was watching the video for low self opinion by the rollins band and was reminded of this.
ONE AND THE SAME OBVIOUSLY
part 1 of an episode of the henry rollins show, in which he talks to gene simmons.
i’m no kiss fan, nor do i agree with the vast majority of what gene says, but it’s a very odd situation where his honesty and braggadocio regarding the fact that he’s rich as fuck and has done everything he has done in his life for the sake of money make listening to him speak a hugely compelling experience. we’re treated to so many people claiming the way of the artiste, and i guess it’s weird and kinda cool to get pretty much the opposite of that.
“once you don’t have to work for a living, you become (pardon my bluntness) filthy rich, you don’t have the right to complain about anything.”
worthwhile watch if that seems at all interesting to you.
is it weird that after listening to “get in the van” by henry rollins
all i want to do is tour constantly? same thing happened when i watched the car bomb documentary “why do you do this”. they both talk about how hard touring consistently is, how much you have to give up, how exhausted you get, how little money you have, how dangerous it can be, how depressed it can make you, how little food you get to eat, but to just get in a van with a bunch of friends and travel all over the place playing shows, it just seems so worthwhile to me.
i’ve been on a few tours now, nothing major (i’ve never been on tour for, say, a month or something), but even then those tours have been some of the most rewarding and fun experiences of my life, and have changed my outlook on life significantly.
that’s what i want to do with my life. i don’t care if i’m penniless until the day i die. i’d rather have no money and spend my life doing what i love than have all the money i could ask for but at the cost of working a shitty retail job for the rest of my life. i can survive on not much food.
it might be a long time coming, but i’m sure i’ll get there. hopefully i get to tour some more in the near future. it’s always a bummer not playing shows.
