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HENRY ROLLINS To Release New Memoir ‘Bait Dog Boy’ In March 2027
Punk musician and BLACK FLAG frontman Henry Rollins will publish a new memoir, "Bait Dog Boy", on 2 March 2027 through Penguin Random House. The 304-page book marks the first time Rollins has written at length about his difficult upbringing, offering fans and readers a deeper, more personal account of the experiences that shaped him before and during his music career.
The memoir traces Rollins's turbulent Washington, D.C. childhood, including being shuttled between indifferent parents and enduring a series of abusive adults, before he met Ian MacKaye and discovered punk rock, which became his escape. Publishers describe it as a "searing" story told in Rollins's characteristically blunt and acerbic voice, exploring what it meant to grow up starved of love and to eventually find belonging on stage. Alongside his music with BLACK FLAG and ROLLINS BAND, Rollins has built a wide-ranging career as a spoken-word artist (winning a Grammy for "Get In The Van"), actor, author, DJ and TV host.
In short
- Henry Rollins's memoir "Bait Dog Boy" arrives 2 March 2027 via Penguin Random House.
- Book details his abusive, loveless childhood in Washington, D.C.
- It's his first full account of finding punk rock as a lifeline.
Explained simply
Henry Rollins is an American musician, writer and spoken-word performer who grew up in Washington, D.C. He became widely known as the frontman of the punk band Black Flag and later led the Rollins Band.
Punk rock gave Rollins a sense of direction and belonging during his youth. His memoir draws on his childhood and early years in music, adding personal context to a career that has also included acting, broadcasting and books.
The book is part of a wider body of work through which Rollins has told stories from his life and time in music. It may interest readers who know his performances but are less familiar with the experiences behind them.