let's go do something'-ever,
ever. I'm not trying to come on like The Shadow, it's just the way it is.

"I get invited to parties, everything from high-profile movie
premieres to celebrity birthday parties, and I'm like 'No thanks.'

"The only thing that I said yes to was a few weeks ago for James
Brown who is an all-time superhero and that was incredible. Otherwise, I
politely decline."

Even when it's time to clock off from the interview schedule,
Rollins approaches his bootleg buying with something like military
precision, scanning the racks and filling up his duffle bag (the same
one he's had for 12 years) as he goes from shop to shop acquiring Thin
Lizzy, Hendrix, Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and Boston rarities.

He also comes away with several CD's and videos by his own band.
He arrives at the counterof one store brandishing a copy of a video with
his face on the cover. He asks for a reduction and the cowering shop
owner reduces the time by half. Rollins stands his ground, stretches out
the oak tree neck and puts his head a little closer to the guy's face.
The shop goes quite. The only sound is the knocking of the shop owner's
knees. A few minutes later, Rollins leaves the shop with a free video
added to his bag of purchases.

It is the sort of presence that has made him into an icon for
young and not so young men all over the globe. In a culture and
generation where figureheads haven't exactly been able to last the
course, he stands out as an inspirational force. It was a Black Flag
visit to Seattle that