I was like, "Um, isn't that punk rock, too?"

Yea, love Rollins but he’s full of shit.

Punk drummers are pretty good and I think most bass players are great. I don’t need a John Myung bass line I prefer a killing joke bass line , I know they’re considered post punk . But most punk bands you can hear the bass and I enjoy

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hold on.punk has 2& even sometimes 3 chords

No they were just to utterly dumb, in their minds they were the Supremes.

@@garibaldi54 shut up dork lol

@@mattsharkey8437 Lol says the spicegirls fan. :D

@@garibaldi54 they were fun and you're not lol

@@mattsharkey8437 Fun for 11 year old girls.

How passive aggressive of you. Unless you mean Bono. Then I offer a high five.

Patrice O'Neal loved her when she came on Opie and Anthony.

A lot of ppl love Brooke shields

yeah must admire her resilience, in spite of all the media onslaughts shes faced shes still ended up seemingly pretty damn down to earth.

​@@someshittomakeyouhappyperhaps it's with a big effort to maintain.

Yeah patrice said they were kind of friends. I never thought of her much, obviously shes attractive. But knowing that she's cool and real makes me find her way more attractive now

I wouldn't have guessed that the person from the audio was fucking henry rollins 💀

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@@lautaromontoya3993 the cackle i released when i found out the two parties involved in this clip

Tiktok is fucking brain rot

Yeah, how dare anyone talks shit about him for talking shit?

it’s just funny that he says people suck at their instruments when he can’t sing or play any instrument

Because weak people want angry people to stop being angry when they don't understand why they're angry.

@@Rideca74 they are not angry at him. they are laughing at him bc he has no talent and is saying that others don’t have talent. that isn’t funny to you?

He's as much a capitalist as Sting or Bono, make no mistake...

He's always been stupid and stupidity isn't tolerable.

Mullen is a chops drummer? I wouldn't have thought that. Solid as a rock though.

Mullen is just a unique drummer. He's not overly skilled, but it's very unfair to say he "can't drum" - some people say Henry Rollins can't sing...it's subjective

@@pbaker7160 I didn't say he couldn't drum and would never say he wasn't good. He's a solid drummer that plays in a popular band. I've seen him live. He plays well for their music. The op intimated he's a chops player which isn't subjective at all. It's fairly objective if you consider the types of drummers that are chops type players. Mullen may very well be a chops type player when he's not with U2 I've just never seen any evidence for it.

@@pbaker7160 Henry definitely can’t sing

That’s unfortunate.

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Rollins is a pedo, I seen admit to it in an interview once.

Let's be real : Rollins is one of the most overrated "artist" of punk rock...

One of the most if not most overrated band of all time.

@@chrisbacos couldn't agree more. Doesn't help that Bono is a pretentious wanker.

80's U2 and acthung baby are amazing!!! they were still good live through the 90's too though!

@@chrisbacosCrazy crazy stuff they wrote actung baby Joshua tree what this tough guy cunt ever write

@@chrisbacos definitely most overrated of all time

That's why I admire him

@@davidboden5791 absolutely 💯

Oh I see. He has an opinion Wow

Honest doesn't mean "correct"

@@justinyeager6542 I couldn’t disagree with you more, at least he’s honest and doesn’t pull no punches.

Smarter brother or dumber brother or an equal twin?

Never had any talent either.

@@markandrewhoran Makes his living off of criticizing those with actual talent.... An arrogant and thoroughly pretentious douchebag.

@@markandrewhoranBlack flag fucking rocks

Henry is just a born contrarian. His stance is basically whatever lets him argue when he feels like it

He is the only guy in the music industry who can make most people ask, " who the f@ck are you? ".

Well the germs lol

Punk drumming is technically fairly difficult

Ethic, not individual players.

@@Ilikefries102 Same thing.

@@devanwiech Yep, that difficult 4/4 timing.

_Are you crazy, Wendel?_

Yeah, and Henry Rollins really was an a-hole.

You should listen to more music.

@@tackthekack1 lighten up, Francis

@@Beinlausi I like the guy but man his inner rage can be a bit much. From what I understand he had a rough childhood. I can see that.

It's also really rich to hear a man who thinks so much of himself and his opinions talk that way about another man as he did Bono here. I'm not a fan of either's music, but I really can't stand Henry as a person, from what he's shown us.

Agreed. Y2K marked the end of U2. Not sure why he attacked their musicianship and not their evolution as a band.

@@Renniz72 Because Rollins actually isn't that great a musician. He's a provocative speaker but give me a break -- does ANYONE listen to Black Flag anymore? Dull band for guys who won't admit they crave bullying people and try to pass off being "progressive."

Sting with The Police is a whole different story.

Yeah let’s face it Henry Rollins or Sting with The Police. Most people today would say Henry who??? Rollins was like a 90’s thing.

He always was. Just hated that he stopped playing rock for so long.

No. The Police was derivative as fuck and utterly mainstream mediocre. Sting solo is all types of adult contemporary cringeworthy.

​@cactaceous The Police were far from Mainstream

Black Flag was highly influential on the Seattle music scene in the late-80s and early-90s. Their tour for the My War album in the Pacific Northwest was a formative experience for lots of musicians, most notably Kurt Cobain. They basically invented sludge metal. A lot of their music was very experimental at a time when hardcore punk music was pretty straightforward. Black Flag is probably your favorite band's favorite band.

@@shake5121 Mark Lannegan talked about that tour in his autobiography. (Highly recommend it, btw.).

well, this is well over twenty years old. not exactly "this day and age"

@@adamgoodell5805 don’t tell the kids it ain’t now man!

Henry is the type that needs to be subdued a bit with patience as well as intelligence. If he senses you're short tempered or surface level he has zero time for you and its time to take a hike

I've always loved guys like him, just saying what they feel. Same with Mike Patton - especially that interview where he's talking and you can hear this unoriginal cacophony behind him and he stops his answer to rail against how lame Wolfmother is.

... and it matters not that the easiest things in this world to do are criticize and complain?

His opinion that Bono is a pompous ass hat? That's true. Saying the Drummer and Bass player "can't play" is kind of stupid. As far as I know, Henry Rollins can't play any instruments and his voice is about as musical as a cement mixer.

@@pbaker7160 you’ll never understand and that’s ok. If everyone was a cookie cut out of each other I’d move to a worthless barren and inhospitable place like mars.. or New Jersey.

@pbaker: I have a terrible speaking voice despite years of speech therapy early on. I cannot sing. When people have insisted that I sing along quietly to the National Anthem, they regret it! Henry Rollins is aware that Al Green and Mahalia Jackson could sing, and that he could not. I like to listen to Tom Waits songs. Bob Dylan never had a good voice, it just got much worse. The “Oscar the Grouch” or “Cookie Monster” vocals of “black metal” are grating and yet somehow fascinating in moderation. Not everyone is Beverly Sills or Tom Jones. And that doesn’t matter to me. I do like meaningful lyrics though! I like phrasing and timing and context. I’ll take Rollins. And that leaves more U2 purchases available for you. We’re both happy!

While I agree with most of what you said, I think No Line In the Horizon was their last risky record. There was a ton of experimentation on that record. Songs of Innocence had some fantastic tunes on it but it wasn't risky. Their last album is really not up to u2's consistently high standard, it was really disappointing.

Thats life, most people have a short glorius blaze followed by a drawn out demise. Go back in time 40 years, none of those artists have remained consistanly good, even the so called legends. As if Rollins can claim he's any different.

That's every huge band. There isn't one band that's been around for 40 plus years whose back 20 is as intense or ground breaking as the front 20. It just isn't possible. Rock and Roll is a young man's game. Besides, it's hard to be pissed off when you've got near abouts a billion dollars in the bank like Bono does. You can say what you want about U2, they've been around since 78. First album in 80. And still with the original line up and Bono married to the same woman. Not too many bands can say that. And, their live shows are still second to none.

@garibaldi54: Cash and Bowie put out salient message material late in their lives, their music living on from early to late. Neither was a flash in the pan. Neither lip synced their way to brief international acclaim. People can grasp that their lives are draining away, and perhaps utilize that last dying sunlight to paint a brilliant portrait of their vision. Please don’t tag financial success - ticket sales, download purchases, wearable concert swag buys - as meters of meaningfulness! In two decades people will look up Henry Rollins and U2 in “Who’s Who in Rock Music, 1990 - 2030.” There will be mention of the has-beens. One entry will state “seminal,” “important early,” “coarse and abrasive,” “opinionated and not of even good voice.” The other entry will read, “one of the biggest bands of its era,” “put out a vast number of frequently similar, but likable songs which were popular at karaoke bars, especially after 2-4-1 Happy Hour.” So be it.

That IS funny, that you think that!!

I'll always say Rattle & Hum was when they completely lost the plot.

@@belltolls1984 Nah, Zooropa is a really underrated album and Achtung baby is pretty good and was great at the time

PUNK???? You must be joking.

@@MrWhiskeycricket yes punk. Punk doesn't always sound like YDI or discharge.

@@dinkystick punk isn’t a “sound” at all, it’s an attitude- and U2 ain’t it.

He can eat Bono all day for all I care. U2 has some good songs, and way more talent than Rollins. But since Bono is so pretentious and has become so overly-political he's turned into a complete douche, so I don't care about Rollins talking shit about him (though what he said about their rhythm section is pretty much true). However, Sting has way more talent in a pimple forming on his ass than this Rollins will ever have! Sting is a fantastic bassist, singer, guitarist, pianist, songwriter, and producer. Rollins is a punk rock (i.e. sloppy musician) singer. I mean, if he could even play bass, guitar, or drums on a sloppy punk rock level that would be one thing, but he can't. A punk rock singer has about as much musical talent as a rapper. I mean, him talking shit about sting is an absolute joke!

@Tom Minor Well said.

@@tomminor5317 an average person could give their opinion and it could be the same as Rollins opinion. You don’t have to be a musician to judge another persons music and give your opinion. It’s not like Rollins said he’s way better than sting or brought any type of comparison that involved himself into his point. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and if he think sting and U2 sucks he has a right to think that.

Very well said!

@jellyboy: Henry Rollins has stated that he knows what his voice is and is not capable of. His band was Rollins Band, as in he was in a band for which he was the frontman and leader/employer. How is the naming relevant to ego, marketing, name recognition, recollection in the record racks, etc.? Eponymous band names haven’t anything to do with quality or salient points. Cher, Van Halen, Dokken, Johnny Cash, Eno, Robin Trower, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, JRV, Ted Nugent, Barry Manilow, OPETH, Les Claypool, Quattro, Roger Walters, Robert Palmer, Suzi and The Banshees, Tim McGraw, Perry Farell, Pharrell, X, Bonham, Tina Turner, Tori Amos, Janis Ian, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, K.C. and The Sunshine Band, OZZY, Dick Dale…. I don’t have to like or not like anyone or anything because they are not marketed as or performing as The Electric Light Orchestra, The Beatles, The Bangles, Peter Frampton is perfectly equal as a performer/band name as QUEEN or Alice Cooper, Lynard Skynard, Alice In Chains, Cinderella, XTC, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, RUSH, YES, The Cramps, Suicide Commandos (who played a dance at my high school back “then”…), Husker Du, The Replacements, The Wailers, Chameleon, Dare Force, Savage Aural Hotbed, Harsh Reality, All the Pretty Horses, Autonomy, Flat Atom, IMPALER, or Def Leppart. What’s in a name??

Now HERE is a man I'd love to talk shop with!

Simple Minds live on the Tube in the early eighties was hair-raising

Saw them in 1991 and it was the worst arena show I’ve ever seen.

@@timkingsemail Saw them in 2005 (Melbourne, Australia) and they were a true tour de force. Playing obscure B side instrumentals alongside the hits (and no Don't You Forget About Me) which was a bonus. When they were on, they were mighty !

@LazarusStirs: ABSOLUTELY!!

You probably didn’t listened to the more alternative radio stations. Mainstream radio never touched him. But he’s done a lot of stuff outside of music. A lot or spoken word tours around the world and an incredible amount of travel all over. He’s written something like 20 books, several travel books. He’s worth about 6 million dollars, most of that from his activities outside of music.

Im sure youve inadvertently heard 'liar' before, its probably his most popular song. Youve possibly even seen him in some movies too.

You mean you've been spoon fed shit by MSM for half a century.

Liar

@@itookallthenames lol

Im not a fan of Bono but I cant name a single song by Henry Rollins. From 1980 to 1995 u2 were a great band..after that fair enough although they still occasionally come out with a decent tune

@@marky1974 From 1980 to 1985 you meant to say (I hope).

@@ngc-fo5te no I loved achtung baby and zooroopa..and passengers with Brian Eno..

@@marky1974 The Fly, Vertigo, Bullet The Blue Sky, I Will Follow, Beautiful Day, The Electric Co, Street Mission, The Fool, Lemon, Discoteque and others are great. Some others tho are not quite it. I feel ya

I like Jon Bon Jovi. In social activism, he's the real deal. Bono is a pompous ass. U2 hasn't done anything of note since Reagan was President. I liked the Police but Sting is a tired, self-righteous holy bore.

I prefer candid dishonesty....

Should we fight him or fk him? 😂

he is good when he's talking crap when with a band

All U2 music put me to sleep, and gave me a massive headache when I woke up.

I don't agree with all of Rollins' opinions by a long shot. But if you listen to some of his interviews or read some of his writing when he talks about jazz, I'd say he understands music and what constitutes good playing. I think he just has a default mode of "going for the kill" in regards to stuff he doesn't like...music or otherwise.

But… you do.

@@timkingsemail yes

Exactly what instrument does Henry play? Takes a lot of talent to speak your mind... professional bitches... that is all this lot is...

@Costa Zambaras Yes, it was recent. It was in NYC in 2015.

I have a bunch of U2 records, I have no idea how it happened.

Bono is more humanitarian than political. Ted Nugent and Kid Rock are more political.

Boo-hoo. Such a sense of entitlement. If you were really so surprised that Bono was liberal, then you were never really "listening" to U2's music in the first place.

@@KleWdSide I never cared about Bono's political shit. It didn't change the fact that U2 has great albums

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Lol kidding right?

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Just means they're sheep.

Hmmm, I have a Rollins Band single (Liar), and a U2 album (Zooropa), both on CD.

Exactly, i understand this guy has to keep his punk attitude like being unhappy and uncomfortable with the world but trying to put down one of the most successful long lasting bands in the world just makes him look like a clown 🤡

You would be crazy to not take a FREE henry rollins record over u2

Gee, i was spot on with my assumption.

@@roscoemuttley When did he say the Spice Girls were marketing geniuses?

Lol.

Lol this mindset does not envy U2. Btw the bass line in with or without you for example, is VERY generic and has probably been used in millions of songs. Its more about right time right place and money makers. I like U2 old stuff, but my rebellious streak was more in line with 80’s punk. And then we all grow old like Henry and realize life is short and most of everything no longer matters the end😂

Keep trying lil guy! Maybe Bono will see these comments!

@@StoneTheCr0w Oh, think he’ll be my best mate!? Shit, wait, what if Henry sees them!?

Adam Clayton is a good bass player , but the rest are average

The Sammy Jenkins Experience why?

I think he's on point and hilarious.

Stood the test of time

It'd be great if someone did a spoken word tour of all the flip flops Henry done through out the years.

Wasn't his band, it was Greg's.

Agreed

@citylights8678I also like Rollins and enjoy the Rollins band, but him in BF is totally overrated. Keith Morris & Greg Ginn are what made the black flag songs and sound. Henry largely just covered what they invented. And he did it well, but people who don’t know the history think he’s some god who is the head and creator of the band.

exactly hes always ranting even when he sometimes contradicts himself its just his perspective which you can see why he was the vocalist for an angry punk band. but hes brilliant like you said, has incredible insight into certain things, just take his opinion with a grain of salt if it pisses you off!

screw them, they probably know they have been conned, Henry's just pointing it out.

Rollins fanboys think he gets to talk all the shit he wants but get butthurt when someone does same about him. How adorable👶

@@faggotsmoker9588 what

AllI see are Rollins fans who can't deal with people pushing back against them. Rollins

@Scott Smith pushing against what?? The fact that he is right?? U2 career should have ended after achtung. That was it. And that is a fact that even a Bono fan boy like you can't disagree.

Well said

Spot on. I just made a comment saying something very similar. People did the exact same thing to Dylan in the 60s (when we went Electric), The Beatles in the 70s, Miles Davis when he went Electric, and to Nirvana on the 2000s. It’s not just music either; People love to criticize Christopher Nolan’s films, the show _Lost_ … anything that becomes popular, is cool to hate.

Agreed. He's so self-important. He thinks his opinion is truth.

It's their best album

Cmon man. All that you can't leave behind. How to dismantle an atomic bomb. Very very good albums

I actually really like _Zooropa_ now. I never really cared for it when I was younger. But now, I think it’s actually a really good Album.

@@CipherSerpico baby face, lemon, and numb hell yeah. In all seriousness though zooropa and pop was like u2 trying to go alternative I'm glad they went back to their roots with all that you can't leave behind

@@jakez5227 Ya, all those songs are great. My favorite song on the album is actually Zooropa, though. I love that tune.

Yeah yeah yeah. This is about 15, 20 years old and the fact of the matter is U2 sucked than and sucks now. Just like Sting.

@@freedomprophet2891 Yeah it is really old. Hopefully he has grown a little mentally. Music speaks to people differently so there it is. You can love or hate whatever band or artist you like and I'll respect your opinion. Popularity isn't a gauge on quality. But I would argue that U2 at the very least has carved out their own space in popular music.

I disagree. U2 is hit or miss for me. Some of their songs I think are great, and others not. Mostly, I think it stems from a trend that it's cool to hate on U2. And the more they're hated, the more people feel guilty for liking them. I challenge that. U2 was a band that had a unique sound - like them or not. I don't like the Edge as a person - he seems pretentious to me, and so does Bono at times - but there are worse people in the world to hate. I like Henry Rollins, but he's one to talk when he starts in on Sting - someone who can actually sing, and Henry can't sing - he's admitted to that.

I agree and disagree with ya guys both. Opinions can be interesting.

Larry Mullins is a great drummer he’s completely wrong. Ask any drummer and they will tell you he’s wrong.

@@TheKennyboy92 I agree with that tho honestly.

Just like Nickelback. They both have a few really nice songs though