Anyone who ever lost a friend young in life can get shattered by this story.

The moment Henry stops saying They  like it’s a story about someone else, and starts saying I, revealing it’s a story about him and Joe, is pretty powerful

Sometimes all you can do is just Keep. Fucking. Going.

Junkies murdered my best friend two years ago and all I can do is look to Henry's strength and wish I had an ounce of it

I met Henry Rollins at a in-store appearance at Moby Disc, Sherman Oaks, Ca. shortly after Joe was killed. I brought my copy of ‘Hot Animal Machine’ LP and asked if he could write something ‘insightful’ on the back cover. He wrote ‘The only break you get is that you get to go on’.

Looking back now I would’ve never asked him for ANYTHING after the tragedy he just went through but he was like a mentor me back then. Thank you, Henry. 🙏

What an unbelievable impacting guy.

16:46 Very polite mic drop at the end!! Man was obviously raised to respect audio equipment.

I was at this show

Absolutely brutal

I felt the same way cuz I lost one of my childhood friend Marquese D. Moore due to gun violence on May 6th 2023. Me & Marquese never spoke to each other in years & didn't get a chance to go to his funeral cuz I didn't realize he's gone. If Marquese was alive, him & his brother Maurice would've become my bodyguards cuz they protect me at all cost since childhood. Even though I can't bring my friend(Marquese) back, but I'll bring his legacy. Rest easy, Godcousin(Marquese). 😔💔🙏🏿

Henry Rollins would never drop a $100 microphone. He places it down gently and walks away.

Best friend was murdered in 2016. Henry's words here are heart breaking and extremely comforting all at once. Going through that at 15 was just such a reality check for me after losing so much important family already. Life is so fucking hard. I have always connected with Henry's cold but powerful perspective on life since I'm sure so many of us feel this way deeply. Living in drugs and violence can ruin you and I've seen it first hand with so many family and friends.

Henry Rollins will forever be one of the most influential people in my life for this simple fact you have a life, please don't give it up on stupid shit and enjoy your time while you're here. You don't get another one so please live it out. Thanks for all the years of Black Flag and Rollins Band, they have put pain into words I think many don't articulate well

I was literally in the middle of a heroin relapse and heard this video and made the decision to get clean again. That was so  heavy and real…I needed to hear that

I had a friend like Henry describes here.  He died January 31, 2007.

Seventeen years. I miss him all the time.  ❤

God bless Henry Rollins

"Sweetheart" as a joke when someone has killed your bestfriend is the reason why people hate LAPD😊

I saw him on this tour when he stopped at my college. He wasn't my favorite BF singer and I couldn't get into the Rollins Band. BUT seeing this extended monologue----this felt right. A truly perfect form for the guy...or, more accurate (and self-centered), a perfect form for ME to absorb what his soul  puts puts into the world.

I had no idea Henry had endured such a tragic experience. Rest easy, Joe Cole. And all my love to all of those who have lost a dear friend young in life.

R.I.P. the Chosen One 🙏

It’s insane how quiet the room is when he’s telling the story.

Fuck. God damnit <3 RIP everybody who left a little too early.