WHM163: Henry Rollins

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Having already built an audience with Black Flag, Henry Rollins hit it on a different level with The Rollins Band's breakthrough hit song "Liar" on MTV and Beavis & Butthead. Since then, Rollins has gone on spoken word tour, written over 20 books, acted on movies and television. Currently, Henry Rollins is on tour for his politically-charged "Capitalism" tour. Tonight on election-eve is his last stop on our nation's capitol city of Washington, DC. You can watch tonight's performance for free on TakePart TV at 8pm EST. Rollins talked about the fifty capital cities and what he observed from each city. Note: St Paul in Minnesota gets a big thumb up from Rollins who was surprised that "everything's still open!" We also asked about his involvement with TakePart TV and how he got involved with them. Interestingly enough, he talks about how strange it is to finally go to his home and sleep in his own bed (since he spends 90% of the year on the road, living in and out of tour buses and rock venues.) BONUS: Reading books on tour. Henry Rollins will be performing tonight at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC. You can tune in and watch it free tonight. More tour dates below: 11-05-12 9:30 Club - Washington, DC 11-08-12 Joe’s Pub - New York, NY 11-09-12 Joe’s Pub - New York, NY 11-10-12 Joe’s Pub - New York, NY 11-12-12 Joe’s Pub - New York, NY 11-13-12 Joe’s Pub - New York, NY 11-15-12 Old Town School of Folk - Chicago, IL 11-16-12 Old Town School of Folk - Chicago, IL 11-17-12 Old Town School of Folk - Chicago, IL 11-19-12 Glenn Gould Studio - Toronto, ON 11-20-12 Glenn Gould Studio - Toronto, ON 11-21-12 Glenn Gould Studio - Toronto, ON 11-22-12 Yoshi’s - San Francisco, CA 11-23-12 Yoshi’s - San Francisco, CA 11-25-12 Yoshi’s - San Francisco, CA 11-27-12 Largo - Los Angeles, CA 11-28-12 Largo - Los Angeles, CA 11-29-12 Largo - Los Angeles, CA 11-30-12 Largo - Los Angeles, CA 12-01-12 Largo - Los Angeles, CA 12-14-12 Fitzgerald Theater - Saint Paul, MN