Henry Rollins was born Henry Lawrence Garfield on February 13, 1961, in the nation’s capitol where he quit college in his first year to immerse himself in DC’s emerging hardcore scene.
By the late 1970s, he was a fixture at local shows. And in the ’80s he would emerge as an iconic figure for both fronting Black Flag and later Rollins Band.
Later, when he wasn’t yelling in a mic with a band behind him, he was speaking into it alone. First on global storytelling tours. And then as one of the most insightful and delightful DJs on the FM dial in Los Angeles.
Before he became a frontman, Rollins worked behind the scenes, starting off as a roadie for local hardcore bands.
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