Other music exists to heal wounds; but the tango when sung and played is for the purpose of opening them, for the purpose of sticking you finger in the wound and to tear them until they bleed

Quote by Henry Rollins

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25 Years of Bullshit.

25 Years of Bullshit.

When was the last time you wanted to say it all to the right person?...

When was the last time you wanted to say it all to the right person?...

The average is the borderline that keeps mere men in their place. Those who step...

The average is the borderline that keeps mere men in their place. Those who step...

I'm 36 and if I met a woman of my own age and married her,...

I'm 36 and if I met a woman of my own age and married her,...

You would think that pot had some kind of power; I mean come on, it's...

You would think that pot had some kind of power; I mean come on, it's...

If you hate your parents, the man or the establishment, don't show them up by...

If you hate your parents, the man or the establishment, don't show them up by...

It's sad when someone you know becomes someone you knew.

It's sad when someone you know becomes someone you knew.

I think about the meaning of pain. Pain is personal. It really belongs to the...

I think about the meaning of pain. Pain is personal. It really belongs to the...

What I don't want to do is go out there and not be able to...

What I don't want to do is go out there and not be able to...

My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud.

My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud.

I don't want to know. I don't need it. I don't want the information that...

I don't want to know. I don't need it. I don't want the information that...

I can't remember that I ever had just a minute of stage fright.

I can't remember that I ever had just a minute of stage fright.

I am ready for whatever's coming. I expect nothing but to be let down or...

I am ready for whatever's coming. I expect nothing but to be let down or...

The streets lie, the sidewalks lie, everything lies. You can try and read it but...

The streets lie, the sidewalks lie, everything lies. You can try and read it but...

I don't mean to be arrogant and I really appreciate my fans but talking about...

I don't mean to be arrogant and I really appreciate my fans but talking about...

As long as I tell the truth I feel that nobody can touch me.

As long as I tell the truth I feel that nobody can touch me.

I mean I appreciate fan mail and that the people like what I am doing...

I mean I appreciate fan mail and that the people like what I am doing...

I've always seen it as the role of an artist to drag his inside out,...

I've always seen it as the role of an artist to drag his inside out,...

It is just that I don't want a wife and I don't want kids.

It is just that I don't want a wife and I don't want kids.

Scar tissue is stronger than regular tissue. Realize the strength, move on.

Scar tissue is stronger than regular tissue. Realize the strength, move on.