Kinky Friedman
Kinky Friedman
Richard Samet "Kinky" Friedman is an American Texas Country singer, songwriter, novelist, humorist, politician and former columnist for Texas Monthly who styles himself in the mold of popular American satirists Will Rogers and Mark Twain. He was one of two independent candidates in the 2006 election for the office of Governor of Texas. Receiving 12.6% of the vote, Friedman placed fourth in the six-person race...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCountry Singer
Date of Birth1 November 1944
CityChicago, IL
CountryUnited States of America
Now I have a cat. Well, that's not quite accurate. A cat and I have each other.
If Willie Nelson had been Rosa Parks, there never would have been a civil rights movement in this country, because he refuses to leave the back of the bus.
Students don't know who Mark Twain was because he wasn't on the test.
When I'm governor... I'll be the first governor with a listed telephone number.
We've had to be creative to get on the ballot.
Yes, I'm a Judeo-Christian. Jesus and Moses are in my heart, and... both of them were independents, by the way.
They probably would've taken Jesus if he hadn't been nailed down.
The teachers are getting screwed, blued, and tattooed by the system.
I'll sign anything except bad legislation.
The art of writing fiction is to sail as dangerously close to the truth as possible without sinking the ship
Happiness is a moving target.
You struggle with your demons and you conquer them.
I'm ready for anything. That's probably why it never happens.
May the God of your choice bless and keep you. I respect Him as long as He does not circumcise me anymore.