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  • Henry Rollins tells Pharrell Williams the story of jumping on stage with Black Flag for one song in New York City, and the call the next day to join the band. He talks about the ability of their songs to make people feel brave and impervious and how he gave it everything he had. Rollins also talks about some of the elitist, close-minded punk crowds he faced and Black Flag's rebellion against them.
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Комментарии • 199

  • @cheothegeo2742
    @cheothegeo2742 9 лет назад +35

    I swear man. my war is like one of the best fucking records of all time. and my war is THE BEST rage song of all time. rollins just fucking rules. I don't give a fuck what generation you are. that's an amazing band.

    • @benwilson9033
      @benwilson9033 9 лет назад

      I got two exact words for that: here here.

    • @Amonoyos
      @Amonoyos 9 лет назад +2

      Agreed. I also like black flag along with the sex pistols dead Kennedys misfits and many more and I'm twelve. Most people my age like rap and dubstep and then I'm getting a concussion from banging my head so damn

    • @Amonoyos
      @Amonoyos 9 лет назад

      Hard. I forgot to add that at the end

    • @jwhiteout
      @jwhiteout 8 лет назад

      OH FUCK, DUDE. YEAH, TOTALLY. ROCK ON.

    • @jahmana3693
      @jahmana3693 6 лет назад

      Kermicheo Kermit and what do you have to relate to his music??

  • @backslash75
    @backslash75 8 лет назад +184

    Black flag has the power to give you the second of confidence you need to really push it.

  • @michaelg.williams2533
    @michaelg.williams2533 10 лет назад +63

    "Is this on tape?" My man that's the first thing I would have asked!lol

    • @thetrashman1581
      @thetrashman1581 6 лет назад +4

      Michael G. Williams I wish I could go back in time and record every black flag concert from start to finish

  • @theyearoftherat
    @theyearoftherat 5 лет назад +22

    The change in the scene Henry talks about has been described by John Lydon in the UK as well, albeit lacking the violence and authoritarianism that existed here. He complained that it ceased to be about individuality, as Henry remarked about anyone looking different, and went on to say it was almost as if everyone had the same look akin to a uniform - just another version of conformity. Interesting how many things often progress to become what they initially were trying to escape.

  • @J_Riff
    @J_Riff 4 года назад +17

    Since it’s quarantine I might just watch Henry Rollins videos all night

  • @doomfan12345
    @doomfan12345 10 лет назад +164

    "My friend Ian MacKaye"

    • @nugylicious9872
      @nugylicious9872 9 лет назад +21

      That's what I was thinking like "oh just Ian"

    • @johnnyscifi
      @johnnyscifi 5 лет назад +5

      Just some no name dude named Ian MacKaye...😂😂😂

    • @EricColeman
      @EricColeman 3 года назад +1

      They've been friends since they were 13 or 14.

    • @toke7342
      @toke7342 Год назад

      What do you mean?

  • @sydIRISH
    @sydIRISH 10 лет назад +55

    Great quote and very true..."if I don't like your band, I'm not showing up to the gig. But I'm not gonna stand there and put you down, life is too short." Amen. It takes courage to get up on stage to play any music and put yourself completely out there, you're letting people see you open yourself up. Easier said than done. Anyone who thinks it isn't...try to do a 40 min. to 1 hr. set, it feels like an eternity sometimes. I've been to plenty of shows where the band I saw sucked, but I didn't bash them because I know what it's like to be on stage in front of people...brutal sometimes. Yes, you can block it out sometimes. But we've all had those gigs where NOTHING goes according to plan. Humility is a musician's best friend.

    • @IHeartNoise
      @IHeartNoise 9 лет назад +1

      sydIRISH Preach! It takes courage to get up on stage and do something in front of an audience.

  • @pancakemix3251
    @pancakemix3251 6 лет назад +52

    I'd love to have a conversation with Henry Rollins for like an hour.

    • @whoisthisis138
      @whoisthisis138 3 года назад +3

      If you ran into him he would give you the hour. Hes such a nice dude. I stopped him passing through my job just to say hi and apologized for stopping him. He said don’t apologize and he always has time to talk to fans. He was cool as fuck

  • @rickbannan7110
    @rickbannan7110 7 лет назад +25

    "My friend, Ian MacKayae"
    I mean I should've expected it, but hell yeah that's an amazing connection

    • @EricColeman
      @EricColeman 3 года назад +2

      They've been friends since they were 13 or 14.

  • @boobsweat9281
    @boobsweat9281 7 лет назад +37

    Imagine Henry talking then out of nowhere someone just tosses a water balloon at Pharrell's head

    • @dyr234
      @dyr234 6 лет назад

      GOTCHA!!

    • @claytonraynard5874
      @claytonraynard5874 5 лет назад

      I wish .pharell is a goddawful interviewer.does he even know who Black Flag is

    • @bear5945
      @bear5945 2 года назад

      @@claytonraynard5874 he clearly does

  • @nastyevilninja
    @nastyevilninja 11 лет назад +9

    Love these interviews - Every time Henry Rollins speaks for more than 30 seconds I find out something else that blows my mind! Absolute legend!

  • @zombiesquad3339
    @zombiesquad3339 9 лет назад +13

    Henry Rollins is inspiring and Black Flag is fucking legendary. Pharrell is out of his element here, just look at his face, so blank. Nothing is going on in that head of his believe me.

    • @luchadorito
      @luchadorito 7 лет назад +5

      Zombie Squad I strongly disagree. Culturally to some extent yes. He isn't a punk rocker or a hardcore kid but he is in my opinion definitely on the same level as Henry. He is a good interviewer and I enjoy this duo very much

    • @dionysianapollomarx
      @dionysianapollomarx 7 лет назад

      Elitist.

  • @baymuscle97
    @baymuscle97 3 года назад +3

    I have loved Henry Rollins since the 90's. His raw, abashed candor is so refreshing! Great interview!

  • @mudchuka1
    @mudchuka1 6 лет назад +11

    I don’t care if you grew up in L.A. or the I.E. if you were into punk rock in Southern California Black Flag was a big deal in the scene no matter which singer you liked better!

  • @whataretheycooking
    @whataretheycooking 11 лет назад +19

    pharrel Williams and henry rollins....two bright minds, having a meaningful conversation. humanity has regained hope!

  • @TheManwithafan
    @TheManwithafan 9 лет назад +25

    Hey!
    HEY!!
    LOOKIN GOOODD

  • @johnm3946
    @johnm3946 3 года назад +1

    I'm soo glad he got out of the Ice cream business, Rollins gets life to its fullest!

  • @tedmrunt
    @tedmrunt 6 лет назад +2

    Henry Rollins is so very well spoken

  • @butt5810
    @butt5810 8 лет назад +13

    haha Henry is so good at verifying his claims....leaves pharrell saying "wow" after almost every tangent

    • @jwhiteout
      @jwhiteout 8 лет назад +12

      That's because he's about as articulate as he is original when it comes to making music.

    • @butt5810
      @butt5810 8 лет назад +4

      Azazel Acheron pharrell is most definitely not a moron

    • @dionysianapollomarx
      @dionysianapollomarx 7 лет назад +1

      Azazel try not to be a dickhead please.

    • @MattMacedo85
      @MattMacedo85 5 лет назад

      Pharrell seems respectful why you guys bash him idk

  • @Chromosome1919
    @Chromosome1919 9 лет назад +7

    Very deep man! Henry Rollins is one em honest artists out there!

  • @PHAEDRIDER
    @PHAEDRIDER 9 лет назад +7

    this interview guy is awesome..

  • @SWISSCOLORVISION
    @SWISSCOLORVISION 9 лет назад +31

    great interview. his comment on punk rockers at 5:29 is right on

    • @Shug1910
      @Shug1910 5 лет назад +1

      That's a very broad statement about punk rockers, there's dickheads everywhere.

    • @ultracherrie
      @ultracherrie 4 года назад

      AGREED!

  • @fjduucudjdeididi287
    @fjduucudjdeididi287 2 года назад +2

    This goes to show how much more open minded people are today. This interview would have been the set up to a joke before it was a reality . Henry to me is kind of every punker so to watch his progression from then to know emotionally is super cool l

  • @kevindelatorre4887
    @kevindelatorre4887 2 года назад

    The more I learn about this man the more respect I have for him. A punk rock singer who listens to Albert Ayler....that says volumes to me.

  • @Frankovelli
    @Frankovelli 4 года назад +4

    Quick question: What does Pharrell actually do for a living? He seems to just show up randomly in the most odd situations. Like when did he start interviewing for Reserve Channel?

  • @justplainpossum
    @justplainpossum 8 лет назад +1

    I wish I had a chance to know this Henry, but he was so quiet and he glowered a lot back then, which was pretty intimidating. He seems much more engaging now.

  • @cowboysfromjerk
    @cowboysfromjerk 11 лет назад +20

    i thought pharrell was nothing but a yuppi airhead hip hop poser, but this interview is just great good work !!!!!

  • @HAAHVVAAVV
    @HAAHVVAAVV 11 лет назад +4

    love the hand shots

  • @JohnDoe-dc4bd
    @JohnDoe-dc4bd 11 лет назад +8

    You are right ! I am a metalhead myself and I see a lot of people with an attitude like that, bashing or degradating other people for what they are listening to, or in a worse case for who they are. It mixes with some poor-man's(I mean no offence to poor people) philosophy and bad clothing and voila! we have a elitist moron. I am happy that I grew up from this bulls**t - my closed-minded high-school era. Fortunately there are many metalheads (mayby majority) who accept and support other's tastes

  • @lancashirebomber9744
    @lancashirebomber9744 6 лет назад +1

    I like henry, he's a human and has contributed something.

  • @denvier91
    @denvier91 8 лет назад +13

    hey hey!!!! looking good! aha

  • @maxczapski9275
    @maxczapski9275 9 лет назад +110

    Pharrell Williams has absolutely no idea where Henry is coming from, he's petrified :D

    • @frankdinero606
      @frankdinero606 7 лет назад +6

      Agreed. He should have either made a better effort to understand Henry's background beforehand, or just made it clear that he knows nothing about his life and background. He tried to play it cool and looked a bit stupid at times.

    • @dionysianapollomarx
      @dionysianapollomarx 7 лет назад +45

      In my book, he looks like he's learning something new. Doesn't seem like a big negative. Being a little uninformed about certain things isn't a negative if you acknowledge it. And he respects Henry, too. Big deal.

    • @Cyborganna
      @Cyborganna 7 лет назад +1

      Tardi Grade Absolutely! :)

    • @NateBuker
      @NateBuker 6 лет назад +6

      Disagree. Seems like he knows who he's with. This series of interviews with Hank are the best I've seen.

    • @MattMacedo85
      @MattMacedo85 5 лет назад +6

      He always been different Pharrell made outside the box music
      And I pretty sure he knew black
      Flag before hipsters heard of them

  • @christianl3852
    @christianl3852 6 лет назад +2

    I’m starting to love this guy

  • @imdead1922
    @imdead1922 4 года назад +1

    I love the way Henry looks when he smiles he looks like a puppy

  • @THEQueeferSutherland
    @THEQueeferSutherland 5 лет назад

    That was how I found punk as a So Cal suburban kid. I was a 12 year old skate rat and heard Black Flag in skate videos, and I just wanted to fuck shit up.

  • @metalandhorror
    @metalandhorror 11 лет назад +1

    He really is he's so interested,excited yet calm at the same time i really dig him i wonder why i don't see him do that much interviews though...

  • @delanoarts3703
    @delanoarts3703 2 года назад +2

    I agree with Henry onso much stuff those 4 Seattle bands truly were so good I'm not a fan of pearl jam but musically speaking those guys now how to play sound garden there original albums the guitar riffs I thought were straight genius Alice in chains easly the best musically speaking every album is great Jerry his riffs were totally original dark and such a great sound funny nirvana biggest influence was black flag in fact the whole Seattle scene wanted to be black flags last album it's true ask David growl

  • @Pcprufino
    @Pcprufino 11 лет назад +1

    Um dos maiores artistas da música q ja vi ...

  • @pos6666666
    @pos6666666 11 лет назад

    I can listen to this man talk all day.

  • @plastixpoon
    @plastixpoon 11 лет назад +2

    Great man interviewing a great man.

  • @twentymooseman
    @twentymooseman 11 лет назад +3

    Some places have mellowed out. I wouldn't really consider myself a punk, but I've been to a lot of shows, I don't really follow the aesthetic and people are usually pretty cool about it. In fact I've met a lot of pretty nice people in the scene. There are elitist pricks sometimes, but they are usually recognized as such by the others. I really like watching really old clips from early punk. Nobody is trying to be anything or live up to a standard, just people enjoying music.

  • @delanoarts3703
    @delanoarts3703 2 года назад

    I totally get what he is saying I've played in metal bands most of my young life telk elitestism metal are the hardest fans to please always something

  • @doodleyourexampaper7995
    @doodleyourexampaper7995 9 лет назад +2

    'Back in my day... in the 1850s' lol

  • @Kriskazam
    @Kriskazam 11 лет назад +2

    scenes nowadays really have mellowed out like what twentymooseman said. now they're more as just a local group of bands that play together, more of the community. the only scenes that have that elitish cliqueish problem nowadays are electronic music scenes and Copenhagen's punk scene

  • @ghettopressproductions5211
    @ghettopressproductions5211 Год назад

    I love this fing band

  • @smrsmd8522
    @smrsmd8522 2 года назад

    I seen henrys think tank stand up at the walker theater now named burton cummings. Back in 2003. Or 2002. Or 2004 winnipeg mb.

  • @RebelThoughts82
    @RebelThoughts82 10 лет назад

    Rollins is so fucking on point.

  • @devinlaan8816
    @devinlaan8816 8 лет назад

    this is pretty cool you never think that the two worlds would collide

  • @LordCagliostro
    @LordCagliostro 11 лет назад

    Henry is the man!

  • @kezianaomi1839
    @kezianaomi1839 7 лет назад +30

    henry is a level headed phil anselmo

    • @dougthealligator
      @dougthealligator 6 лет назад +3

      Kezia Naomi *talented Phil anselmo

    • @flamecarpet7770
      @flamecarpet7770 5 лет назад +2

      There’s interviews out there of anselmo praising Rollins work in black flag .

    • @bentnosewp
      @bentnosewp 5 лет назад +1

      @@dougthealligator phil anselmo has way more stage charisma and vocal range than Rollins ever had, come on dude.

    • @dougthealligator
      @dougthealligator 5 лет назад +1

      bentnosewp there’s literally no way you could think that’s true man let’s be real.

    • @maxthescarecrow4038
      @maxthescarecrow4038 5 лет назад +2

      And without the added baggage of being the poster boy for skinheads.

  • @jamesbentley7435
    @jamesbentley7435 11 лет назад

    ''its pretty bitchin' ''
    FUCK YEAH HENRY

  • @rocknroll_jezus9233
    @rocknroll_jezus9233 4 года назад +1

    I hope he knows the impact My War had on the Seattle scene

  • @72daystar
    @72daystar 10 лет назад +1

    Great interview from one of my favorite persons.

  • @kristininariley
    @kristininariley 11 лет назад

    wow so he's just been super confident all his life

  • @Stonedead1991
    @Stonedead1991 11 лет назад +1

    I gotta give props to Pharell and Henry's so captivating, like always.

  • @mendokid6984
    @mendokid6984 6 лет назад +2

    What about SOA?

  • @beeatoms
    @beeatoms 10 лет назад +1

    black flag made an effort to piss off their fans for years. their hair, their long songs, their jazz influence, etc.

  • @dionysianapollomarx
    @dionysianapollomarx 7 лет назад +21

    Plenty of elitists in these comments.

  • @teammmx
    @teammmx 11 лет назад

    Damn Henry, he was hot back in the day 3:14. I love his story.

  • @DEVROtheRIDDLER
    @DEVROtheRIDDLER 11 лет назад +1

    I love Henry Rollins and the way he looks at and speaks about everything for but when he starts talking about how music is supposed to be a judgement free zone, he needs to look back at what he said about electronic or "rave music".

  • @devgru2ndsquadspecialforce282
    @devgru2ndsquadspecialforce282 7 лет назад +1

    I skate and listen to black flag

  • @barryguyer8306
    @barryguyer8306 4 года назад

    Great story
    Never know any of that

  • @johnnyscifi
    @johnnyscifi 5 лет назад

    Both Pharrell and Hank grew up in DC!!!

  • @drdharp1022
    @drdharp1022 7 лет назад

    10 things I didn't know about black flag !!!!!

  • @bob.from.accounting
    @bob.from.accounting 7 лет назад

    I remember winning tickets to see Rollin's Band in Cleveland. I went to go pick up the tickets and saw all the kinds of guys getting tickets, I just turned around. I love Black Flag, Rollin's Band, and his spoken word, but I didn't want to be in the show and get singled out. I really wanted to go too.

  • @moeezS
    @moeezS 11 лет назад

    Fans can ruin anything. The more niche something is, the worse the fans.

  • @TWHYtv
    @TWHYtv 11 лет назад

    Good Mufuggin Interview

  • @DEVROtheRIDDLER
    @DEVROtheRIDDLER 11 лет назад +1

    well, me for one and a countless amount of other people???? Don't go on a crusade trying to make the electronic music culture look and feel bad because it doesn't work like that. Respect.

  • @StickManga
    @StickManga 11 лет назад

    what show are the spoken word clips from?

  • @kookadams85
    @kookadams85 Год назад

    Black Flag Damaged was their apex in '82!

  • @AmpsforBuddha
    @AmpsforBuddha 11 лет назад

    Pharrell is an Excellent interviewer.

  • @delonge5000
    @delonge5000 10 лет назад

    9:18 background song please?

  • @negrete723
    @negrete723 11 лет назад

    I saw herny on son of anarchy \m/

  • @DEADSELLPUNX
    @DEADSELLPUNX 11 лет назад

    pharrell, the dude from N.E.R.D.

  • @skwirlee13
    @skwirlee13 11 лет назад

    Did you even watch the interview. He is talking about punk rock being close-minded , not Henry Rollins.

  • @Jordanlewis316
    @Jordanlewis316 6 лет назад

    Me too, punks aren't too smart and are critics of everything but themselves

  • @KidFury27
    @KidFury27 7 лет назад +3

    After seeing henry destroy a young interviewer, my mind has changed about him. He talks a good game but ruined that kid for no reason.

  • @smrsmd8522
    @smrsmd8522 2 года назад

    Fine scottish ancestrial name mckaye.

  • @Fudgaboutit
    @Fudgaboutit 11 лет назад

    I'd say so.

  • @vcp93
    @vcp93 4 года назад +1

    Why does the word "contrived" echo in my head while I'm watching this? "Click..."

  • @heyjude99
    @heyjude99 6 лет назад +1

    Hank Rollins was a geek. Greg Ginn was rocking out. I thought the song - Who's got the 10 and a half,had no music value.

  • @randolphcalixto9012
    @randolphcalixto9012 5 лет назад

    Hurled it...Am I trippin? 5:06

  • @MrStalkerhunter
    @MrStalkerhunter 11 лет назад

    Zeitgeist>?really?like Jacque Fresco Zeitgeist?

  • @jasetasyrotchen824
    @jasetasyrotchen824 8 лет назад +2

    I cant take this conversation seriously with Pharrel interviewing him. Henry might as well just talked to himself

  • @AdamKyleAnderson
    @AdamKyleAnderson 11 лет назад +1

    Forgive me, but who is the black guy ?

    • @gruaim
      @gruaim 6 лет назад

      fuck you

    • @MattMacedo85
      @MattMacedo85 5 лет назад

      Fuck you is a great musician

  • @micd9256
    @micd9256 3 года назад

    Nobody likes to hear Henry talk more than Henry. Black Flag morphed into something else around the time when Henry joined. That’s fine, but Black Flag had already made its impact on music. Henry had nothing to with it.

    • @briansmith9455
      @briansmith9455 2 года назад

      In fact, most of the punks I know consider Rollins Black Flag as an afterthought. The EARLY stuff is universally loved. Henry is riding on the coat-tails of the greats before him. Every minute Rollins was in BF was a minute it was on the way to being over.

  • @katewehr414
    @katewehr414 2 года назад

    Pharrell is wearing a pair of Docs with red laces. Does he actually know the hate behind that?

    • @sireddie9797
      @sireddie9797 2 года назад

      Why do you expect him to know lace code

  • @MrZpeppers
    @MrZpeppers 4 года назад

    So pretty much their old lead singer fired himself.

  • @yeagermarc
    @yeagermarc 5 лет назад

    Next to the big poser?

  • @aflodesigns
    @aflodesigns 11 лет назад

    no no keith is the man,
    the end

  • @Mom_sBasement
    @Mom_sBasement 5 лет назад

    Neck tattoo. What a great life decision.

  • @heyjude99
    @heyjude99 6 лет назад

    The night of a Black flag show Hank just decided to wear black shorts. And nothing else for the next 2 yrs. in Black flag. And flip around his long hair every 3 seconds for the entire set. I thought he was an idiot. Black flags music was great. They did shows without Hank. Just Greg,Drums and Bass guitar. Those were good Black flag shows!!. And the Pettibone flyers were GREAT.

  • @JDeissreVIEWSFROMHELL
    @JDeissreVIEWSFROMHELL 9 лет назад

    HE HAS A EINSTURZENDE NEUBAUTEN TATTOO!!!

  • @gregdahlen4375
    @gregdahlen4375 8 лет назад +3

    is henry's hair kind of boring aren't musicians supposed to do something wild with their hair?

    • @smiff8710
      @smiff8710 8 лет назад +11

      +Greg Dahlen No

    • @gregdahlen4375
      @gregdahlen4375 8 лет назад

      Smiff you think it's interesting?

    • @smiff8710
      @smiff8710 8 лет назад +7

      I think he wears it how he wants, if he cared about what Greg Dahlen thought then maybe he would have it green and 12 feet long, but it looks like he doesn't.

    • @gregdahlen4375
      @gregdahlen4375 8 лет назад

      +Smiff I don't know, the members of Black Flag liked to do things that were contrary to expectations, like they grew their hair long because the punks thought they should have it short. So maybe that's why Henry has it like a businessman now.

    • @youwouldknow
      @youwouldknow 8 лет назад +1

      +Greg Dahlen He's clearly doing something contrary to your expectations. Very punk rock.

  • @ojosabiertosf1831
    @ojosabiertosf1831 5 лет назад

    que alguien subtitule esto, le amare siempre

  • @aflodesigns
    @aflodesigns 11 лет назад

    but rollins seems to have finally calmed down and grown up

  • @josephplatania5593
    @josephplatania5593 3 года назад

    Why won't he mention he was a singer in s o a before black flag. No props to his bros dude.

  • @samfisher8288
    @samfisher8288 11 лет назад

    Rollins is probably one of the most open minded individuals out there? Wtf are you talking about?

  • @kiko6217
    @kiko6217 9 лет назад

    More of this less of Anerica

  • @jerryhoward8553
    @jerryhoward8553 4 года назад

    Thank you Jesus for cleansing all the works of darkness from our lives, thank you for the beautiful loving heart you have created in us , when we ask you into our hearts miracles happen♥️♥️♥️no greater love