Tiny Tim

Behind the ukulele and the high-pitched voice was a man who bathed five times a day, then stopped washing his hair and called his dandruff 'holy dust.'

He married live on TV in front of 45 million people, yet claimed celibacy for decades.

And the most shocking part? He wore adult diapers under his Victorian suits during every performance

I have to do this. If I was getting paid, I could refuse to do it. But I'm not getting paid, and I don't want them to think I am not doing it because I am not getting paid. I have to do it.

No, I'm not.

Um. oh he said he certainly was no angel before he got married Uh and I think the good thank the good Lord I did before it could get worse Thank God to Christ But there was a time when I was bel. through a party on a boat going up the river somewhere in California for two hours. and two girls came up to me. and they wanted to know if they could make a plaster cast of you know the private parts like they did with Frank Zappa. He's talking about Cynthia plaster caster and her crew And then I said and Jimmyi Hendris And Tiny. says 'Yeah right Of course I was tempted. but praise the Lord I said no you can't do that You're 15 years old You know it wasn't easy to say,'Thank God to Christ for the strength. but other than that I didn't have half as many of some of these stars. today. '

I would still say even though she's got problems Vanna White. I remember the song you played for me Oh Vanna.

Great question. Now that's a great question. I want to say right. now. I hope they read this part before I get to the other part If you're having uh if you're laying in the street. and you've got a priest. and a minister and a rabbi coming down. and they all pass you by and a gay person helps you that man is the one who's done the good deed And. so what I say. now is not meant in criticism And I would say this to my daughter or son. if I had to However. I have worked with them They've been fine people to me I've worked in clubs with them Unfortunately. however and I am bitter against anyone who hits them or kills them And the law that doesn't take quicker action to those people who kill them or hit them because the commandment of thou shalt not kill as well But unfortunately.

I haven't heard from her I just called her when I came here in October.

The style sounded like I look. What good would it do if I sounded like Sinatra? People would look at me and look at him and choose...

I was madly in love with her, still am. She has the greatest mind I've ever seen for a beautiful woman. But she cheated on me every year, came back when it was over and then would leave and start all over again.

And when I married her, she took the pill. The thing is that the young ones can have kids easier.

I have pure thoughts. Even right now I will tell you that I just met on July 28th, at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, this lovely girl, Miss Eva. She is only fifteen and I talk to her every night. Her father knows she calls me. She wanted to come out to see me when I was in Sacramento. About two days later I told her I would love to have her come down, but my manager told me I could not, being that I'm still married.

The minute I heard that I thought inwardly, 'Boy, would I look good to her mother!'

on his wedding night with Miss Vicki he told her he still planned to see other women she was shocked. but this was simply how he saw relationships. he lived in his own. world following his own rules. whether it was hygiene money or for marriage tiny Tim never did things the way people expected

Be content to be what you are; shiny stones and silver bangles only make you look what you really are.

Believe it or not, I'd love to go to the moon.

I see women as pure angels and it kept me in that facility with women.

Tan makeup made me feel too heavy in my soul whereas the white makeup was it. In 1954--high voice was there, the makeup was there and the long hair was there and not just for show business. I wanted to find an eternal princess.

Trying to get jobs was difficult; going on the train with long hair and white face makeup and cologne crowded customers would clear out as soon as I...