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A Preferred Blur: Reflections, Inspections, and Travel in All Directions

A Preferred Blur: Reflections, Inspections, and Travel in All Directions
By Henry Rollins

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2007 was a very busy year for Henry Rollins. He traveled to Iran, Syria, Lebanon, and Pakistan, where he was staying when Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated. While traveling, Rollins performed numerous spoken word shows and worked on films, his IFC television show, and Harmony in My Head, his popular weekly radio show. In short, a quintessentially Rollins-ian year: sleepless, nonstop, and highly productive. A Preferred Blur contains stories written in the form of journal entries from Rollins’ travels throughout the year. As in his other travel-related books and journals, Rollins — Detail magazine’s 1994 Man of the Year — writes not only about his own life and work, but of music, current affairs, and the world around him with humor, insight, and brutal honesty.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #188343 in Books
  • Published on: 2009-08-04
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 304 pages

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Sad, uplifting, tragic, inspiring.4
Sad, uplifting, tragic, inspiring. That's the best way to describe the latest offering from Mr. Rollins.

The book you see does not come out until August, but I was lucky enough to get one of the 1000 autographed special editions he had on his web site. The cover on mine is black, and resembles the standard composition books we all know and love.

This book mainly covers his life from late 2006 to the end of 2007. It's very similar in style and content to 'Smile, You're Traveling'. He talked about traveling, doing shows, and generally being uncomfortable in his own skin. He talks about religion, friends, and lambastes the Bush administration non-stop.

I admire his vigor for life and his incredible drive to do nothing but work and travel. Stagnation simply is not a word in his vocabulary. At the same time however, I can't help but worry about his state of mind. He comes off as the classic tortured soul, unable to, or having no desire to, maintain any close personal relationships. He never dates, spends most of his time alone, and even tires quickly of the few relationships he does choose to have (mostly with his old friends in DC).

I hope as he ages he can eventually find some sort of inner peace, but until then I will continue to enjoy his musings, and I implore you to see him live if you ever get the chance.