In any case, he's kicking off his newest spoken-word tour next week in Tempe. Called "Shock and Awe My Ass," and on the heels of a troop visiting and performance tour of the Middle East, he's likely to have a lot to say about politics and war.
And if he tires of that, ask him about his new CD collaboration with William Shatner and guitarist Adrian Belew, or his upcoming reunion work with some ex-Black Flaggers, or his love for F. Scott Fitzgerald, Thomas Hardy, American history and Celine. Rollins has a lot to say, and he's not shy.