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

A Conversation With God?

Kinison and his wife were rushed to the Needles Desert Community Hospital, and it was believed that he had a good chance of surviving. While Malika suffered only a concussion (she must have been wearing a seatbelt), Kinison’s status was deceiving.

A portrait of Sam Kinison.

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“None of us knew he was dying,” Bill said. He remembers his brother speaking clearly – even his eyes were clear. Near the end, though, it was like he was talking to somebody (God). He said, as if he was negotiating with no one in particular, “I don’t want to die. I don’t want to die.”

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