Henry Rollins holds a very special place in his heart for the great Ronnie James Dio, read my views on this.

One of the things I often like to do when there’s nothing on TV and I don’t feel like wanking off is to read quotes from celebrities on the internet.  One particular quote on Wikiquote that caught my eye was from a Mr. Henry Rollins about the grand wizard of metal, Ronnie James Dio.  Henry says:

"Whenever I get dumped, I nail the door shut so that no one can come inside, get a towel and clip it around my neck so it's like a Superman cape, take off my shoes so I can slide across the room, and...get a fake mic, like a celery stick or a pen, and I play any record that features the vocalist Ronnie James Dio. And you can just pretend you're Dio, because on every album he does, he has minimum one, usually three, *EVIL WOMAN LOOK OUT!*- songs. And if you wanna point like Dio, it's a three-finger point. (heavy metal voice) 'The exit is that way. Evil LURKS! Evil lurks in twilight! Dances in the DARK! Evil woman! Just WALK AWAY!'" 

Now when you think of Heavy Metal, Henry Rollins may not be the first name that pops into mind.  Henry’s audio outings mostly include hardcore and spoken word.  However, since having his own show, Henry has made it rather apparent that he does have a special place in his heart for metal.  He’s had Slayer perform on his show, interviewed Ozzy, and more then one time mentioned Black Sabbath (telling Ann Coulter that she will obediently listen to Sabbath when she is his house slave, and also stating that when his gay next door neighbors are having loud sex, he blasts ‘The Mob Rules’ to get them pumped up). 

Henry however, is not without his criticisms for Metal.  I particularly remember him going on a satirical impression of Bruce Dickinson during one of his stand up comedy routines when talking about opening up for Iron Maiden.  However, I would probably say that this wasn’t so much a slam at Bruce and Maiden’s musical capabilities, so much as it was a slam at Bruce Dickinson’s interviewing lexicon.  (Bruce plays Henry’s songs on his radio show every now and again though, so I guess there’s no hard feelings).

Getting back to the point at hand, Henry loves Ronnie.  I think it’s a good thing.  Anyone who is willing to spread the good word of the Great Old One (who I feel is probably one of the most underrated Metalists) in the mainstream media (probably could be debated how ‘mainstream’ Henry’s work is though) deserves a nod of approval (unless there’s some kind of unforgivable indiscretion in the future). 

Here’s to you Henry,

Welcome to the club.

…I wonder if Ronnie love Henry back though. 

-Awesome McCrunchFist

Enjoy this Dio music video from youtube:

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