At War With Elton John
At the 2nd Annual International Rock Awards in 1990, hosted by Kinison himself, Elton John leaned into the microphone to say, “I’m doing this show under protest. I’d like to congratulate Sam Kinison on being the first pig ever to introduce a rock ’n’ roll show.”
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Apparently, it was that moment that succeeded in humiliating the normally unfazed Kinison. After this incident, Kinison started to evaluate what he was actually screaming about in his AIDS rants.