Few people are as outspoken as Henry Rollins. Former front man for the seminal punk band Black Flag, author of numerous books and spoken-word albums, and host of his own no-holds-barred talk show on IFC, Rollins is a first-rank polemicist possessed of keen intelligence and biting wit. While he’s not a comedian per se, his spoken word bristles with searing humor, provoking the awed laughter that only comes from speaking truth. The most daring of comedians share the DNA of his punk sensibility, so it’s no surprise that Rollins’s innate sense of irony and hypersensitive bullshit detector churn out full-blown, genuine comedy. He speaks passionately on channeling the anger of his youth, and how today’s generation needs to wake up and do the same.

Henry Rollins’ conversation with Paul Provenza is in the book.