Jimmy Carl Black Quotes

• I really don’t have a theme when I start a sculpture. The rock guides me to the final sculpture. I think that is true for many creative sculpture artists.

  Jimmy Carl Black

• I know I didn’t like that dress ’cause it didn’t fit but I thought it was a great picture. We weren’t the first band to do a picture in drag; The Rolling Stones were. If it was good enough for them then it had to be good enough for us.

  Jimmy Carl Black

• I haven’t seen or spoken to Ray Collins in at least 10 years so I don’t even know if he’s alive. I hope so.

  Jimmy Carl Black

• I had pretty much raised my kids and my first wife and I were divorced, so I began, in earnest, to start my musical career again. Going for the big record deal and all of that.

  Jimmy Carl Black

• I got married about three years ago again to a wonderful German woman. Her name is Monika and she is beautiful. She is one of the biggest women Zappa fans I have ever met in my life.

  Jimmy Carl Black

• I don’t know how Frank presented the old Mothers, since I never read the book. There might be some opinions on what he said, but I – or anyone else – could not make any corrections to anything Frank did.

  Jimmy Carl Black

• Hendrix was big in England. We all became good friends and I am still in touch with Noel Redding.

  Jimmy Carl Black

• Frank was the BOSS and was not open to anything that was not from his head. There were no arguments about music because if you did, he would show you where the door was. Period.

  Jimmy Carl Black

• First of all; Frank was the BOSS. We didn’t question any of his motives or decisions at the time.

  Jimmy Carl Black

• As far as me knowing if Frank was a genius – in those days, I thought Einstein was the only genius around.

  Jimmy Carl Black

Jimmy Carl Black (30)

Birth:	1st February, 1938
Death:	1st November, 2008
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Drummer

About

James Carl Inkanish, Jr., known professionally as Jimmy Carl Black was born in El Paso, Texas, USA. He was a drummer for The Mothers of Invention from 1964-1970. Best known for his work with Frank Zappa and original drummer in the first line-up of 'The Mothers', with his introductory line "Hi, boys and girls- I’m Jimmy Carl Black, and I’m the Indian of the group”. His albums list (with The Mothers of Invention) shown below: Freak Out!, Absolutely Free, We're Only in It for the Money, Cruising with Ruben & the Jets, Uncle Meat, Burnt Weeny Sandwich, and Weasels Ripped My Flesh. He worked as a drummer for other bands, including Geronimo Black, The Grandmothers, The Muffin Men, and The Farrell and Black Band.

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