Book · 1994 · Comedians
Brother Sam
The Short Spectacular Life of Sam Kinison
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Brother Sam is called the book's called Brother Sam but his brother wrote this book about like what happened and he's real honest about it.
Joe Rogan · The Joe Rogan Experience · Dec 2022 Listen at 1:12:25 What they say about it
- Written by Bill Kinison“his brother Bill wrote a book”8
- Recommended by speakers“it's a great book”8
The best things said about it
His brother Bill wrote a great book called My Brother Sam.
His brother Bill wrote this whole book about this sort of meteoric rise.
Joe Rogan The Joe Rogan Experience · May 2020 It's like a story of Sam's life, it's a really good book if you're a Sam Kinison fan, I recommend it highly.
Joe Rogan The Joe Rogan Experience · Dec 2019 Did you ever read his brothers book my brother Sam no I'd rather bill wrote a book and it's a really good book and it's really objective.
Joe Rogan The Joe Rogan Experience · Sep 2015 If you read Brother Sam it's a great book, Bill Kinison wrote it.
His brother Bill wrote a book called Brother Sam, was a really good book for someone who's a Kinison fan, really interesting.
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Why people recommend it
Brother Sam by Bill Kinison is a biographical account of the turbulent life, meteoric rise, and tragic struggles of pioneering comedian Sam Kinison, written by his brother Bill Kinison. The book was frequently discussed and recommended on The Joe Rogan Experience by host Joe Rogan and several of his comedian and celebrity guests, including John Mellencamp, Adam Sandler, Sal Vulcano, and Ron Funches. The speakers praised the work for its raw honesty regarding Sam Kinison's career decline, his struggles with fame and addiction, and the profound impact of a childhood head injury that altered his behavior and transformed him into a manic comedic force. Joe Rogan and his guests highlighted the book as a fascinating and deeply moving read for anyone who was a fan of Sam Kinison's standup comedy or interested in the complex realities behind the scenes of sudden fame. The contributors repeatedly emphasized that Bill Kinison's memoir provided a uniquely authentic and unfiltered look at his brother's extraordinary life and tragic end.
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Joe Rogan his brother bill wrote a book called brother Sam and it was it's like a story of Sam's life it's a really g… 10
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“his brother wrote about it there's a great book called uh Brother Sam okay by his brother Bill His bill wrote Bill wrote about the childhood about him getting hit by a car and becoming this Maniac”
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“you ever read brother Bill Bill Bill Kennison wrote it it's really good Brother Sam is called the book's called Brother Sam but his brother wrote this book about like what happened and he's real honest about it”
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“Brother Sam is called the book's called Brother Sam but his brother wrote this book about like what happened”
Discussed
“his brother bill wrote a book called uh brother sam and uh it's all about sam and his life and growing up with him”
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“his brother um bill wrote a book called brother sam was a really good book”
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“his brother wrote about it is there's a book called brother Sam his brother Bill wrote this whole book about this sort of meteoric rise and one of the things that he said was that you know once it became famous he was like stealing coke and partying all night and it really wasn't writing anymore and wasn't out there”
Recommended
“his brother bill wrote a book called brother Sam and it was it's like a story of Sam's life it's a really good book if you're a Sam Kinison fan I recommend it highly”
Discussed
“you know I don't know if you know the story about him but his brother bill wrote that book brother Sam”
Discussed
“his brother talked about it in the book”
Recommended
“did you ever read his brothers book my brother Sam no I'd rather bill wrote a book and it's a really good book and it's really objective”
Adam Sandler and his brother wrote about it did you ever read his brother's book uhuh Brother Sam right bill it's a grea… 1
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“and his brother wrote about it did you ever read his brother's book uhuh Brother Sam right bill it's a great book”
John Mellencamp His brother Bill wrote a great book called My Brother Sam. And um he said that Sam was just a normal kid. 1
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“His brother Bill wrote a great book called My Brother Sam. And um he said that Sam was just a normal kid.”
Ron Funches his brother wrote about it his brother um bill wrote a book called brother sam was a really good book for s… 1
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“his brother wrote about it his brother um bill wrote a book called brother sam was a really good book for someone who's a kennison fan really interesting”
Sal Vulcano he's just like he wrote his brother wrote about it in his book if you read uh Brother Sam it's a [ __ ] gre… 1
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“he's just like he wrote his brother wrote about it in his book if you read uh Brother Sam it's a [ __ ] great book Bill Bill Kennison wrote it”
Greg Fitzsimmons his brother wrote a book about it called brother sam his brother bill 1
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“his brother wrote a book about it called brother sam his brother bill”
Joe List his brother wrote a book called brother sam his brother bill 1
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“his brother wrote a book called brother sam his brother bill”
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“sam kinnison got hit by a truck and his brother who talks about it in his uh book called brother sam his brother bill wrote a book about it it's like there was one sam and then sam got hit by a car”