Comedy in the Fast Lane: Sam Kinison’s Rock Star Life

Two Disastrous Marriages

Most of his comedy material stemmed from his disastrous first two marriages. He was married to Patricia Adkins for five years, from 1975 to 1980. He was then married to Terry Marze for eight years, from 1981 to 1989.

Sam Kinison poses with a group of women at a party.

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These two relationships provided so much material he used it to fill an entire set. “I don’t worry about terrorism,” he’d say on stage during this time. “I was married for two years.” While it may seem like he was just annoyed by his wives – you know, the typical husband complaining about wife bit –there was more to the story.

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