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
The folks in Mississippi are saying, 'Thank God for Texas.'
If Raymond Chandler came from the South, his name would be Ace Atkins.
My three favorite travel writers of all time are Robert Louis Stevenson, Graham Greene, and Chuck Thompson. Smile When You're Lying not only tells the truth about the travel-writing racket, it gets to the heart of some of the travel industry's best-kept secrets.
The first thing I'll do if elected is demand a recount.
And I think musicians can better run this state than politicians. And, hell, beauticians can better run the state than politicians.
I don't apologize to people who try to intimidate.
Remember: Y'all is singular. All y'all is plural. All y'all's is plural possessive.
The child-teacher relationship is crucial.
I was so high, I needed a stepladder to scratch my own ass.
We're first on executions. We're 49th in funding public education. We're in a race with Mississippi for the bottom, and we're winning.
My plan is to bring back like the Bracero Program (search) from 1944 that ran for 20 years where the Mexican government vets these people. I mean, they pay for it, and they get green cards, and they're actually legitimate. And then seal the border.
Wandering around back stage at a willie Nelson concert is a bit like being the parrot on the shoulder of the guy who's running the Ferris wheel. It's not the best seat in the house, but you see enough lights, action, people, and confusion to make you wonder if anybody knows what the hell's going on. If you're sitting out front, of course, it all rolls along as smoothly as a German train schedule, but as Willie, like any great magician, would be the first to point out, the real show is never in the center ring. As Willie always says, Fortunately, we're not in control.
Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.
You don't accomplish much by swimming with the mainstream. Hell, a dead fish can do that.