Singer and songwriter, Kinky Friedman passed away at the age of 79 on Thursday, 27th June.
The news of his death was posted on “X”. The reason for the date is not known yet.
Kinky Friedman Passes Away
The post on ‘X’ read as the following “Kinky Friedman stepped on a rainbow at his beloved Echo Hill surrounded by family & friends. Kinkster endured tremendous pain & unthinkable loss in recent years but he never lost his fighting spirit and quick wit. Kinky will live on as his books are read and his songs are sung.”
His friend, Kent Perkins mentioned on Facebook that Kinky Friedman passed away in his sleep. He wrote the following on the application. “He leaves a legacy of laughter, music, loyalty, mercy, tolerance, servitude, and wisdom.”
Perkins continued, “He was friends with Presidents, homeless vagrants, and every type of human being in between; all people were of equal value to him. His heroes included Moses, Jesus, Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, and Winston Churchill. “His books are printed in many languages and their appeal is worldwide. Several of his novels included a character described as “Kent Perkins, Private Investigator.” He included many of us, his best friends, in a successful series of humorous murder mysteries centered around the amateur sleuthing of a down-and-out singer-songwriter living at 199B Vandam Street, Greenwich Village, New York named Kinky Friedman.”
Kinky’s real name was Richard Friedman and he was born and brought up in Texas. He formed his first band called, King Arthur & the Carrots when he was at the University of Texas.
Friedman said the following in 2014 “I got my last will and testament worked out. When I die, I’m going to be cremated and the ashes are to be thrown in Rick Perry’s hair.”
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