Henry Rollins Knihy

Jedna z nejnovějších knih rockera, básníka a brutálního moralisty Henryho Rollinse, známého i z několika koncertů v České republice. Sbírka esejistických textů naplněných velmi vyhraněnými Rollinsovými názory na postavení jedince v dnešní společnosti a na možnost uchování si vlastní hrdosti.

Další sada Rollinsových poznámek, postřehů a deníkových zápisů, které navazují na úspěšnou knihu Blues černýho kafe. Kromě již pro Rollinse typických sžíravých komentářů na téma vztahů (muž x žena, kapela x fanoušci, života x smrt) kniha obsahuje i velmi trefné charakteristiky mnoha osobností ze světa popu a šoubyznysu vůbec – např. Isaaca Hayese, Davida Lee Rotha či Johna Lee Hookera.

Druhé vydání knihy rockera a leadera Rollins Bandu, známého z několika koncertů v Praze. Blues černýho kafe z roku 1992 je souborem drobných literárních útvarů, zápisů snů či krátkých povídek a básní. Mnohé texty, neučesaná blues v próze, jsou jednak veřejně praktikovanou terapií zbavování se démonů z dětství, jednak osobní zpovědí rockera chyceného v pasti hotelového života a koncertních šnůr, jenž dospěl k rozhodnutí nepustit si nikoho k tělu.

Unwelcomed Songs covers the lyrical output of Henry Rollins from his first work in the late seventies when he lived in Washington DC, through his contributions to the Black Flag cannon to the first few years of the Rollins Band.In interviews Henry has said on many occasions that he has always tried to "bring the inside outside" lyrically. Usually blunt and visceral, his words make no apology and don't hold back, earning him die hard fans and harsh criticism alike.

These interviews with Henry Rollins conducted by RE/Search (and Search & Destroy) founder V. Vale focus on Henry's travels -- often to countries considered dangerous and off-limits. There are references to Punk Rock history, the Occupy movement, and numerous personal adventures and experiences over the past 30-plus years of combing the planet giving musical and Spoken Word performances, and generally being as creative and humorous as possible no matter what the situation may be. Whatever Henry wants to do, he does it while giving his full attention, like a kind of Zen master. RE/Search tries to reveal the full scope of his creativity, achievements and darkly sardonic perceptiveness and contempt for cliche. This book is full of both humor and inspiration.

Celebrating friendships that have been bound together by music since 1979, Susie J. Horgan's largely unpublished images were taken as friend and participant on the music scene, rather than as a journalist, and are both an exceptional contribution to the history of punk as well as a true reflection of punk values. She captured iconic photographs of such hardcore legends as Minor Threat, S.O.A., Teen Idles, Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, The Cramps, Untouchables, Youth Brigade, the Germs, and many others. Punk Love documents specifically the birth of the early Washington, D.C., punk movement in 1979. D.C. punk was a different kind of punk. It was hardcore. It was explosive. It was revolutionary. But people misread punk rock as being about hate and anger. It was spiritual. It was about self-respect and justice-basic morals and values. This is punk love.

In his twelve books, Henry Rollins has led us on a hallucinatory journey through the decades - and his mind - with poems, essays, short stories, diary entries, and rants that exist at "the frayed edges where reality ends and imagination begins" (Publishers Weekly). For the first time, the best of his legendary, no-holds-barred writing are available. This collection includes new photos and works from seminal Rollins books plus never-before-released stories.

2007 was a very busy year for Henry Rollins. He traveled to Iran, Syria, Lebanon, and Pakistan, where he was staying when Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated. While traveling, Rollins performed numerous spoken word shows and worked on films, his IFC television show, and Harmony in My Head, his popular weekly radio show. In short, a quintessentially Rollins-ian sleepless, nonstop, and highly productive. A Preferred Blur contains stories written in the form of journal entries from Rollins’ travels throughout the year. As in his other travel-related books and journals, Rollins — Detail magazine’s 1994 Man of the Year — writes not only about his own life and work, but of music, current affairs, and the world around him with humor, insight, and brutal honesty.

Using his trademark wit, insight and verve, icon Henry Rollins shares journals from his gruelling world tours of 1997 and 1998, as well as a record of the fulfilment of his longstanding dream to journey through Africa.