Did Rollins come out as gay?

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― Mugger, Sunday, 31 July 2005 17:59 (twenty years ago)

you bet he did, big boy. (wink)

― rockaction (rockaction), Sunday, 31 July 2005 18:05 (twenty years ago)

there was a bit on at least one of his spoken word CDs where he talked about the gay rumor and how he supposedly was going to come out of the closet on CNN. funny bit.

― Al (sitcom), Sunday, 31 July 2005 18:30 (twenty years ago)

for god's sake give him time

― Ronan (Ronan), Sunday, 31 July 2005 18:34 (twenty years ago)

to many fuckin fagit in the music industry as it is

― 21432533367, Sunday, 31 July 2005 18:40 (twenty years ago)

WAKE UP WHITE PEOPLE

― billstevejim (billstevejim), Sunday, 31 July 2005 18:43 (twenty years ago)

Yes a lot of people would be happy to learn he was, no doubt. But I'm not so sure.

― Olivia Orange Juice Newton John (Bimble...), Sunday, 31 July 2005 20:50 (twenty years ago)

He's purposely ambiguous in order to fill seats and sell records and books. Not pointing fingers, because I buy those records (not so much the books).

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Sunday, 31 July 2005 20:55 (twenty years ago)

Henry's had multtiple girlfriends. He's not gay. Please do get over it.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 31 July 2005 20:57 (twenty years ago)

for god's sake give him time

What, he wants to get it on with God but the latter's afraid of Henry?

― nathalie sans denouement (stevie nixed), Sunday, 31 July 2005 20:58 (twenty years ago)

why does people want people to be gay all the time now?

― jed_ (jed), Sunday, 31 July 2005 21:00 (twenty years ago)

Why do rock people never want to gay?

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 31 July 2005 21:12 (twenty years ago)

“Whither thou gayest, I will gay” (Ruth 1:16).

― ghetty green (eman), Sunday, 31 July 2005 21:32 (twenty years ago)

Maybe He's Bi? as in Bi-Sexual, not Bi-Lingual

― Voodoo Child, Sunday, 31 July 2005 21:40 (twenty years ago)

Henry's had multtiple girlfriends.

so did rock hudson!!!!!

also i saw pictures of him having a gay contest with lemmy!!!!!

― el sabor de gene (yournullfame), Sunday, 31 July 2005 22:15 (twenty years ago)

http://www.robertoswoodwind.com/giants/giantspicture/sonny_rollins.jpg

after all these years...

― Nick Sylvester, Sunday, 31 July 2005 22:20 (twenty years ago)

well, he did date Kira for a while...

but then again, she did have the 10 1/2, didn't she?

― Zack Richardson (teenagequiet), Monday, 1 August 2005 00:05 (twenty years ago)

I don't think Henry is gay, otherwise there would've been a Rollins Band song called "Queer" which featured Henry bellowing "QUUUU-EEEEEE-YAAAAAAAAR" throughout the chorus for 3 and a half minutes.

― Anti-Pope Consortium (noodle vague), Monday, 1 August 2005 00:13 (twenty years ago)

DOES NO ONE GET THE JOKE OF THE QUESTIONER'S NAME?

― I'm Hi, Jared Fogle (ex machina), Monday, 1 August 2005 00:14 (twenty years ago)

That's pretty much what every Rollins Band song sounds like to me.

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 1 August 2005 00:14 (twenty years ago)

That's kind of Henry's thick-necked country charm.

― Anti-Pope Consortium (noodle vague), Monday, 1 August 2005 00:16 (twenty years ago)

http://www.mic.gr/dbimages/2112_1.jpg

I'M A NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERD
I DO CALCULUS
FEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAR MY PROTRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACTOOOOOOOOOOOOR AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 1 August 2005 00:18 (twenty years ago)

http://www.riskypictures.net/images/henry%20rollins.jpg

PIIIIIIIIIIIIII R SQUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARED

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 1 August 2005 00:18 (twenty years ago)

I would do Henry if I didn't fear his toned sphincter.

― Anti-Pope Consortium (noodle vague), Monday, 1 August 2005 00:20 (twenty years ago)

this thread is a benefit for the original poster's AIDS.

He's purposely ambiguous in order to fill seats and sell records and books.

yes, his purposeful ambiguity is underlined by TALKING ABOUT NOT BEING GAY CONTRARY TO RUMOUR on those records

― kit brash (kit brash), Monday, 1 August 2005 00:55 (twenty years ago)

dan otm

― latebloomer: You may order a puppet similar to this one (latebloomer), Monday, 1 August 2005 01:00 (twenty years ago)

He's purposely ambiguous in order to fill seats and sell records and books. Not pointing fingers, because I buy those records (not so much the books).
-- Johnny Fever (sidewaysou...), July 31st, 2005 5:55 PM. (later) (link)

Clearly you have mistaken Henry Rollins for Morrissey. Don't worry, it happens all the time.

― Jessie the Monster (scarymonsterrr), Monday, 1 August 2005 03:51 (twenty years ago)

why does people want people to be gay all the time now?

it's the new electroc(l)a$h. or so says henry the bear.

― stirmonster (stirmonster), Monday, 1 August 2005 04:01 (twenty years ago)

DOES NO ONE GET THE JOKE OF THE QUESTIONER'S NAME?

haha. "closetcase."

― el sabor de nig-heist (yournullfame), Monday, 1 August 2005 04:06 (twenty years ago)

yes, his purposeful ambiguity is underlined by TALKING ABOUT NOT BEING GAY CONTRARY TO RUMOUR on those records

He might be serious, but in the context of the stories he's telling, he could just as easily be saying that with a little nod and wink. I'll make a point of asking him about it when I see him in September.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Monday, 1 August 2005 04:28 (twenty years ago)

I think he lives in West Hollywood because I saw him several times at the Trader Joe's on Santa Monica Blvd. And obviously everyone who lives in West Hollywood is gay. Also, "black flag" is obviously a reference to the black scarf he wears in his back pocket (only on the left side).

― walter kranz (walterkranz), Monday, 1 August 2005 06:54 (twenty years ago)

"why does people want people to be gay all the time now?"

it seems to be a straight issue more than anything these days. everytime i turn around someone is trying to push someone else onto this "side". look, folks, we have enough problems to deal with... we don't need any more, so stop... really, it is getting kind of annoying. :) we have elton john, and morrissey and i guess m. stipe... fucking shit on a stick, i can't fucking take anymore!!! why can't we have the good ones? (though i wouldn't push henry out of bed surely... and at very least he doesn't whine or have a tiara fit.)

"Clearly you have mistaken Henry Rollins for Morrissey. Don't worry, it happens all the time."

that's hilarious... couldn't have said it better myself.

why everyone has to make a big deal out of their sexuality is beyond me anyway. that is why a lot of artists in the past never said it direct on because once you say it you are inevitably referred to as a "gay artist"... that is very fucking annoying. does every straight musician want to be referred to as "Straight musician ___ ___ ?" i would think not.

in other words who fizzin' cares if henry sucks a cock every now and then or not... does it change anything about him?

"to many fuckin fagit in the music industry as it is"

and to this dumb ass... learn to spell FAGGOT... you CUNT.

― ehbenoit, Monday, 1 August 2005 12:06 (twenty years ago)

DOES NO ONE GET THE JOKE OF THE QUESTIONER'S NAME?

I've read Get In The Van but I don't feel the need to pat trolls on the back for juicy details like that.

― miccio (miccio), Monday, 1 August 2005 12:08 (twenty years ago)

DOES NO ONE GET THE JOKE OF THE QUESTIONER'S NAME?
No, I don't get it, unless it's just a really boring joke, in which case, yes I do.

― Draw Tipsy, ya hack. (dave225.3), Monday, 1 August 2005 12:19 (twenty years ago)

I'll pat. Mugger was a roadie for the band or something, he's mentioned in Get In The Van quite a bit.

― BlastsOfStatic (BlastsofStatic), Monday, 1 August 2005 13:30 (twenty years ago)

Just what we need, another middle-aged gay gymbot.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 1 August 2005 13:49 (twenty years ago)

"Just what we need, another middle-aged gay gymbot."

exactly.

― ehbenoit, Monday, 1 August 2005 14:09 (twenty years ago)

BOB MOULD VS. HENRY ROLLINS!!! THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!!!

― miccio (miccio), Monday, 1 August 2005 14:11 (twenty years ago)

One has spent more of his life working out but the OTHER has written for the WCW!!!

― miccio (miccio), Monday, 1 August 2005 14:11 (twenty years ago)

How does Glenn Danzig fit into all of this?

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 1 August 2005 14:12 (twenty years ago)

Being strenuously hetero, Glen doesn't fit into these proceedings either.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 1 August 2005 14:17 (twenty years ago)

I just google image searched "rollins gay" and you should see what comes up.

http://images.google.com/images?q=rollins+gay&hl=en&btnG=Search+Images

Check out the 1st pic, 2nd row.

― Voodoo Child, Monday, 1 August 2005 14:19 (twenty years ago)

But I'm talking about his campy alter-ego GlenN!

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 1 August 2005 14:20 (twenty years ago)

(ie, it's a completely ludicrous thread, Alex)

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 1 August 2005 14:21 (twenty years ago)

"How does Glenn Danzig fit into all of this?"

with relaxation and lots of lube?

― chëshy (chëshy f cat), Monday, 1 August 2005 14:23 (twenty years ago)

Rollins will go balls out (literally!) stomping and screaming while Bob Mould rope-a-dopes, waits till Rollins wears out and then start using PROFESSIONAL MOVES on the dude. It looks like Rollins is done for when Glenn Danzig shows up and bashes Mould over the head! It's a trap! But then...look...it's the newly buff Mike Watt! Whose side will he take!?!?!?!?!!

― miccio (miccio), Monday, 1 August 2005 14:29 (twenty years ago)

SST = SUCK SOME TOOL

― miccio (miccio), Monday, 1 August 2005 14:30 (twenty years ago)

glenn could never take Hank!
there's video footage of glenn takin a shot and fallin like a ton o' bricks! Hanks' got 'the hate'!!!!
and is also about a foot taller, too.

glenn's tiny.

― eedd, Monday, 1 August 2005 18:29 (twenty years ago)

Check out the 1st pic, 2nd row.

From the article to which that pic is attatched:
It was Bob Mould, of the ‘80s cult-favorite Hüsker Dü and ‘90s pop-rock success Sugar, who invited Rollins to be a part of the WEDRock benefit. He first met Rollins when Hüsker Dü was signed to SST Records, run by Rollins' legendary hardcore punk band Black Flag. After success as Black Flag's frontman, Rollins gained still more fame with his Henry Rollins Band -- both for the music and, among some fans, because of his penchant for ripping and stripping his shirt, revealing his sinewy, sculptured frame.

"Henry's the bomb," Mould says. "People won't be able to take their eyes off him. He's riveting." Beyond that, according to Mould, "Henry's always been this sort of enigmatic figure inside the gay community -- he's very masculine, very aggressive, and he's a good-looking guy who takes care of himself and has strong opinions and ideas. When I mentioned it to guys ... [they] were just like, ‘Henry Rollins? Oh my god! I'm so there!'"

But just why is Rollins there? Is he, as many gays have wished, finally coming out as gay? Ah, sorry, no.

"It's not even annoying," Rollins says about the lingering Henry-is-gay rumor. "It's just so funny to me, because where that comes from, for somebody being gay is a bad thing .. to say, ‘He's gay,' like it's a putdown. To me, you come out of the chute, you're something. You're straight, you're gay, you're bi, or you're Condoleezza Rice.... To me, it's about as interesting as talking about laundry. It's really not an issue."

He also attributes the rumor to the fact that he's very discreet in his relations with women: "I'm not making a public display of my heterosexuality." At 43, he also has never been married. Still, he says, "All this anti-same-sex marriage legislation, I can't stand it. It offends me on every level."

― Mike Dixn (Mike Dixon), Monday, 1 August 2005 22:34 (twenty years ago)

His neverending desire to kill morrissey also smacks of projection..

― Stuh-du-du-du-du-du-du-denka (jingleberries), Tuesday, 2 August 2005 00:01 (twenty years ago)

http://www.sptimes.com/2002/08/30/photos/stp-save.jpg

― Bong Boy (sgertz), Tuesday, 2 August 2005 00:08 (twenty years ago)

I've wondered too, but I bumped into him coming out of a record store in Chicago several years ago and he had one of the hottest women I've ever seen on his arm. It didn't look like they were heading to the gay bars together.

― Fastnbulbous, Tuesday, 2 August 2005 21:05 (twenty years ago)

ROLLINS WEARS WOMEN LIKE CHARM BRACELETS

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 2 August 2005 21:08 (twenty years ago)

Grant Hart once insisted that Henry was gay, in the midst of a very strange conversation that I had with him at the Entry one nite...he was also drunk as fuck....and Grant is kinda apeshit crazy, too.

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Tuesday, 2 August 2005 21:22 (twenty years ago)

four weeks pass...

**ROLLINS WEARS WOMEN LIKE CHARM BRACELETS**

Given that she had about 6" on him, I think it was the other way around. My 'hood is known for its transsexual prostitutes...

― Fastnbulbous, Thursday, 1 September 2005 21:44 (twenty years ago)

grant hart has a daughter!

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 1 September 2005 21:51 (twenty years ago)

I want you, but I don't want you...

http://www.crazewire.com/artwork/features/bands/cw.henry.rollins.jpg

― Bobby Peru (Bobby Peru), Friday, 2 September 2005 03:31 (twenty years ago)

Grant Hart has a what?

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Friday, 2 September 2005 04:03 (twenty years ago)

Henrietta Collins?

― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 2 September 2005 09:18 (twenty years ago)

http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/~qwerty/wire/images/drivebyshooting.jpg

Just in case they didn't "get" it, "Featuring...."

― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 2 September 2005 09:20 (twenty years ago)

Kanye and Rollins should record together.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Friday, 2 September 2005 09:35 (twenty years ago)

one year passes...

WE WANT SIX PACK

― marmotwolof, Sunday, 5 August 2007 09:04 (eighteen years ago)

Sonny Rollins is gay?

― Tuomas, Monday, 6 August 2007 08:33 (eighteen years ago)

Or are you talking about some other, inferior Rollins?

― Tuomas, Monday, 6 August 2007 08:34 (eighteen years ago)

i'll take your playful pretending that you don't know who henry rollins is to mean that you've clamped down on his manmeat.

― M@tt He1ges0n, Monday, 6 August 2007 15:53 (eighteen years ago)

four years pass...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vasIL6mtNIk&feature=player_embedded#!

― Pizzataco Five (admrl), Tuesday, 30 August 2011 20:31 (fourteen years ago)

To me, you come out of the chute, you're something. You're straight, you're gay, you're bi, or you're Condoleezza Rice.... To me, it's about as interesting as talking about laundry.

very glad I dodged the "Condoleezza Rice" sexual orientation

― now I have to imagine your penis (DJP), Tuesday, 30 August 2011 20:33 (fourteen years ago)

Gaddafi, on the other hand

― unwarranted display names of ilx (mh), Tuesday, 30 August 2011 20:42 (fourteen years ago)

Poor Lille, Joe was just going over there!

― gay socialists smoking mushrooms with their illegal gardeners (a hoy hoy), Tuesday, 30 August 2011 20:43 (fourteen years ago)

i'll take your playful pretending that you don't know who henry rollins is to mean that you've clamped down on his manmeat.
― M@tt He1ges0n, Monday, 6 August 2007 15:53 (4 years ago) Bookmark

^^^

― jed_, Tuesday, 30 August 2011 20:46 (fourteen years ago)

is that clip from Talking From The Box or something else?

― rude ragga beats from the F. U. Schnickens (sic), Tuesday, 30 August 2011 23:55 (fourteen years ago)

It's sad what happened with Joe Cole. Making gay jokes about it is lame. Hetero guys can have intensely close friendships that may look gay from a sniggering point of view, but I don't think it's that simple.

― thirdalternative, Wednesday, 31 August 2011 02:11 (fourteen years ago)

ever bookmark a thread & then think, 'wtf did i bookmark that for'?

― D-40, Wednesday, 31 August 2011 02:12 (fourteen years ago)

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