he thinks then...
That's what I say plonk him in mosside or any pissdown Northern town
Fuckin' A.
Haha. Fuck off.
I'd love to see a British guy grow up in 60's america....
"If I had that much money, I'd be happy"
- That's the last thing I'd have expected to hear from Henry Rollins, quite frankly
Quite frankly Mr shankly.
Henry has that much money now in 2021.
Bigmouth strikes again?
+Andy Ace (AndyAce83) ....and he *is* a liar
.....And a cunt as well by the looks of it!!
twitchygiraffe clearly don’t kno who Henry is then
Oh I fucking do mate! A massive iron pumping meathead! And you stop kissing his arse! You can slag off mozzer as much as you want I don't blame you but lay off us brits! And stop judgeing us by the way morrissey acts! Most of us think he's an arsehole as well!!!!
@@465marko this shit flew over peoples heads
I think Morrissey rejected Henry. Poor guy.
Rollins is basically an American version of Morrissey
Every time Rollins “sings” he sounds
like a spy being tortured while heavily constipated.
Henry and Morrissey are perfect for each other.
Morrisey is still selling out arenas across the world though, and I've never heard of this guy.
He used a David Lee Roth quote to bash Morrissey, haha okay
JeffryFeffry September 24th, 1984: About a million years ago, Black Flag played at the Tropicana in Olympia. Beat Happening opened. As Calvin Johnson pranced and tummy-hopped around, you could see Rollins behind the stage looking increasingly incredulous. Was Johnson mocking Rollins' macho stage presence by offering the exact opposite? Was Rollins being upstaged? His gall visibly rising, Rollins planted himself in the front row, directly in front of Calvin, and began taunting the singer. Johnson, who never backed down from a heckler in his life, ignored the braying of insults and soldiered on. Finally, in exasperation, Rollins reached up and placed his hand over Johnson's crotch. Johnson merely took a step back, looked Rollins in the eye, and said, "Didn't your mother teach you any manners?" Apparently not.
ROTH is GOD!
One thing I've noticed about Henry Rollins is that he tends to side more with the brutal, shocking, and 'manlier' men of the music scene. But someone like Morrissey--with such a light and elegant English Rock tone--is very deeply accepted and cherished by darker scenes because he is a dark and unexpected individual. His music tends to be incredibly joyous, but with very deep, and sometimes disturbing, lyrics. Morrissey is an incredible musician that compares to no other. He is one-of-a-kind.
That “light” and “elegant” man is a fucking nazi lmao
agree. he's probably put off, not to say afraid of the camp pose. but telling another musician to "cheer up" is missing the point of art, and never gonna be not childish
Totally agree!!
hes a fascist lol
A well composed comment. I like them both but I prefer Indie rock more to metal, as much as I enjoy metal.
At least Morrissey has made some good music.
Gee, Henry Rollins indeed released good music with Black Flag. When was it that Morrissey produced worthwhile material?
@@541967 his solo stuff is great
Rollins is great too. Hey, I don’t know if you know this, but you can like both of them. Who knew?!
Black Flag is great though
Nerd music
Rollins is simply showing his artistic immaturity.
He's a wanker. 3rd Black Flag vocalist.
"I would like to tie him to a chair and tease him till he pees his pants and promises to never do it again"
I need Morrissey to give me a complete how-to guide on how he made young, buff Henry Rollins so mad so I can make sure I NEVER, EVER suffer this horrendous fate.
I love morrissey. Rollins I could do without.
It is, when you live in a place that rains two thirds of the year. He's eccentric.
Morrisey must have given Henry a knock-back. Poor old Henry never wrote as lyrics half as good as Morrisey anyways.
Was there ever anyone so in love with their own voice than this guy
Jello Biafra
Well, Morrissey for one, and I say this loving both.
i wouldnt be surprised if rollins secretly has a crush on moz
I find it funny how Henry said about it easy to be British yet life in England and the rest of Britain was a lot harder than it was in America at the time.
Both choose a life of celibacy, both are followers of the 70s punk generation, both view opinions that will upset, both are intellects, both made a successful solo career after leaving their bands, both share an interest in politics, both come from humble background's and both went completely grey in a very short time period. They do hold a lot in common, infact I wouldn't be surprised if channel 4 approaches Morrissey to present a new series of Scrap Heap Challenge.
Celibacy? More like extremely high standard monogamous relationships. Scandinavia. Morning Starship. I Won’t Share You.
If he were celibate then there wouldn’t be anything to worry about sharing.
Please, Please Please. Last Time I Spoke With Carol. Naaah, inwardly shy & sensitive, but celibate? No F ing WAY!
Matt’s dad
He hates him because they're so alike. Henry is ranting against himself here
I love both Henry Rollins and Morrisey - they are actually very similar. When we hate a person, we hate something that sits within ourselves. What is not in ourselves does not upset us.
Anerley not entirely true
Rollins and Morrisey are not similar.
What a completely baseless and useless comment.
That's always been an annoying thing for me to hear. No,...it's not even close to the reason why someone might hate something. That's such a stupid conclusion to reach. I hate tweakers, therefore I must tweak lmao. So dumb.
when I was young and dumb I liked Black Flag when this guy had a career lol...Moz still produces and has always produced legendary music. I think Henry has a hard-on for Mr. Morrissey. Rejection can hurt (so I'm told)
It does.
both quite similar characters. both outspoken on their beliefs. both completely alone, both in the closest.
Morrissey is the best grump personality that came from that whole thing. Whatever you want to call it and whatever you want to say about "it" or him in hindsight. The man doesn't disappoint me in how much animosity his likeness brings today.
I’m seeing this for the first time at 6:34 am. It’s such a cheery start to my day. Henry paints such a wonderful visual.
Not sure why he's so down on England when he loves so many bands that come from there
I think he read some of the history of England...
"Cheer up Morrissey, it's not that bad"
From the guy who literally wrote a song called Depression.
greg ginn wrote depression
^ dumbass
This is why I think Rollins, Robert Smith, Peter Hook, and John Lydon would have a great night out together....
this makes me have a visceral reaction, but I don't know what I'm feeling. All I know is I'm feeling a lot of it
Maybe it's dread, maybe it's arousal, idk
Robert Smith is cool but the rest are a bunch of drama queens
You will never and have never even been able to make one song as good as any of his.
I wonder if Morrissey ever saw this clip. I can imagine Morrissey looking confused and a bit put off if he did then grabbing his phone to look up the name Henry Rollins to find out who this charming man is….
Wow! Jealousy certainly breeds contempt!
I know he was trolling but an American, of all people, saying it’s not difficult to be a bad/unlikeable person when you are born with the handicap of being British in that way is some uniquely wonderful self awareness that only they have 😂
indeed, so many Americans detest each other and yet they feel others from outside their nation should not be allowed to :)
I actually love both Morrissey and H.R. they both have beautiful traits, Henry has this anti-facism thing going on while still being this macho USA man who's music makes me happy and energetic. Morrissey is a sensitive anti-monarch poet who's music makes me feel comfortably depressed, but also makes me happy knowing that he's not another macho american and somebody who I can relate to when it comes to real feelings, but too much hipsters try to act like him. So they're both alright with me.
I love the way he says "November spawned a monster"... Fucking cracks me up every time xD
they are basically the same person, except one of them can sing
Three Beatles stayed living in England. One Beatle moved to America. A question Mr Rollins: can you name which Beatle was shot?
I'll accept all this when Henry (who I like and respect) writes a song, any song, as good as 90% of The Smiths output.
I like and respect Rollins too - and I'll add, or as good as 50% of Morrissey's solo output.
Morrissey is nothing without Johnny Marr. Mart’s work with Electronic is every bit as good as the Smiths sans Morrissey’s moping.
How about morrissey and rollins in a fight?
“Rejection is one thing, rejection from a fool is cruel”
I'm not sure what will be left of Henri Rollins, his stuff aged so fast, but some songs from The Smith, they are here forever, that is for sure.
Henry and his beautiful thick neck
@Crawling Chaos I think Inyourlap has another snake in mind, and since this is 90’s Henry Rollins in question, I can’t blame them.
For everyone going hard on Rollins here, keep in mind that an Australian show called "Rage" probably isn't a venue where people are encouraged to speak kindly about one another, and it's not exactly an *inaccurate* roast of Morrisey. Unlike a lot of musicians that worked with similar styles of music, Morrisey was genuinely misanthropic and miserable, which is why he's turned into the bitter, bigoted piece of shit he is today. On the other hand, Henry Rollins was just playing up an edgy, hard rock, "fuck all that wussy goth music" persona, and is in reality a very nice guy, as we can all see in how he acts in modernity.
He's not a bigoted piece of shite. It sounds like you have this attitude. The irony!
Rollins and Morrissey are international counterparts.
The word on the street in Manchester is that Henry was just bitter and twisted because Mozzer had rejected his sexual advances. That might not be true, but I'm sure someone down the boozer told me it was.
Sounds like it must be tough having an eighth of Morrissey's talent. The difference is if Rollins was set on fire nobody would notice or give a shit.
Henry you almost kept a straight face ! I am from the UK and was faintly amused, you got the reaction you probably wanted. Lighten up guys and laugh a little :)
I happened to be into Black Flag because of Nirvana a couple of years ago, and I was really taken by surprise by this interview. I cannot understand why Rollins didn't seem to get Moz and his ironic art. I don't see nothing wrong in "November Spawned A Monster", as I don't see nothing wrong in "The National Front Disco", the same way I don't see nothing wrong in "American Waste" or "White Minority" by Black Flag.
Henry Rollins is what wall punching, Monster energy drinkers aspire to grow up to be
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Nahh more like Ivan Moody from Five Finger Death Punch. That guy embodies every Kyle like behaviour and stereotype.
I know every word to many Smith's songs! What was your song called, I forget?
It’s so easy to laugh, it’s so easy to hate. It takes guts to be gentle and kind.
"Morrissey embodies every horrible trait a person can possess."
Funny. That's how most people feel about Henry Rollins.
Disembodies he said
He's American so, he has a handicap anyway.
Morrissey is my spirit animal
Interestingly, Henry Rollins epitomizes everything to me that is wrong with modern music. He seems to be a narcissist totally unaware of his own lack of talent. This is probably why you see him everywhere commenting on everything, over exposing himself but making little music.
Don't hold back Henry, tell us what you really think!
What point is there in ripping another artist? Unless it's for stealing your music, who cares what somebody else likes or doesn't like?
Exactly. Yes yes yes. Please listen to this guy everyone. A very good summary of a very complex and huge argument. Thumbs up.
Because it’s funny and entertaining
@@swirlingfudge oh, until it's directed at a minority or female; then it's "hateful."
The Smiths are timeless while Black Flag weren’t even the best hardcore band lmao
Morrissey is still touring the world into his 60s and Rollins is reading hackneyed poetry in some strip mall somewhere. Cope and seethe.
In all fairness, Henry wanted to retire from singing and not be the old rocker on stage at 70.
at least Rollins actually shows up for the shows he books and doesnt stroke his ego when he does.
@@tukpunker Yawn. Next
@@No-km6he right? that's exactly what people do at Morissey shows.
No. Rollins has written a slew of books, has travelled the world multiple times over and has had a very successful career since the time of this interview. He's worth something like $6 million. Nowhere near as much money as Morrissey has probably made but he has done very well and has led an extraordinary life. Definitely not relegated to reading poetry in a strip mall. I don't subscribe to what he said here on RAGE but it's ancient history and we are all guilty of saying dumb things sometimes.
Aye, OK, Rollins... I think you fancy the guy, mate.
Metalheads would not appreciate the smiths. That's one of the reasons they were so great. Their music spoke to people henry rollins would'nt appreciate. You know anyone who tags morrissey miserable is lazy. His lyrics are some of the funniest ever written. Maybe not to an american of a certain type though.
You mean snobs who think they're special?
@Cherry Red Do you twirl around in your bedroom dancing like Morrissey?Lol
when I have to wait twenty seconds for a TH-cam advert to be gone..
i'm not waiting around
i had a lot of respect for henry,it's just gone down a tad now (i'm sorry i'm english and like morrissey btw ;-)
hopefully he has grown up a bit since then.
morrissey is a whiny idiot, doesnt matter if he's english or not
he's actually gotten worse...
@James Boxman You sound like and idiot yourself, and you’re whining as well.
This was 30 YEARS AGO. From the Guardian, 2016:
On reflection, do you think it was harsh to say you wanted to make a house record out of the sound of Morrissey being burned to death?
'Well, I like the guy. I think he’s very intelligent and has real good taste in music. It’s nothing I’d say on stage now because I think it’s poorly meant, but that’s why we humans are allowed subtly evolve here and there. There are definitely some people I wouldn’t mind seeing burned to death - I absolutely have a kill list. But not good old Morrissey. I think the world is a much better place with him in it.'
The fact I had to google who Rollins is says it all.
This comment section is just an excuse to quote Smiths lyrics out of context. And I’m here for it.
So, he either hates him or he absolutely loves him... I'd quite honestly bet the latter.
I could see Hardcore Henry acting on a perceived need to denounce Morrissey and feeling conflicted. Rollins is a sharp guy that's made a career out of music. He's keenly aware of Morrisseys uncanny lyrical ability and secretly desires a piece of it for himself. Both fronted massive bands known for their messages, both vocals only, both have probably poked a dude.
Power couple right here.
Never met either one but man, Morrissey is 100x the artist that Henry Rollins is. This is like listening to the Justin Beiber talk trash about Bach.
Also I thought Henry Rollins was a deeper guy than this. He seems to dislike Morissey because of what he looks like, not what he stands for. This kind of attitude is why we need more people like Morissey. Morissey's got 10 times the guts Henry Rollins has, I don't care where they're from. Morissey lives in LA so hopefully that satisfies Mr Rollins
The people Rollins’ idolises vs those who he doesn’t speaks volumes
Henry Rollins did a Gap ad, which I think we can all agree means he is a corporate stooge who stands for nothing beyond self-promotion... and maybe exploiting third world sweatshop labor.
So, come on Henry tell us how you really feel.
😂
Yes Henry , I love him too
The first time I've completely disagreed with Rollins. Morrissey is a beautiful man and one of the greatest lyricists (maybe the best) ever. He suffered depression, clearly something Rollins does not understand, and with that related to a lot of people, including me.
Ben Jones Morrisey is a piece of human garbage tho
Did you just say greatest lyricist, as much as I hate responding to old comments I’ll stop you there. Here’s real lyricists, Dylan, Lennon, Gunthrie, and Williams Sr. Also “he suffered from depression” isn’t any testament to anything (I struggle with ocd, anxiety and depression and I don’t act like I’m gods gift to the earth). Fuck Morrissey, he’s a diva who cancel majority of his shows, because he’s offended by someone else’s lifestyle. At least Rollins never called an entire race of people a subspecies.
@@FaithlessLooter animal rights is also something many people don't understand. killing and eating animals is not a "lifestyle".
"the choice I have made may seem strange to you.
but who asked you, anyway?
it's my life to wreck my own way"
thedeadserious Bud the human body is made to eat meat. We along with the apes we evolved from are omnivores. So yes it is a lifestyle and good job concentrating on literally the least important point of my comment.
@@FaithlessLooter it's 2018 and the human body is doing well without meat - then it becomes a choice.
actually my comment answered more than that: if you don't understand animal rights, you don't understand his mindset and therefore not his ways and words and might mistake it for "diva" and "racism".
i also wanted to comment that i also think that morrissey is an outstanding lyricist (i don't care if he is the best, i'm not into favouritism). that i have no idea why you mentioned your struggles and if you think that would be a testament to anything, but then i didn't want to be rude.
I cannot honestly remember the last time I purchased a Henry Rollins record.. cd, song or other
I like most of his interviews (not this one) and some of his spoken word stuff. His music is....OK. The Smiths are genius and Morrissey's solo stuff is often great.
Henry Rollins is a great sh*t-talker. His last comment was pure gold. If only....
Thumbs up for brutal honesty not that I agree. Refreshing to see somebody not fear of speaking what he thinks. Rollins rules!
honesty is overrated. having insight and helping others have insight helps, not your opinions
Young Henry Rollins.. such a funny character. Awesome fella.. too bad he couldn’t sing one tenth as good as Morrissey could 😅
A very awkward declaration of love.
I'm unfamiliar with Henry's lyrics. I'm gonna check them out. They must be incredible.