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
Always beware of people offering you one-time money. That only works in an election year. How are you going to permanently pay for education?
I am not anti-death penalty, but I'm damned sure anti-the-wrong-guy-getting-executed.
A happy childhood... is the worst possible preparation for life.
I came from an upper-middle class home, which is always a hard cross for a country singer to bear.
The system is not perfect. Until it's perfect, let's do away with the death penalty.
What has six balls and screws Texans? The Texas Lottery.
The good teachers are bailing out. Education is very important.... This should be the centerpiece on the table of Texas.
There will be a whole new spirit blowing through Texas. There will be a smile on everybody's face and a chill up the spine of every politician.
If you gotta kill two birds, might as well get stoned.
Golf is the only opportunity that middle-aged WASPs have to dress up like a pimp.
I even went so far as to become a Southern Baptist for a while, until I realized that they didn't hold 'em under long enough.
We've got to clear some of the room out of the prisons so we can put the bad guys in there, like the pedophiles and the politicians.
You have to pretend that your life is a financial pleasure even when your autographs are bouncing.
Remember, I'm not running against Rick Perry; I'm running against apathy.