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
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.
Finding a cat--or having a cat find you--can change your world as much as marriage, divorce, love, death, or even winning the lottery can, and sometimes more.
I'm too young for Medicare and too old for women to care.
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.