NASHVILLE — Henry Rollins will square off with 20 Henry Rollins in the next episode of Jubilee Media’s hit YouTube series “Surrounded,” sources confirmed.
“This episode will take Henry Rollins’s famous one-man, spoken word shows to a whole new dimension: a 21-man-one-man show. The audio setup alone required a theoretical physicist,” said Jason Lee, founder and CEO of Jubilee. “The format you’ve come to expect on ‘Surrounded’ will remain the same, with one exception: Hank must work in a story about being in Black Flag into every response, even if the prompt has nothing to do with Black Flag. We’re keeping the prompts trite and condescending to provoke a response. Like, was there a ban on good band names at the time you came up with ‘Henry Rollins Band’? Why don’t you smile more? Have you ever had a girlfriend? Trust me, you won’t want to miss this.”
Rollins drew upon his time in Black Flag to prepare for the hard-hitting episode.
“When I was in Black Flag, I was constantly surrounded by 20 other guys who wanted to rip my head off and yet somehow looked identical to me. ‘Surrounded’ won’t be any worse than that. It’ll probably smell better, too,” Rollins said. “And a lot of people are going to compare this to me moving to Nashville from California, like, ‘Oh, wow, Henry, you’re surrounded by MAGA red hats now, that must be so tough.’ It’s not. It’s like when I was in Black Flag, I’d go walk skid row between shows, and just talk to people. People just like me. Even 30 to 40 people who looked, talked, and frowned like me. Long story short, 20 Henry Rollins in a confrontational online format should be a piece of cake. Anyway, it’s an honor to do ‘Surrounded’ with my biggest fans.”
As required by law, Ian MacKaye, the world’s foremost expert on Henry Rollins, provided his thoughts.
“First off, I’m not that ‘zine kid with the rattail Henry was a dick to after a Black Flag show in that video from 42 years ago. Stop saying that. I would’ve told that story by now,” MacKaye said. “There is no second of all. Fuck off.”
As of press time, Jubilee Media announced the “Surrounded” episode will be released in 12 parts due to length.
