#man test

Punk rock legend Henry Rollins on "getting mugged by puberty" and becoming a man.

I was digging around down the back of the internet for videos about men and masculinity, when I came across this brilliant interview with US punk rock icon and spoken word artist, Henry Rollins.

He was being interviewed for a slightly weird, if not down right peculiar, British TV programme called Man Test -- I'd never heard of the show and from the look of this clip it was discontinued for a good reason -- but this interview with the terrifying-looking uber-Alpha-male Henry Rollins is hilarious and disarmingly open.

He talks about "being assaulted and mugged by puberty", looking for fights as a teenager, his loneliness and about convincing himself he doesn’t need intimacy.

Oh. Yeah. And then there's the stunningly cryptic (not to mention offensive) sex advice from his over-bearing dad:

“Don’t ever eat pussy off a girl who has shorter hair than you – I don’t know what that means now, or what it meant then."

I couldn't find out much about Man Test online -- so it looks like the programme has disappeared down the pre-internet memory hole.

One description I did find, though, describes Man Test as:

"A British TV program where famous people are asked a series of questions on their private lives, and asked to rate their feelings on certain topics from one to seven. The overall score will determine whether a person falls more into the 'masculine' or 'feminine' category.

"Where do you think Henry Rollins lands? The answer may surprise you."

Watch the clip and do let us know what you make of it in a comment. I'm still slightly scratching my head.