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

We’re Not in Church Anymore

Eventually, though, she got used to her son’s wild career. Of course, it helped that he bought her a Mercedes and a $30,000 ring. There was an understanding in the Kinison family; their father had always said, “Sam will get in trouble, and Bill will get him out.”

A photo of Sam and his brother Bill.

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Kinison had been in LA for five years before Bill came to “rescue” him. That’s when Bill became his manager. Even then, Kinison would always remind him: “We’re not in church now.” At the time, Bill grew tired of preaching and wanted to help his brother.

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